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
Painting metal with Fusion Mineral Paint is super easy! Use this tutorial to update all of your outdated metal home decor. Did you know that Fusion Mineral Paint isn’t just for furniture? It also works great when updating outdated decor or bargain finds from the thrift store. Today, we are going to show you how painting metal with Fusion Mineral Paint can totally change the look of whatever project you are working on! The Fusion Mineral Paint supplies you’ll need for your project include: TSP by Fusion Mineral Paint Ash Fusion Mineral Paint Staalmeester Paint Brush Liming Wax by…
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Greetings, gorgeous!, I love clothes! And I love finding unique clothing, that makes my customers feel extra beautiful! If you’ve been in the shop this week, you’ll see we are full of new fall arrivals. Beautiful colors and wonderful fabrics. Even though an order with pants is due this coming week, I currently have 6 different pants and 4,888 tops! Well, almost! If I knew what I was doing, this would not be the case! It’s sort of like being on a runaway train, that just lost its breaks! You get my drift! So, here’s the high energy person I’m…
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Learn how easy updating a gilded mirror can be when using Fusion Mineral Paint! Taking something that is outdated and creating a whole new piece with paint is so much fun! That’s exactly what we were able to do when updating a gilded mirror in the shop recently. The mirror had lots of raised details that made it a great fit for dry brushing. Today, we are going to show you just what dry brushing was able to do for this piece. Tools & supplies you’ll need to create the dry brush look on your home decor: TSP by Fusion…
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Hello, friend! Yep, it’s me! Charlie who? No, he isn’t a country singer! Charlie Page is a clothing line I learned about, years ago. While at the Sacramento airport, waiting for a flight, I bought a pair of bell bottom black pants, at a little shop there. I can dress these pants up or down, they travel beautifully, are machine washable and I’m still wearing them, years later! When I decided to make the plunge into apparel, this was a line I definitely wanted to check out! If you’re working in a professional environment, or travel frequently, they have a group…
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Learn how to use Iron Orchid Designs Decor Transfers to customize any item around your home! Iron Orchid Designs Decor Transfers are the perfect way to add extra embellishments to all of your home decor projects and painted furniture pieces. Today, we are going to show you how we totally transformed the look of a vintage oak mantle using the Flora Parisiensis Transfer and a little imagination. As you’ll see, this technique is super simple and allows you to be creative with what you design. For this project we used the Flora Parisiensis Decor Transfer. This transfer measures 24″ x 33”. …
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Hello again. It’s me! I hope you’re well! I’ve been enjoying a working vacation, up at the lake. I get so much done, when I step away from the shop. It’s so much easier to focus and brain storm! Once I walk through the shop door, I scoot from one thing to another, never looking at my to-do list. I love being there, but I know that I have to have a balance. Trust me though when I say that I never stop thinking about the Shop! Between thrift shopping and the grocery store, I made some square cookies today.…
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Hello, friend! I hope you enjoyed a relaxing Labor Day weekend! We were so happy to have our kids home, to spend the weekend with us. We are excited to have our September and October Workshop calendar online! We have lots of wonderful new workshops and more to follow! We’d love to give you the opportunity to create personalized holiday gifts, or just recharge your creative side! Join us soon! BIG NEWS! All of our Cut Loose summer clothes are further reduced to just $25 (or less) each! Check this out! As always, thank you for supporting small business and The Treasured…
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Learn how to use Fusion Mineral Paint as a “transition tone” and color blocker!! Here at The Treasured Home, we use Fusion Mineral Paint, in the color Sterling, (a very light grey) as a color blocker, when trying to lighten up a piece of furniture. Fusion calls it a “transition tone”. What ever you call it, Sterling acts like a primer and can save you time! Supplies used for this tutorial include: Sterling Fusion Mineral Paint Microfiber Paint Rollers Watch Barbara as she demonstrates this technique below!! Painting tips from Barbara!! Going over a really dark color is much…
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Learn how to give your painted furniture pieces a buttery smooth finish by wet sanding with Fusion Mineral Paint’s Hemp Oil. Giving your painted furniture pieces a smooth, durable finish is easy with Hemp Oil from Fusion Mineral Paint. Hemp Oil is an all-natural, food safe finish that provides a buttery soft feel when applied using a wet sanding method. Today, Jill is going to show how easy it is to achieve this finish on your next project! You’ll want to grab these products to achieve a smooth finish by wet sanding with hemp oil! Fusion Mineral Paint Hemp Oil…
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Learn how to create a custom glaze color using Fusion Mineral Paint products. This painted furniture technique is a must-know for all DIY lovers! Creating a custom glaze color for your painted furniture projects is super easy with Fusion Mineral Paint products. In today’s tutorial, Barbara explains how to mix your custom glaze and how to easily apply it. Let’s go over the supplies you’ll need to recreate this look on your next piece of painted furniture. Fusion Mineral Paint supplies used for this tutorial include: Goddess Ashwagandha by Fusion Mineral Paint – Paint color used on the end table…
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