The householder painted the oak cabinets “white”, painted the wall green to give the space a fresh and modern look. It’s very smart to reorganize the cabinets by moving the stove next to the wall a little far away to make it more convenient and comfortable for using. Love the antique...
And congratualtions on your Washington Post shout out! You certainly deserve the raves. Reply Janine on September 25, 2008 at 11:00 am I love to paint furniture, but I am uncertain how to protect the painted surfaces on high-traffic pieces. Did you use any sort of top coat on ...
but because it would have doubled the time it took to paint this sofa!). So on the middle section, I just painted and then rubbed in the paint with my hand. You can see that it covered just a bit better.
DIY dining table makeovers with before and after photos Painted Table Ideas ‘Confessions of a Serial DIYer‘ took an old thrift store table, and turned it into this gorgeous dining table makeover – with paint! And those chairs she paired it with? She reupholstered those herself too. (See...
m always changing it up in there by shopping the house for furniture and accessories. The HUGE mirror was frameless and above the fireplace in our living room when we bought our house. We moved it to this room to give the illusion of more space and light, added a frame and a vinyl ...
Before, just after renovating in 2012 Then, 5 years later when I renovated my bathrooms,I painted my kitchen island kelly greenAND added some additional millwork to it. This made it look richer and more like a piece of furniture –just as kitchen islands should. I also updated my pendant ...
Mr. Commb is famous for his colorful murals that is pictures painted on the wall. Welcome Happy. Our audience is curious about how you got your name. M: My initials are JP. In Spanish, they’re pronounced “jota pe”. And my Mexican friends called me so when we were in Mexico. W...
After over a year, all we had done was plop down our furniture andremove the wallpaper, but we knew that someEdgecomb Gray paint, furnishings, accessories (and some work on those corner built-ins) would add up to a room that’s a lot more peaceful & functional. We even addedsome co...
Versace fabrics were upholstered over furniture, murals painted on ceilings, Picassos hung on the wall, and classical antiques placed in every room. In “Versace’s Castle in the Sand,” writer Charles Gandee described it as “the most visible house on the most trafficked street in the most ...
Let’s start by throwing it back five years to the “before” when we first bought our covered-in-wallpaper home and our kitchen looked like this (it was almost a deal-breaker for us buying the house!): Shortly after moving in we made a few small changes including taking down the wal...