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Robin Barat

Hanover, PA
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  • Painted Furniture

  • Robin Barat
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  • Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint in Tricycle Red. I started with a vintage radio cabinet and   wanted to achieve a chippy look, not the distressed look.
  • This is my first piece using MMSMP and I use the cabinet to display my vintage quilt collection.
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  • MMS Milk Paint in Tricycle Red
  • I used a little of the MMS Milk Paint in Shutter Gray for some of the detail. 1
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One of my favorite furniture makeovers to date. For the finish I used Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint.

#Bestof2012.I've had this vintage radio cabinet in my living room for a number of years. I think it had been pieced together ...»
through the years with different kinds of woods and finishes. I spruced it up with Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint and now I just love it.

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Petticoat Junktion
Petticoat Junktion Clarksville, TN
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  • Furniture that's cute!
  • Add cork to a desk top
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Easy Way to Fix a Damaged Piece of Furniture for Under $10

Ever have a piece of furniture that you think is destined for the trash? This is such an easy, inexpensive way to reuse and recycle. Paint and add a new cork top for under $10. Details here: http://www.thistlewoodfarms.com/cork-topped...

Thistlewood
Thistlewood Grand Rivers, KY
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  • Metal label holders, ordered from Amazon.com.  These are scrapbooking label holders, and the labels were made on my computer and printed on card stock to go in them.  We only had to purchase small brass brads to attach them.
  • The before.  Great quality Thomasville Dresser, but someone had spray painted it black.
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Finishing Touches on Dresser to Apothecary Cabinet Done!

Finally got the pulls and label holders to put the finishing touches on our dresser re-do. A $39 Thomasville Dresser Goodwill find turned into a treasure. Our first attempt at ...»
distressing/repurposing a piece of furniture, and we're very happy with the project. Entire project, including dresser, paint, label holders, pulls, etc., under $100. This is the original post http://www.hometalk.com/tp4omg8nt2#!/637261/...

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Leslie D Las Vegas, NV
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  • Robin Barat
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  • Painted Hutch by Petticoat Junktion
  • Painted Hutch by Petticoat Junktion
  • Painted Hutch by Petticoat Junktion

White Hutch

This piece was pretty sad looking so I prettied her up with some white paint. I used spray paint on the hardware. I listed the cost of the project as $50.00 and that includes the purchase ...»
price of the hutch (Nashville Flea Market) and the paint! Click the post for all the details

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Petticoat Junktion
Petticoat Junktion Clarksville, TN
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  • Robin Barat
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Meet Gezebel, the side table

I love naming my pieces. I don't just name them; I create "their" story. My husband thinks it's very odd, but you can decide for yourself if you check out the post from my blog. :O)
Painted Therapy
Painted Therapy Nashua, NH
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Refurbish end table!

This table has been sanded and I used the stain to create the design on the top like using paint to fade and add dark areas! I think it came out pretty awesome lol.
Linda Steiff
Linda Steiff Reidsville, NC
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  • Robin Barat
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  • ASCP Chateau Grey and Dark Walnut Stain & Dark Wax
  • Le Craie Chocolat and Jacobean stain with dark wax
  • ASCP Coco and Jacobean stain with wipe on poly

Staining on top of chalk paint to create that wooden look...

Some wood doesn't accept stain and get the color you want... Sometimes you just want an aged weathered look... I have found over the past year the wonderful charm that can be added when ...»
you stain directly on top of the chalk painted surfaces. Take a look here for more information. http://www.vintagecharmrestored.com/?p=1156

Vintage Charm Restored by Lori Young
Vintage Charm Restored by... Mc Kinney, TX
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  • Learn how to easily whitewash your old furniture!
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  • A quick sanding removed most of the old & peeling finish.
  • Paint & wipe.
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  • The beautiful, like new finished product!
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Easily transform an old table into a stunner with a Whitewash finish

Whitewashing has to be one of the easiest ways to paint furniture! It's quick and easy and the less perfect, the better! Learn how I took a beat-up old table and turned it into a stunning ...»
work table with a beautiful whitewashed finish.

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Sarah @ Just The Bee's Kn... Union, KY
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  • Custom Feet from bed post 2
  • Bed Post that were used for the new feet of the island
  • After with new beautiful hardware
  • After with new beautiful hardware
  • before and after glazing and distressing
  • beautiful details .....designer paper for the inside of the drawer
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  • Added details a Bon Appetite motif to the top of the butcher-block
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Kitchen Island Before & After

I really didn't care for the original black industrial looking caster wheels that came on the island. I wanted to customize it .........so I found some legs that went to a bed in a ...»
antique shop. I cut them down sanded, painted distressed/glazed and ended up with these beautiful new feet that adorns the island. Hop on over to my blog Color It Simple for more of the details

Color It Simple
Color It Simple Concord, NC
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