×flipboard" xlink:href="#"> I get a lot of questions about how to make white paint look old or aged or antiqued. It’s a popular look. White furniture, especially if the paint is white white,  is kind of blah without some kind of special finish. I can show you how to take the blah look to an AH look. I have a very, very, short video on the antiquing process. The small table project for today has a painted top and the original stained legs and base. I liked the original stained finish so I cleaned it up a bit and then shined it up. But the white top had to get better or go. I...…×flipboard" xlink:href="#"> I get a lot of questions about how to make white paint look old or aged or antiqued. It’s a popular look. White furniture, especially if the paint is white white,  is kind of blah without some kind of special finish. I can show you how to take the blah look to an AH look. I have a very, very, short video on the antiquing process. The small table project for today has a painted top and the original stained legs and base. I liked the original stained finish so I cleaned it up a bit and then shined it up. But the white top had to get better or go. I...WW…

×flipboard" xlink:href="#"> You can paint and distress fake wood furniture (also known as MDF) and here's how you do it!Ya’ll, this is a beauty, and to see the before and after…..wow, what a difference! This large piece was an auction buy along with a few other large pieces all in bad condition. I think all of the furniture pieces together were less than $40. What a deal. Between the JTS and I, we totally updated and re-created the sideboard, now turned entertainment center. I’ll share all the nitty gritty details with you. Today is also the Furniture Fixer Upper Tour, so you know you’re...…×flipboard" xlink:href="#"> You can paint and distress fake wood furniture (also known as MDF) and here's how you do it!Ya’ll, this is a beauty, and to see the before and after…..wow, what a difference! This large piece was an auction buy along with a few other large pieces all in bad condition. I think all of the furniture pieces together were less than $40. What a deal. Between the JTS and I, we totally updated and re-created the sideboard, now turned entertainment center. I’ll share all the nitty gritty details with you. Today is also the Furniture Fixer Upper Tour, so you know you’re...WW…

×flipboard" xlink:href="#"> I tried a new paint color for the old sewing machine cabinet makeover. I thought the color wasn’t going to be black…..but it’s black. Just wait until you see the makeover results. Paint and a change of hardware works wonders.I bought the sewing cabinet at my favorite junk shop for $10. The sewing machine parts had already been taken out. That’s a plus in my book. There were a few things to take care of before I could paint the sewing cabinet. The first order of business was to screw the cabinet top to the base. This is the piece that normally lifts up to...…×flipboard" xlink:href="#"> I tried a new paint color for the old sewing machine cabinet makeover. I thought the color wasn’t going to be black…..but it’s black. Just wait until you see the makeover results. Paint and a change of hardware works wonders.I bought the sewing cabinet at my favorite junk shop for $10. The sewing machine parts had already been taken out. That’s a plus in my book. There were a few things to take care of before I could paint the sewing cabinet. The first order of business was to screw the cabinet top to the base. This is the piece that normally lifts up to...WW…

×flipboard" xlink:href="#"> Tips for finding estate sales and auctions. There are many resources for finding local sales you may not know about.With diminishing newspaper circulation we are finding local estate sales and auctions in other ways. I found the estate sales in Florida on EstateSales.net. I use this site to search sales near our home too. All you do is put your zip code in the box and a list of cities in your state will come up. Just click on the one nearest you and hope for good results! The estate sales are held in the home of the person downsizing or moving or...…×flipboard" xlink:href="#"> Tips for finding estate sales and auctions. There are many resources for finding local sales you may not know about.With diminishing newspaper circulation we are finding local estate sales and auctions in other ways. I found the estate sales in Florida on EstateSales.net. I use this site to search sales near our home too. All you do is put your zip code in the box and a list of cities in your state will come up. Just click on the one nearest you and hope for good results! The estate sales are held in the home of the person downsizing or moving or...WW…

×flipboard" xlink:href="#"> Paint furniture with latex paint without priming or sanding the wood first. Latex paint covers and adheres well to wood furniture.I get asked this question all the time. Can you paint furniture with latex paint? Yes, you can. In fact, I recommend it. Latex paint or water-based paint had been perfected over the years. Most name-brand paints include primer in the mix. I don’t sand my furniture before painting either unless the piece is really rough.I receive emails regularly about using latex paint on furniture, sanding, priming, etc. Unless furniture has...…×flipboard" xlink:href="#"> Paint furniture with latex paint without priming or sanding the wood first. Latex paint covers and adheres well to wood furniture.I get asked this question all the time. Can you paint furniture with latex paint? Yes, you can. In fact, I recommend it. Latex paint or water-based paint had been perfected over the years. Most name-brand paints include primer in the mix. I don’t sand my furniture before painting either unless the piece is really rough.I receive emails regularly about using latex paint on furniture, sanding, priming, etc. Unless furniture has...WW…

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