Painted Furniture
Mermaid Bathroom Vanity: Part Three
I’m excited to have finally finished the bathroom vanity. While I liked the ruffled lace curtain I had made for the front, what I really wanted was doors that I could embellish with mermaid details. Uncle Cabinet Maker to the…
Starry Yellow Side Table
I needed a little table to hold things in my turret entry, so I started with this side table that belonged to my great aunt. It is solid and has both a shelf and a drawer for storage, but isn’t…
Mermaid Bathroom Vanity: Part Two
My vanity is all painted and sealed, so I’m moving on to the top. Marc used a biscuit joiner to build a counter out of pine boards, and I sanded and sanded (and sanded) it until it was buttery smooth.…
Mermaid Bathroom Vanity: Part One
I knew I wanted to make my own vanity for the bathroom in my cottage. I started with this beautiful(?) piece that I got with the mantle set. The carved details are lovely, and the lion feet are fun, but…
Cabinet Decorations
I had so much fun decorating my cabinet doors! I knew that I wanted them to be detailed but still understated, so I stuck with just the one paint color, Always Almond from Glidden, but I had fun with the…
Champagne Coffee Table
This project came about from a combination of things. I needed a coffee table for my cottage, I wanted to have some fun with making stencils on my Cricut, and Country Chic Paint had Pop the Bubbly as their Color…
Fairy Tale Mantle
It’s been a while since I posted anything new, but not much has been happening on the cottage until recently. Things were busy with harvest in the vineyard, and Halloween season with my Etsy shop, and suddenly, the year is…
Peachy Keen Studio Accessories
Just for fun, I decided to see how many things I could paint using one sample pot of Country Chic paint. Since their color of the month is Peachy Keen, it seemed like a great choice. I gathered a bunch…
Rolltop Desk Makeover
Hello friends! I’m excited to share my latest studio makeover. I’ve had this rolltop desk since I was a kid. I remember my dad taking me to buy it when I was about eight. It was unfinished wood and we…
Fancy TV Makeover
I’m trying to upgrade my hat-making studio on a budget, and that means updating some existing items instead of replacing them. This includes the television. I have one of those huge heavy monsters of a TV, but it still works…