My parents recently down-sized, which brought on a mix of emotions for me. However, there was a little benefit for me... I was offered some of their furniture pieces, and this pedestal beauty was one of them. It was in near pristine condition, but I wanted to add a little embellishment to the top. I stripped and sanded the top and got started on a rose. To finish it off, I used several layers of stain around the outside of the rose to match the base. I used a quality, water-based polyacrylic in satin to seal. For the base, all I had to do was use our Wise Owl Lemon Verbena Furniture Salve to clean up and revive the wood. This Furniture Salve has so many uses - this stuff is AH-MAZING!!!
I have a FANTASTIC giveaway to share with you! But first, I wanted to share a little entry console I finished for a customer. I have done a few pieces for this customer, and she was looking for a very uniquely-sized piece of furniture for a specific area in her new home. This piece kind of fell into my lap and the dimensions were perfect. We loved the detailing on this piece and thought it could be dramatic with some white glazing. I painted the base coat in Wise Owl Foothills Then, I did a wash of Wise Owl Gray Linen over that. Before using the Wise Owl White Glaze, I put a coat of Polyvine on it to seal in the chalk paint. This is what it looked like with the first applications of glazin
A friend of mine recently inherited some furniture from her Great Aunt Helen. She asked if I would help to revitalize their look. I went to take a look at the pieces and was not surprised to find them in near pristine condition - I knew her Aunt and she was a beauty herself! The first piece we decided to work on was this buffet. Although it was gorgeous as it stood, my friend did not like the yellow-ish hue. After some back and forth to make the correct color choice. {TIP: Let me insert here how important it is to look at the color in the light of the home/ room that the furniture will ultimately be placed. I had originally thought of using one of two colors, which were both way too dar
Hi All!! Haven't posted in awhile as I've been trying to finish up a beautiful buffet for a client. Between layers of the buffet, I've been working on some small things, so thought I would share these with you today. First, I made this cute little farmhouse-style wall hanger out of a tray. I painted the chicken and rooster, added some hooks and a hanger on back. Cute for any farmhouse kitchen. Next, I had these barstools that weren't being used. I wanted to use some of my WISE OWL paints that I might not normally use on furniture, so I chose Anchor, Republic Red, Beeswax and Neptune I painted each of the bases , added some aging and sealed for protection. For the tops, I added some farm
