I love to paint. Big surprise, huh? But here’s why – no matter how badly I screw something up, all I have to do is add more paint. Not like woodworking or building. Mess up your measurements and you have to start all over. Usually. Or pottery. I haven’t actually thrown any pots but I’ve […]
How To Paint Thin, Really Thin, Teensie-Weensie Stripes
A few weeks ago, when I started painting this Pottery Barn bookcase, I wrote a post that should be labeled ‘TMI’. I’ve found it’s an occupational hazard of blogging – revealing way too much about the inner workings – work-ings? – hmm, maybe inner ramblings of my mind. Today I’m gonna exercise restraint and just […]
A Cabin End Table–and a mile-long ‘to do’ list
I dunno about you but I seem to have an particular ‘issue’ when I’m overwhelmed with projects. Maybe it’s a creative-person thing. Maybe it’s just my thing. It seems to me that ‘normal’ people would finish one project, check it off the list, and then move on to the next one. Not me. Unh-uh. Nope, […]
Paint a Watermelon Floorcloth with Krylon Dual Spray Paint
Who doesn’t love spray paint? If there’s something easier, and quicker, to transform a project, I don’t know what it is. So I was beyond excited to try a new spray paint by Krylon. It’s paint + primer. In one can! I couldn’t wait to give this paint + primer a try. I had been […]
Outdoor Tray/Table with Envirotex Lite
I promised I’d tell you today what the painted peacock scrolls are on – an outdoor tray table. Can you ever have too many tables for outdoor entertaining? Nah. And you know I have a bit of a thing for serving trays. I love that this serves both purposes, as a table and a tray. […]
Spray Paint Patio Chairs
I should call this “Ode to Rust Oleum & Krylon”. I’ve done my fair share of spray painting in the past. In fact, when I worked at the craft store, I was notorious for always spray painting something or other. I mean, if you had an entire spray paint aisle to choose from, wouldn’t you […]
Tomato Cage Christmas “Tree”
This was ridiculously easy. I’m not kidding. My girlfriend did one a few years ago and I’d been wanting to try it, but not enough to go out and buy a tomato cage. Then I saw this hanging out in Mom’s garage. Without tomatoes. Nothing is sacred around Christmas. Wait a minute . . . […]
More stuff on easy Christmas decorating . . .
I had a few more notes about decorating the mantel . . . easily. I was going to say simply, but it’s not really simple. But it is easy. Easy, because you just cram the stuff in there. Easy, because you use what you have, and make it work. But, simple? Uh, not exactly. You […]