Maison Blanch Chalk Paint
The Magic of Cabinet Hardware (and my love for Hobby Lobby)
Hello dear friends, Thanks to everyone for your kind words, regarding our “Wonder Dog”. You are all so sweet and your kindness meant the world to me! Yesterday, on my “day off”, I made the trek to Hobby Lobby. I had a long list of things to buy and a trip to Hob-Lob, turns even…
Read MoreGold Leafing, Anyone?
Have you ever thought about gold leafing a piece of furniture that you paint? I hadn’t given it much thought because I had only heard of the mess that it makes when you use gold leaf. Here I am, on my last night in Texas, looking at my sample boards. On this board, I wasn’t…
Read MoreBack to School!
Greetings, dear friends!, Just a little FYI… While I’m off to Dallas,for a comprehensive 2-day painting class, The Treasured Home will be closed on Thursday and reopen Friday, Saturday and Sunday, (11-5) thanks to the wonderful Debbie and Joaquin. I’ll be sure to report in and let you know some of the new tips and…
Read More8 Things I Learned at the Southern Bloggers Conference (and will do this week!)
Greetings, blog sisters!, I left the Haven Conference in June, with pages of notes, that I shared with you. A couple of the things I learned were put to use, but not nearly enough! The SBC was shorter, smaller and not as slick, but I left with a few new friends and a short list…
Read MoreProgress at the Workshop
I’ve risen up from the blog underworld. That’s the place you go, when you haven’t blogged in a few days. Trust me I have not been sitting idol. One exciting development, is that I completed a drapery (woo-hoo!) panel and love how it turned out! I made this with painters drop cloth and velvet. One…
Read MorePainting Shop Cabinets, Day 3
Can you get carpal tunnel syndrome from painting? Or is this simply old age? I’m sticking with carpal tunnel syndrome. Sounds much more exotic! The shop looks more like a chemistry lab than an antique shop. Hopefully this will pass. Over the weekend, I painted the doors and drawers of the cabinets with a new…
Read MoreWeekend Plans (painting cabinets with chalk paint)
After friends and I converge at the Mes Amis Antique Fair in Old Roseville, Saturday morning, I will get back to painting my very long stretch of cabinets, at the shop. Just the drawers and doors are left to paint and wax (with chalk paint), but there are a lot of them! The wood laminate…
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