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(Please note: We haven't been paid, reimbursed, gifted products, or otherwise influenced in this review. Our opinions are our own. Thank you!!!) We'd been making furniture, way back when, and at some point, LeAnn wanted to try painting some furniture we'd found. Having quit my regular job due to my illness, we were on a… Continue reading Our First Time Using Annie Sloan
A new client sent us some photos of a very old church wine cabinet with the interest of having it restored. We absolutely loved the piece and immediately agreed to take it on. I knew it needed some repair before it could be refinished and was looking forward to getting into the shop. Arriving in… Continue reading Reinventing The Abbott
I was scrolling through the Facebook Marketplace when I saw this dresser. I instantly fell in love with it, so I sent a message saying I wanted it. I didn't know what condition it was in but it didn't really matter because I was gonna save it. Turns out it needed some work... As for… Continue reading “Atomic Betty”
An old friend, for whom we'd done some other work, contacted us about their night stands. Salvaged from a barn (or some other kinda rough storage), they were two halves of a vanity that he'd done a really quick makeover on when they were rushed for time. Not knowing exactly what they wanted, we went… Continue reading Repurposed Vintage Vanity Sides Into Night Stands
Whenever we have a piece of furniture with drawers, there's a 99.9% chance that at least one of them will have loose joints. The most common types of these joints are called dovetails, (see photo below) but most of the other types of joints you'll run into can be repaired similarly to what I'm gonna… Continue reading How To Fix a Drawer
When posting photos of my shop or projects-in-progress on Instagram and Facebook, the questions I'm asked most are about my clamps. Every craftsperson from woodworkers to furniture painters knows there are never enough clamps. If you're just starting out, the first thing you find out is that clamps can be expensive. So how do you… Continue reading My Favorite Clamps
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