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Painted furniture with high quality standards. I love to teach others who want to learn how to paint furniture. Follow me for furniture makeover ideas!

I refinish quality vintage furniture to give it new life an a new home. Custom orders available!

03/08/2025

Celebrating my 13th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

26/07/2025

Someone next to me just tossed thier leftover apple juice bottle from their car. Who does this? Stay classy Walmart customers. Stay classy.

25/05/2025

Did you know I also sell caterpillars and butterflies? Just like furniture, this started as a hobby before people expressed interest in purchasing caterpillars for their kids as a fun activity or to teach about the butterfly life cycle. Others order butterflies to release at weddings, memorials, birthdays, and or just for the heck of it.

I don't do this all the time but when the conditions are right, like this year, it's a fun and rewarding little side hustle. DFW Butterfly Release is my page if you'd like to check it out.

If you know someone out there that might be interested please send them my way! (Mostly Dallas/Ft Worth local. Cannot ship outside of Texas)

24/05/2025

About to get started on my next project! This piece will be going to Florida to be featured in Done In One's new dental implant office in Tampa Bay! Stay tuned for project updates!

21/05/2025

As a DIY creator I get a lot of hate. I get it, some of you dont agree with painting over wood. I know most of you will say "dont put yourself on the internet if you dont want opinions" and opinions are fine, but when you give an opinion that is false the double down on it, I'm gonna say something.

Welp, the opinion of podcast host Christine Vitale, a radio podcast host from Hudson River Radio, a self proclaimed antique expert decided to double down on a vintage china cabinet that I recently posted, claiming I'm destroying the value of antiques.

Ive reached out to Hudson River Radio to see if I can get an opinion on this on their podcast and listeners. They "discuss anything" as stated on their page.

Let's see if they respond.

UPDATE: She hasn't worked with this radio station in over three years according to an email I received from Hudson River Radio. 😂 Not a peep out of her since. Creators, dont let people bully you. Call them out. Ez money.

19/05/2025

After thousands of comments, and a few choice insults from the haters🤭from the 60 second teaser reel, here’s the full story. I took this useless grandfather clock from curbside trash to sold curio cabinet, here’s how it all came together and why it wasn't worth restoring.

14/05/2025

Someone just gave me this antique dresser. Can you believe this paint job? 🤭 It's in rough shape, the whole thing needs repair but I'll remove all this paint and see what's underneath.

12/05/2025

Just got another grandfather clock for free. That's right. Free! This one is handmade and signed on the back.The clock isn't working but this one has actual weights. Probably not worth fixing the clock but it would make a cute curio cabinet with a little makeover. Ideas?

14/04/2025

Crane flies are my nemesis when trying to work on furniture at night in the Spring. June bugs will soon follow. I hate them both.

13/04/2025

Before and after on this custom provincial set. Who else out there had this white/gold set when they were young? We updated it with this beautiful turquoise and gold finish with dark walnut stain glazing for a satisfying texture and depth. Time to move on to the next project! Got something you want me to paint? Let me know!

10/04/2025

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09/04/2025

I am nearly done with this turquoise custom order and I wanted to share a before/after of this stain glazing technique that I use. This is a perfect example of how glazing with wood stain tints the paint to tone things down and give the furniture some depth, especially with curvy drawers!

The difference between glazing with oil based wood stain vs water based glazes is that the stain actually tints the paint rather than just being a layer applied over the base coat. Its a little tricky figuring out what base color to get and when I first started there was a lot of trial and error but the extra effort is well worth it.

Adding gold tomorrow to finish everything off. I'll be posting some more pics and videos later. Check back soon!

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