furniture painting with MMS Milk Paint
This week, at the shop.
Greetings, lovebirds!, This small scale antique buffet was updated recently, with Amy Howard’s One Step Paint, in a wonderful color called Brook’s Grey. Yeah, I know that it doesn’t look grey at all, so don’t shoot the messenger. Great color, though, with a black glaze on top. By the way, the cow hide rug is…
Read MoreMilk painting Class at Salvaged, at Lake Tahoe, this Sunday!
About a year ago, I discovered a wonderful vintage/hand-made art shop, in Tahoe City, on Lake Tahoe’s north end. Once inside, the shop has a wonderful scent, with all the hand-made candles and soaps. It has a calming vibe, with owners Renee and Alissa, at the helm. I knew that this could…
Read MoreJoin Us for Some Paint Therapy!
Looking for a night out with the girls? Bring a friend and join us, next week for some fun with milk paint! Leave with this hand made wooden arrow sign, and a solid understanding of what milk paint is all about. We’ll provide everything, next Thursday night, August 20th, 6:30-9:00 p.m., at a special rate,…
Read MoreThere’s Still Room for you to Create a Milk Painted Masterpiece!
As you probably know, we sell both chalk and milk paints, at The Treasured Home. We teach classes, using both products, yet month after month, there’s less demand for our milk painting class, which leaves me scratching my head, in wonder. Or, is that the bed bugs? (Yes, that was a joke!) Maybe…
Read MoreTake a Virtual Tour of The Treasured Home and get a Free Gift!
Our buddies at Google, recently created a virtual tour, of the Treasured Home. And since we’ve done business with so many of you, over the last three years, that will never have the chance to see our shop, I thought we should share it with you, up close and personal. Right or wrong, we don’t…
Read MoreFeatured Blogger: Stacey at Embracing Change
Greetings!, If you are a lover of all things milk paint, or even curious about it, you’ll be in good company, with Stacey at Embracing Change! She was featured on Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint blog this week. I think she could paint circles around me! Stacey lives in Pennsylvania, where to her husband’s dismay, she has a…
Read MoreDining Room Table and Chair Sale!
I love everything about dining room and kitchen tables! They’re the place where you sit down to enjoy a good meal, with a friend, or your whole family. It’s a gathering place, a place to play dominoes, or do homework. For me, setting the table and making a flower arrangement, for a special dinner…
Read MoreMiss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint is Now Available in Lake Tahoe!
There’s a wonderful art collective and studio just south of the “Y”, in Tahoe City, called Salvaged, at 585 West Lake Blvd. If you love beautifully crafted, hand made pieces and art, I hope you’ll take a look, next time you’re in the area. Renee and Alissa are the owners and I promise you’ll love…
Read MoreAnother Antique Vanity and More News!
Hello Treasured Friends! In February, we were fortunate to sell a record number of furniture pieces! We shed a tear or two, as they went to new homes! But, we now have room to display a couple of new pieces, like this beautiful vanity. We gilded the drawer fronts and moldings with silver leaf. We…
Read MoreMilk Paint Adventures and Other News
By now, I hope you have all met Jill. Here she is, working on our latest conquest! This vanity, that could double as a desk, if you like gazing at yourself in the mirror, has been appropriately named, Atlanta. Believe it or not, this is the vanity Mr. Wonderful’s mother, Atlanta, sat at each day.…
Read MoreMilk Paint Monday
Greetings, to another week! I have lots of brilliant ideas. You too? My latest brilliant idea is to feature a different milk painted project, each week. We’ll share some tips and tell you what works and what doesn’t. At least that’s the plan! We’re replacing all of the old hollow-core interior doors upstairs, at the…
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