Anyone can paint a dresser. But the quality of that work is highly dependent on the preparation, the products, knowing which parts of the dresser to paint, and the practice of layering. The more you study products and practice the techniques the more likely you are to create a high quality piece of refinished furniture. Regardless of how long you've been refinishing furniture or if you're just now working on your first, I'm going to teach you how to use glaze to take a painted dresser from ...
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Fresh Ginger in This Green Smoothie Reduced My Elbow Pain
When you paint and move furniture for a few years, you're bound to develop a few aches and pains. Add to that the hours of sitting at a laptop with your arms locked in the same position typing about those furniture makeovers and strained muscles can become inflamed and extremely stiff. So, after a trying a few different natural supplements and foods, I finally discovered a natural ingredient that cured my elbow pain overnight.
A few months ago (5 to be exact), I started to ...
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Tall Hale Navy Dresser with Champagne Bronze Knobs
The workshop suddenly became overflowing with projects this week. Five tall dressers to be exact. All curbside finds that happened to be in my neighborhood. Looking at them all and the limited space, I did something I very rarely do. I decided to let two of them go as unfinished pieces. Then I got to work on the three that remained. Here is the first... a tall dresser refinished in Benjamin Moore's Hale Navy blue.
This tall, solid wood dresser with dove-tailed drawers was right at ...
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How to Match a Paint Color From a Picture
Last week, we talked about the process of choosing a paint color for a piece of furniture. You saw the many different blue options for a refinished desk and how I finally landed on the blue that was perfect for that particular desk. (You can see that post HERE.). Today, I want to show you how I searched for color inspiration and the tool I now use to match a paint color from a picture.
Imagine you're scrolling through Pinterest, Instagram, or a blog post. You see a beautifully painted ...
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Polo Blue Desk: Choosing the Right Shade of Blue
Do you love the color blue? There are so many variations of blue that you're bound to find one that can be incorporated into your home decor. Blue can be painted on the walls, you can bring in blue fabrics, and (one of my favorites) it can used to give new life to a piece of furniture. This week, let's talk about this Polo Blue desk makeover and the process of choosing the right blue.
This colonial-stained desk was a curb-side find. My brother spotted it on his daily walk and called ...
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Dorm Room Essentials Checklist
Do you have a kiddo going off to college this Fall? Or, maybe you just want to help your younger ones refresh their bedrooms. Now is the time to shop for their dorm room essentials. Stores like Target and online shops like Amazon are stocking their shelves with items students need.
I happen to have two college students, so I have a really good idea of what items they need to pack up and bring with them to college and which they don't. And, I've put together this online shopping list so ...
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Gray Stained Console Table Makeover & Other Console Favorites
How often do you experiment by moving furniture and decor around your home? A sofa table may become an entryway or hallway table. A long dresser may become a dining room sideboard or TV stand. Or, a glass cabinet may become extra storage in a master bathroom. One of the main things I share with you here on Entri Ways is that some furniture pieces are super versatile. Today's post is a makeover of one of those pieces.
One of the most versatile pieces of furniture is a console ...
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Pasta & Broccoli Alfredo
Is it tough to get your kids to eat their vegetables? My kids are all young adults and two of them - the 16 and 21 year olds - still refuse to eat their veggies! But I'm a Mom and I've learned to be a little sneaky when it's for their own good. I've actually gotten them to eat broccoli with this homemade pasta & broccoli alfredo recipe. Enjoy!
Alfredo Sauce Ingredients:
1 pint cream (light or milk - see notes below*)3 tbsp unsalted butter1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (jar)1/4 ...
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