Farmhouse-Chic Fireplace Makeover

I was so excited to share this fabulous fireplace makeover over on Country Chic Paint's blog! If you've been following along, you probably saw numerous posts about this fireplace. It was a fun project & I'm so happy how it turned out.   I really lucked out on this free fireplace. A friend was literally getting …

Personal Project: Hutch Makeover

This poor hutch. I'm telling  you. I bought this thing ages ago from a friend and it was painted white and all chipping and yellow stained. I should have just left it alone. Seriously.  First, I slapped on a fresh coat of white. & I planned on glazing just the details.......... well. this was before …

Update on the Mirror Makeover. | It’s a chalkboard now.

Remember my Mirror Makeover. | Icicle Blue post? Well.... devastatingly enough, this mirror fell off the wall and exploded. Thank the good Lord no one was nearby when it happened. Someone could have gotten really hurt. I posted to our facebook and got lots of supportive comments about just making it into a chalkboard. I was …

Project: Adorable Yellow Door Sign for Beamer Falls Manor

We had so much fun on this project! Here's what we started with: This old beat up door took about 4 coats of this gorgeous yellow. (Cairo Gold - Origins™ by Benjamin Moore®) Then we used a mix of our black finishing wax & Minwax finishing wax dark (which is a nice complimentary brown) to pop all …

Project: Headboard Sign for Beamer Falls Manor

What a fun project this was! Beamer Falls Manor had a vision to turn an old headboard into a massive sign for the front of their property. If you haven't heard of Beamer Falls Manor, you should check them out on Facebook. They have SUCH a gorgeous property. Here's what we started with: This beast …