Remember the rock maple sideboard and hutch that was covered in brown stain and plaster dust? Well… look at her now… all dressed up in layers of blue and gray.
Here's how the hutch looked when I brought it home. Brown and boring - except for all of that white plaster dust.
The sideboard was completely sanded down to the bare wood. The rock maple was in perfect condition. It sat for about a week in my workshop while I contemplated staining it; but I wasn't as ...
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A Pink Dresser & A Test
A very quick post today to run a quick email test and to show you an adorable pink dresser I finished up last week - perfect for a little girl's room.
On my EntriWays blog, I offer two ways for readers to subscribe to receive my posts - by WordPress email and by RSS Feed. I realized that those of you who subscribed to receive my posts via RSS Feed weren't receiving them. Hmmmm????...
Please bare with me as I migrate those of you who signed up via RSS Feed over to my new subscription service, ...
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Long Black Keyhole Dresser
Setting up alerts on CraigsList makes finding furniture a bit easier. Although I very rarely purchase furniture from CraigsLists ads, there is the occasional piece that I just can't refuse.
Last week I picked up this long dresser. Long dressers are my favorite because they're so versatile. They can be used in the bedroom as a dresser, in the dining room as a buffet, in the living room as a TV stand, or even as an entryway table to store hats, gloves, and other seasonable items.
This ...
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31 Summer Job Ideas For Teenagers
Today was the last day of school for our high school seniors. For them, summer is officially here so I thought this article, 31 Summer Job Ideas for Teenagers, was worth re-posting...
Summer is just a little over two months away and now is the perfect time to start talking to your teenager about a summer job. Whether it be paid or volunteer, gaining work experience that teens can include on college applications is important. Admissions offices want to see initiative, leadership, and ...
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This Week’s Finds – Rock Maple Dressers
Have you ever tried to be productive but kept getting sucked into your favorite TV show? That's exactly what's happening to me right now. My plan is to show you my recent finds, but I keep getting sucked into Flea Market Flip.
One of these days I really need to be on that show! The one showing now is actually taking place at the Brimfield Antique Market in central Massachusetts. The Brimfield Flea Market is so worth the day trip - whether you live in New England or plan to travel here just ...
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Lavender Dresser
My town recently had a community-wide yard sale. It's one of my favorite days of the year! Anyone one who wanted to hold a yard sale at their home paid ten dollars to have their address included on maps that were handed out from City Hall. Over fifty homes participated! It was a yard-saler's dream.
I spent the morning driving from yard sale to yard sale - hitting nearly twenty sales in about two hours.
It was great to talk to the homeowners. They were having sales for different reasons. ...
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Blue Gray Sideboard With Silver Hepplewhite
A little more than one month ago there was snow on the ground and my workshop was bare. I was shopping thrift stores and yard sales in search of the perfect pieces to refinish only to come up empty-handed during most trips. Then, in an instant, it all changed...
In just one week, the two bays of my workshop have filled up with amazing furniture finds. I was lucky enough to have a relative put me in contact with a friend renovating an old home that had old furniture pieces left behind. Did ...
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Dove White Antique Vanity
Last week I was lucky enough to come across an old home being renovated. If your eyes just automatically popped open, then I know you refinish furniture like me. You see the words "old home" and instantly think… old furniture… solid wood furniture! Whooo Hooo!
Yup, that's exactly what happened. Over the next few weeks you'll see some of the gorgeous SOLID WOOD pieces I'm so lucky to have the chance to refinish.
And a funny side note… The super-nice contractor who helped me carry it all ...
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