{Before & After} – retro cedar chest

>When i first got this Lane cedar chest, i almost didn't want it because its not exactly my style – but i am so glad that i took and it and got it done.  Now – i would definitely put this piece in my house – it would be so cute…

{Before & After} – waterfall dresser

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>This cute little dresser had been hangin out in my garage for about a year – i finally finished it up and think it turned out pretty cute :) It was missing the top drawer so i put down a piece of thin piece of fiberboard to give it a finished…

{furniture for sale} – local pick up only (SLC, Ut)

>Hey, i just listed a couple pieces of furniture that i just finished up.  If you are local to the SLC, UT area and are interested, you can get more info on my {Sweet Pickins} blog. Hutch/book case Standing full length mirrors in white…

{before & after} – beach inspired table

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>Another quick before & after.  This all wood table had super simple lines and just looked like it needed a beachy makeover :) Before… After…   I painted it bright white and then added some big fat stripes in SW comfort…

{Before & After} – small dresser

>Just a quick before & after because i am cleaning out my photos and thought maybe someone out there might have the same little dresser and now you can see how cute it is with a little paint :) Before…typical small dresser – i see this…

{before & after} – WAS the ugliest desk ever!

>So i seriously almost threw this desk away because it was so ugly, and someone had dumped a costco size bottle of liquid soap on it!  It was everywhere! But, luckily the desk was sold before i painted it and I'm so glad – because it…

{Springified entry way}

>While i am waiting for paint to dry, i thought i would take a few pics of my “springified” entry way.  Even though – the weather outside is crap – not very springy here at all :( This is what it looked like last week…I am really…

{layering paint technique}

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>I recently refinished a classic pine sofa table for my friend Katie.  She wanted it black, but when the table was distressed she wanted red to show through. Before… After… Since the table wasn't red to begin with, and the…

{giveaway winner announced}

>So sorry, i know that i was going to announce yesterday but i dont even know where this weekend went!!  Weekends really should be 5 days and week days should be 2 – we should totally make that a law or something?!  :) Anyways –…

GIVEAWAY!!! – GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED

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>Your not going to see many giveaways on this blog – i have my reasons.  BUT – i LOVE Rod Works and they are sponsoring this awesome giveaway!! Im sorry to all you out there that dont have a Rod Works where you live, you are def missing…

{before & after} – and announcing a giveaway!!!

>I bought this hutch/dresser thing just last week and worked on it between projects – i couldnt wait to get it painted.  Its got some good bones :) Before… After… I painted in Honeymilk by Valspar in a high gloss finish,…

{ahhh…thats better} – the jute rug is back!!

>So, after i bought this rug that i loved but didnt work for my space, i returned it and then i went shopping (shopping is supposed to be fun, this wasnt)  Nothing worked.  No good rug to be found… I knew i already had the perfect…

{Before & After} – Chippy Side Table

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>This little wood table was super cute with good bones, but needed a fun color – in my opinion ANYWAYS:) I painted it a blue color (sorry, it was an oops paint so i havent a clue what color it is!?) – then to tone down the blue a bit i…

{Distressing with Vaseline and Cabinet Scrapers}

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> My very favorite distressing technique with furniture, is the look of chippy paint.  And although i love that look, i didnt exactly know how to go about it.  I have read tons of things online and tried lots of little tricks but…

{In lOVE with a RUG} – UPDATED

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>I went to Ikea a few days ago – and when i was leaving, they had a little display by the out doors – it was a white slip covered couch and a bright colorful rug.  I knew right then and there that i MUST have that rug!  It looked…

{the NOT SO PRETTY part of painting}

>For the most part…usually…well…almost always…pretty much – my paint projects go off without a hitch – some of course are a little more involved than others, some take a little more time than planned, some are easier than planned…

{Before & After}

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>Everyone likes befores and afters right?  Cuz – im gonna have a lot of them :) This was a solid pine dresser in awesome shape that needed no repair work – just some paint and stain – gotta love it when that happens (because that…

{bringing home my work!}

>Since i quit my job and working on furniture full time, i couldn't be happier – seriously words cant even describe how much i am loving it.  In fact, its only been this last week where it has really started to sink in that this is what…

{Sewing table – before & after}

>Just a quick little before & after to show what can be done with a dated sewing table. This one is solid wood and had cute lines.  It went a creamy white, then heavily distressed with a 60 grit sanding block.  The top was given…

{White Slip-Covers}

>Oh how i love slip covers – especially white slip covers.  I have wanted them forever and why when we bought our couches 4 years ago we didn't buy them then – i don't know.  But i have them now :) If you have been following me…

{Distressing with an electric sander}

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>I LOVE distressed furniture – to me, the more distressed the better.  Especially white/cream distressed pieces with a dark stain underneath that will show through.  That gets my heart pumpin.  Just so happens that i had a…

{Cutest little side table – a refinish}

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>1st – can i just say that i thought that i was going to have way more time for blogging – uhhhh…no i dont!!!  I am so busy with furniture its crazy!!!  I'm definitely not complaining – i love that people are buying my stuff…

{Some changes for me – good, happy changes}

>I QUIT MY JOB!!!!!!! For a while now, i have really wanted to quit my full time job as a court clerk (10 years this June).  It had been nagging at me for some time now, seriously buggin me.  I didn't want to quit because i didn't…

{Updating a classic}

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>So i know tons of people that have these Lane cedar chests and they all look the same – old brown wood.  Very, very dated – but they are nice, heavy duty and classics so we cant just trash these things! So a little paint and some…

{Some new stuff for sale}

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>I just listed a couple small things for sale on my {Sweet Pickins} blog – check them out if you are in the SLC, UT area This is a found piece – old window turned wall shelf   Another found piece – old window turned shelf …