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Getting distressed picture frames is easy. Some paint and antiquing glaze make this a quick project to do in a single afternoon. Years ago, my grandmother sold her house to my uncle and moved…

Refinish a cabinet with paint and stain, and get the “chalk paint” look for the price of regular latex paint. There is a wonderful thrift store in John’s Creek called…

November is half over which means that, for those of us in the south, it’s rainy and starting to cool down. So I’m trying to get some projects finished in…

One of the posts I get the most questions about is How to Stain Wood Furniture. It was a pretty long post, but still didn’t cover everything it could have.…

Shelves are expensive! Here’s a tutorial on how to build floating shelves for under $20 in only three steps! It’s been a while since I actually finished a project, hasn’t…

This post contains affiliate links. For more information about my affiliations, please see my Disclosure Statement. For the last few weeks, I’ve been obsessing over what was wrong with my…

Today, I want to show you a project-sort-of-in-progress. It’s finished, but I haven’t decided if this is exactly what I want it to look like. It’s a TARDIS sign! I…

My Facebook followers are probably sick of seeing this. If not, they will be. 😛 But I can’t help it. I am so excited about this project! It’s something I’ve…

If you read through this and still have questions, check out my post 10 Tips for Staining Wood. You can also leave a comment or email me! About twelve years…

There are many reasons you might want to remove gesso. In my case, it’s because I bought a piece of wood from Michael’s that had been pre-gessoed. (I hate when…

Do you have a broken guitar just sitting around? Well, most people don’t. But if you happen to or you find one at a thrift store (somehow…good luck) and aren’t sure…