I hope you’ll join me on my never-ending search for beautiful pieces, with history, for your home. Find my curated treasures, in Booth #154, at the Antique Trove, in Roseville, CA. ~ Barbara

How To Use Stain & Finishing Oil Over Fusion Mineral Paint

By Barbara Bussey | October 10, 2018 |

Using Stain & Finishing Oil over Fusion Mineral Paint will give you a wonderful finish on painted furniture pieces!  Let Barbara demonstrate the entire process in this fun tutorial! In today’s tutorial, Barbara takes you through the process of adding Fusion’s Stain & Finishing Oil to a table top that was transformed using Fusion Mineral Paint.  You will see that adding Stain & Finishing Oil warms up table’s color and adds a protective top coat.  Let’s take a look at the supplies used to accomplish this look:   Fusion’s Stain & Finishing Oil Tutorial Supplies List ~ Applicator Pads –…

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Friday Night Happy Hour Waxing 101

By Barbara Bussey | October 3, 2018 |

This Waxing 101 tutorial is perfect for beginner furniture painters! Fusion Mineral Paint offers a number of options to protect and beautify your projects!  Let Barbara show you how….. Do you have questions about how to finish your beautiful Fusion Mineral Paint projects?  If so, let Barbara with The Treasured Home give you some insight with this week’s Friday Night Happy Hour – Waxing 101.  Here are the supplies she used to finish this weeks’s piece ~ Waxing 101 Supplies List: Fusion Mineral Paint Finishing Oil in Cappuccino – https://www.thetreasuredhome.com/store/#!/Stain-&-Finishing-Oil-Cappuccino/p/106940128/category=29118021 Fusion Mineral Paint Clear Furniture Wax – https://www.thetreasuredhome.com/store/#!/Clear-Furniture-Wax/p/106940111/category=29118021 Fusion Mineral Paint Aging…

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Take a Class this Weekend, at The Treasured Home!

By Barbara Bussey | October 1, 2018 |

Hello, sweetness! I hope your week is off to a great start!  If you joined us for our weekend sale, thank you for your stellar support!  We have the world’s best customers! We have two classes, this weekend and I hope you can join me for at least one of them! Saturday, October 6th at 1 p.m.- Paint Your Own Piece Bring something small and easy to carry, for this all-inclusive, hands-on class.  You’ll leave with lots of know-how and a finished piece of furniture, with a new lease on life! Sun., October 7th at 1 p.m. – Rustic Farmhouse…

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Friday Night Happy Hour Furniture Painting 101

By Barbara Bussey | September 28, 2018 |

Join Barbara with The Treasured Home for Friday night happy hour and a quick Furniture Painting 101 Class! This live tutorial will get you started painting with Fusion Mineral Paint in no time! Are you ready to jump into Furniture Painting 101??  Barbara with The Treasured Home wants to show you how easy painting furniture can be with the right tools and some simple tips.  Here are the supplies you will need to complete a small furniture painting project ~ Furniture Painting 101 Supplies List: Fusion Mineral Paint TSP – https://www.thetreasuredhome.com/store/#!/TSP/p/106940055/category=29524003 Sanding Pad – https://www.thetreasuredhome.com/store/#!/Sanding-Pad/p/106940010/category=29118022 Fusion Mineral Paint – Barbara…

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Semi-Annual Sale, this Saturday and Sunday!

By Barbara Bussey | September 25, 2018 |

Yes, it’s finally upon us! Our semi-annual sale, is this Saturday, from 10:30-4:30 and Sunday, 11:30-4:30!  What’s  on sale, you ask?  Lots!  If you saw the furniture in our garage, you’d understand!  Stay tuned for a live Facebook, Friday afternoon, at closing. You’ll get a preview, of some of our sale prices. My goal is to keep our shop’s inventory moving, so you’re always able to enjoy new merchandise! So, help a girl out!  Bring your blankets, SUV or truck and let’s load ‘er up! Giddy up! My shop sisters and I are going to be celebrating the shop’s 6th Birthday,…

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Upcoming Workshops at The Treasured Home!

By Barbara Bussey | September 11, 2018 |

Sign up HERE while there’s still room!       

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This Week at The Treasured Home!

By Barbara Bussey | September 5, 2018 |

Bon jour! I hope your September has gotten off to a wonderful  start! Before I remind you about our French Tour 2019, Meet & Greet and share  upcoming events at the Shop, it’s time for “true confessions”!   Last week, when I was wrapping up my class calendar, for the fall, I was short a picture, for our Painted Bench Class, coming up. So what did I do?  I found a photo on Facebook that I liked, cropped off the “watermark”, and never gave the creators credit, for their work. Kind of slimey, eh?  Yep and I was caught red…

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Fall Workshop Schedule is Now Online!

By Barbara Bussey | August 29, 2018 |

Greetings, friend! My web designer is ready to put me in detention, if I add anymore workshops to the schedule!  It’s sort of like the Three Stooges in a fire drill, trying to get it all online and accurate. (Many of you don’t know the Three Stooges, but they weren’t terribly sharp!) Many of you asked for us to schedule another Dressed Up Serving Tray Class.  We have just 7 spots left, for this class on September 15th! I’m also super excited about this new Painted Bench Class at the end of October.  Nowhere in the universe, can you find…

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Vintage Shopping in Provence, May 2019

By Barbara Bussey | August 27, 2018 |

Bonjour! Have you ever dreamed of  touring the countryside and shopping the markets of Provence, with a fabulous guide, who knows the region, like the back of her hand? Well, dream no more! Join our next Vintage Shopping Tour, scheduled for May 8-14th, 2019! There will be just 12-14 of us women, staying in a charming hotel, in the center of old Aix en Provence. We’ll have all the comforts of home….we’ll, almost!…in walking distance to markets and cafes.  Aix (pronounced “ex”) dates back to Roman times and there’s beautiful architecture around every corner! This will be my third year,…

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Join us for a workshop, this week!

By Barbara Bussey | August 13, 2018 |

Painted Barstool Class, Thursday, August 16th, 1:30-3:30  Shhh…!  Can you hear it? One of these lovely, solid wood barstools are calling your name. Three are still available for you and a couple of friends. Perfect for a plant stand, or an extra spot to perch, you will be able to choose from about a dozen or so of our most popular Fusion Mineral Paint colors and stamp the seats, with Iron Orchid Designs, if you wish!  Everything’s included for just $75.00! Saturday, August 18th, 1-3:30, Painted Oar Class, $35.00 Personalize an Oar for your mountain cabin or man cave!  You’ll…

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