Life as a Furniture Painter

Hello dearest!, I hope the sun is shining on you, this Monday morning! What’s new? So sweet of you to ask! Right about now, I wish I lived in Oregon, where there is no sales tax! I need to get my SalesTax filed and paid by the end of the month. You may remember that…

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Painting Classes at the Treasured Home

Painting class update for my local friends, I’m happy to report that this weekend’s furniture painting classes are full! I had a lot of fun last Saturday, with a great group of women and am not quite as nervous about what’s ahead. I’ve gone ahead and scheduled classes for next month. February 16th will be…

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New at the Treasured Home

Hello there! I thought I had better check in before you forgot all about me and Mr. Wonderful! I’m getting ready for two painting classes this Saturday. Since one of them will be covering milk paint, I thought it would be nice to show all of the colors, well at least eight of them, in…

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Ta-da! The Farm Table is Finished!

Well, the pressing question today is, will we call this year twenty-thirteen or two-thousand-thirteen? Enquiring minds want to know! I finished resurfacing the top of this antique farm table over the weekend, thanks to my friends at Min-Wax and hours of sanding with my new power sander! It was the first time I had used…

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Fussing Over the Farm Table

Hello, sweetness!, Wow! Two days in a row! Teacher, I’m here! This is what happens when I’m taking a va-cay from the shop! Of course, my vacation includes getting the farm table top refinished. (Oh boy!) That was my goal today. I knew I had a beauty on my hands, (thank you, dear Craig!) when…

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Check Our Class Schedule!

In case you heard that I ran off with Rudolph or Frosty, or one of those guys, the rumor is not true! I’ve just been taking a bit of time off for good behavior. The fact of the matter is that I have my first Maison Blanche paint class scheduled for Saturday, January 12th at…

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Introducing Maison Blanche Furniture Paint!

Hello Dear Friends! What an exciting week! Yesterday, my first shipment of Maison Blanche Furniture Paint Arrived at The Treasured Home! For nearly six months, I’ve been getting to know the good folks at Mason Blanche, based in Dallas, Texas. Just like the competition, this furniture paint is produced in the United Kingdom. It gets…

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Just When You Think You Know What You’re Doing!

A simple desk. What could be a more straight forward painting project? I had the piece clean and the MMS Linen all mixed. It was time to get busy. Easy-peazy! The first coat told me that I could be in for trouble, because I could see old glass rings and who knows what else, peeking…

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A New (Antique) Farm Table, Coming Soon!

Hello there, I hope the week is being kind to you. I hit the ground running Monday morning, after returning home from Philadelphia, Sunday night. Mr. Wonderful held down this shop Monday afternoon, while I went in search of a wonderful antique farm table, that i had found for sale. It was everything I hoped…

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Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall

Hello Dear Lovlies, Guess where I am? Oh, you smart pretties! Yes, I’m at The Treasured Home! Wrapping up my day, here at the shop. It was the day after the Holiday Open House, which was a huge success! Yay! Thanks to all of you who could stop by, and little angels, like Dawn, who…

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