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From Chaos to Peace

From Chaos to Peace

Organized Chaos!

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Tape Off Spindles - Easily

painting tip spindles

Tape Off Spindles - Easily

Chairs with stained seats and painted backs are very popular and look amazing! Unfortunately, with the multi colors, that means there can be a lot of taping around spindles to prevent intermixing of the colors. Maybe it's not chairs your painting but rather stair railings or, well, anything with spindles. If you have ever painted something with spindles then you know how time consuming it can be to tape them off.  I am here to share with you the easiest and quickest way I have found to tape off spindles. First, and most importantly, make sure you use the correct tape....

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Redone Nightstands

Redone Nightstands

Matching nightstands are hard to find, so I was extremely excited when I found these two nightstands! (There are two, I just took a picture of one of them.) Someone had painted them, but didn't prep correctly so the paint was scratching off. Additionally, they missed several areas and, personally, I didn't care for the color combination. I spend a few minutes looking them over to make sure they had good bones. I could look past a bad paint job and see the potential they had. I snatched them up and was excited to get started on them! Getting Started...

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The Perfect Table

Fusion Stain and Finishing Oil table

The Perfect Table

The perfect table... do you have one of those? The kitchen table that fits perfectly in your room. The table that feels like it was made for the spot it sits in? But how does it look? Has the stain yellowed over time? Or maybe it's faded from sitting near a window? And how about those kids... what kind of damage have they done to your table? Smiley face with a sharpie marker? Got a little too excited using a knife? Or, maybe there is nothing wrong with your table except it just no longer matches your décor. That was...

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My Kind of Girl

My Kind of Girl

Recently I was shopping for a few birthday gifts for children so I was wandering the toy aisles. As I was trying to find the "must have" gifts that were sure to excite the kiddos, something caught my eye and made me immediately stop. The top shelf was lined with Barbie's which normally wouldn't excite me. However, standing amongst them was a Barbie after my own heart... Builder Barbie! Could there be a more awesome Barbie? I think not! Tool belt... check, I have one. Safety vest... yes, I wear one when I am working parking during our markets. Hard hat......

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