Three years ago I picked up my first dresser in an attempt to see how hard it was to re-purpose a piece of furniture. Friends were giving us grief because we were still using our old TV. They couldn't understand why the flat screen my husband earned at work years...
This petite French buffet was painted for our Shizzle Design office but we sold a couple large pieces at Not So Shabby and had to fill the void. So much for decorating our own place; everything else takes priority.
I started out as I always do by giving her a good...
It’s been a cold snowy winter in our neck of the woods with temperatures and wind chills in the negatives. With a blizzard in tomorrow’s forecast, I’m looking forward to the lazy hazy days of summer.
I picked up these drawer pulls for another dresser but ended up using them on a...
My sister and I both used to dread waxing furniture when we first started painting furniture especially when using dark wax. We spent over a year trying different brands and experimenting with different methods, techniques and suggestions with little improvement.
I contacted several manufacturers and stockists try and figure out...
Hello Gang! It's Sunday and that means it's time for me to share some more amazing transformations performed by of the guys and gals who have attended our Paint Your Own Furniture Workshops.
Rose brought this table to refinish
and left with this!
Rose painted her table to coordinate with her super cool chairs from Pier...
From Our Michigan Winter Wonderland to Yours ~ Merry Christmas!!
Cathy & Shelly
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We started this journey several years ago because we love to paint. We were naive to other facets involved in running a business. We've learned a lot since then and continue to learn more each and every day.
When we think we're getting on top of things, something else pops up...
How is it that on November 25th, there are already snowflakes dancing around outside our paint studio's window?
We typically don't have white stuff on the ground until just before Christmas but this year, we had snow in October and tornadoes in November. I don't know what's going to happen from...
I'd like to thank each and every one of you for all your thoughts and prayers over the past two weeks, they've really helped carry us through the sudden and unexpected hospitalization of our step Grandma Florence. Surrounded by the ones she loved, Florence was welcomed into the arms of Jesus early Monday morning. We were so blessed to enjoy her spunky personality one last time on Saturday when God gave her one amazing last day with us.
Over the past two years, our little furniture painting business has grown exponentially outgrowing every space in our homes including the...
