I finished up this table a quite a while ago but just found some pics of it while going through some stuff. I really loved the way this table turned out and have always love the finish and the color. I meant to post about it so long ago…but you know how it goes :) […]
I just wanted to drop in real quick and let you all know i just added 3 new listings to the Sweet Pickins Shop! Head over here to get more info! Girls desk with hutch and chair! Side table/Nightstand Vintage Footlocker
Ive received an email or two or three… over the years about some of my favorite tools in the shop. While these pics arent necessarily tools (power tools i guess) – they are some of my most used, cant live without shop tools. There are of course so many more tools i use on a […]
One of my most popular posts of all time on this little blog is the one i did on glazing furniture so long ago! That post can be found here. While i still use that technique sometimes with the stain or paint mixed with a glazing medium, it is no longer my “go to” technique […]
I get emails all the time on my paint color in the main areas of my house, and after this post from yesterday i got a few more. I actually repainted a few months back and forgot to post any before & after pics. Honestly, the change was so subtle no one really even notices! […]
Nope…Im not moving – although it looks like it :) I have been in some sort of a funk lately when it comes to my house. I really dont think its just the winter ickies that will soon pass. I have been feeling this coming for a while. I just need a fresh start. A […]
Im super bummed that i cant find a before pic of this vanity! Im normally pretty good at getting the before pics, i searched high and low and nothing to be found. Sorry! But, im sure you can imagine the old brown stain that this was covered in making it look old – and not […]
When i started working on this dresser, i wasn’t too inspired. The yucky puke brown paint made this dresser super blah and boring and didn’t excite me too much. I actually was so uninspired that i was couldn’t decide on a paint color, which normally that is the easy part because certain pieces just “speak” to me […]
Oh man you guys, my entry way is not coming along like i had hoped. Normally, things just kinda work out and its not often that i struggle with making things look the way that i want them – this is not the case with my entry re-decorating! If you have been following along, you […]
Sooooo, i wanted to make a wooden sign for Christmas and just didnt find the time. Well, the next holiday up is Valentines and im on it! This last weekend we had a rare weekend when we had nothing planned – no soccer, no bday or family parties, nothing. All in all i was pretty […]
Just a quick note for all my local Utah customers….I will now be taking custom orders on a limited basis Ok – i didnt go to long without taking custom orders did i??!! i feel like i am missing out meeting new people and working on lots of cute furniture!! BUT, because i still have […]
Happy New Year!! I hope everyone is safe @ home enjoying time with your family. I was going to be very productive and get lots if painting done in the shop today, but we are all kinda being lazy – as we should!! I am so, so ready for the holidays to be over and […]
I recently found a new blog that i really like. Scout & Nimble – you have to check out there new beams here….amazing i tell ya. I totally want to put those giant beams in my main areas of my house, maybe one day ;) Anyways, on Jesse’s blog she is doing a post about […]
Finally! I am here to post some pics of my craft room! This room has actually been done for a while now, but i just could never clean it out long enough to get some pics! For some reason, this room is the catch all for everything in our house that is waiting for a […]
Im sure lots of you already know this, and it may seem pretty self explanatory. But, when i started working on this vanity and removing the veneer i thought maybe i might have a couple tricks that some of you may not know. ………………….. Lets take this antique vanity that i just finished up. We […]
Hey everyone!! Its been a while since i’ve posted – sorry!! I hope everyone had a great Christmas, i am so glad its over! I’m taking down all the decorations this weekend – cant wait!! I didn’t even get pics posted of everything after putting it all up – oops!! Anyways, i just finished up this antique vanity […]
I just wanted to do a quick post and let you know of a fun and easy idea that the kids have been doing for the last few years. Of course in Utah we get chilly winters, so there’s a lot of hot chocolate drinkin’ around here! ………………………………. I was tired of getting out all the hot […]
I know that ornament wreaths are nothing new. I remember when i first saw one about 3 years ago (i cant remember the 1st one i saw) – i knew that i had to have one. SO, i stockpiled ornaments for almost 3 years. Every time i went to goodwill the 1st place i went […]
I just wanted to drop in real quick and let you guys know that i am making some changes as far as my furniture biz goes. As some of you may have noticed, and i know that you have because of the emails i’ve gotten, i haven’t posted any furniture for sale in months! The reason why, […]
For the entrance into our “casino” room, we wanted the molding to be a little more grand. We added the lights to each side of the door, but still needed something more to make that entrance a little more special. I’ve always wanted to add molding to the doorways upstairs, so this was the perfect opportunity […]
Our downstairs bathroom has come a long way. From just being an empty room a couple months ago and now we can call it done! (well, almost, there are still a couple small things to do) Of course there is still the funnest part – the decorating, but that will come soon. We have been […]
Ever since i posted my original EAT sign made from reclaimed lumber, i have gotten lots of emails wondering if i will be making them available for sale. I dont have any of the wood left that i made mine with, but i decided to try making another sign with new wood and painting it […]
One of the questions i get asked most often is, “how come when i look close at your pics of furniture, i don’t see any white primer where you have distressed it?” That’s because, for the most part i don’t like to see white primer showing through, and whenever i can, i avoid it. There […]
(pic taken standing @ bar looking towards future family room) We have been making lots of progress in the basement – it has been TONS of work!!! Our house is a 4900 sq ft rambler, so half of that is basement! Thats a lot of space to work on @ once! We have finished up […]
Right around the corner at the bottom of the stairs is a closet door that seems innocent enough…. But then….it opens to this…. And unfortunately, its jam packed like that all the way through, even wrapped around and under the stairs… You see, we are having a 2nd furnace added to our home this Saturday […]
