tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post52892300991399842..comments2024-03-27T23:03:18.624-07:00Comments on Twice Lovely: How to start furniture upcycling – Part 1Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244849171714088567noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-11712698918865140502018-06-07T08:24:56.867-07:002018-06-07T08:24:56.867-07:00Finding discount furniture is not particularly dif...Finding discount furniture is not particularly difficult if you know where to look for it. Such furniture is of high quality and blemish free - the fact that a piece is offered at a furniture clearance price does not infer that it is substandard or that there is anything at all wrong with it. <a href="https://thehousegoodsservice.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">thehousegoodsservice</a><br />Royal Servicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01189307632566827747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-49439307713990915682018-04-03T14:15:24.752-07:002018-04-03T14:15:24.752-07:00Wonderful Blog! Do you have any tips on when to u...Wonderful Blog! Do you have any tips on when to use varnish vs polyacrylic vs wax? Thanks.<br />Searcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707659163924891276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-36954001771312739322017-06-25T09:27:09.236-07:002017-06-25T09:27:09.236-07:00Hi, great blog!! I am in great need of INSTRUCTION...Hi, great blog!! I am in great need of INSTRUCTIONS like you provide cause I am lacking in almost all the skills I'd need ! LOL. I am especially lacking in the carpentry skills and "building" aspect of re doing a piece. Please suggest HOW I'd learn, with out just jumping in and perhaps ruining a lot of great pieces. I know YOUTUBE, but sometimes they still are not basic enough Debnovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15619915978319974714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-18567281788878985042017-01-22T11:55:02.187-07:002017-01-22T11:55:02.187-07:00Hi I just read your wonderful and very helpful art...Hi I just read your wonderful and very helpful article! I'm thinking about starting also painting and selling furniture but I have a lot to learn. If you only want to apply stain what do you do? Do you sand it? No primer right? And after you've stained it do you put anything over it to protect the stain? Can you wax it after? If you don't like it can you put paint on top of it? What Margaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116669009670683832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-45741014037616821452014-08-06T19:34:35.732-07:002014-08-06T19:34:35.732-07:00I have a few pieces of furniture I'd like to r...I have a few pieces of furniture I'd like to repaint and I'm wondering what kind/brand of sprayer you use to paint your pieces? TIA :)Shannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364943958388083419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-31951269311025555702014-06-23T12:05:59.717-07:002014-06-23T12:05:59.717-07:001/3 terpentine
1/3 boiled linseed oil
1/3 white wi...1/3 terpentine<br />1/3 boiled linseed oil<br />1/3 white wine vinegar<br />put into a glass jar and SHAKE (shake every time before you use it)<br />Clean your furniture inside and out with this juice and you'll think you're in a pricey antique shop. Gets out ALL odors.Anita Grandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126215080543487834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-87828252163450419652014-03-26T19:14:10.630-07:002014-03-26T19:14:10.630-07:00What a great post! I'm in love with the gray ...What a great post! I'm in love with the gray striped dresser and that old antique desk/vanity. You did an amazing job! <br />I just did a post on tips for yard selling like a pro. I'd love for you to check it out!!!<br />http://shabbynot4gotten.blogspot.com/2014/03/how-to-yard-sale-like-pro.html<br />Thanks!<br />Ashleigh@shabby not 4gotten<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-16880607074586107212014-01-21T09:00:23.507-07:002014-01-21T09:00:23.507-07:00You should share your work on The Glasgow F.L.E.A ...You should share your work on The Glasgow F.L.E.A PJ.<br /><br />Furniture.Looks.Exciting.Again<br /><br />www.facebook.com/FurnitureFleaThe Glasgow F.L.E.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422875344007090330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-5207416183605978482013-12-19T09:40:08.631-07:002013-12-19T09:40:08.631-07:00Great article. I would like to try my hand at mark...Great article. I would like to try my hand at marketing distressed treasures and your article has been very encouraging. You have inspired me! I am looking for Pt2. Please direct me to it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05708849394223001825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-26801696968767460422013-11-21T09:20:42.028-07:002013-11-21T09:20:42.028-07:00Hi, your blog has been one of the first blogs I...Hi, your blog has been one of the first blogs I've been reading when I decided to start my upcycling business Cherrie Hub, and although I do love the look of painted furniture, I have managed to locate my interests in bare wood, so instead of painting wooden furniture, I strip it from any finish and treatb it with wax polish / stains / oil depending on the wood. I love working with bare wood Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747492139832876666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-35395482263582813662012-08-04T19:20:06.524-07:002012-08-04T19:20:06.524-07:00I love the kidney bean desk you did in celery. I ...I love the kidney bean desk you did in celery. I have the same desk and have wanted to refinish it, now I am excited to do so having seen the end product. Very cool. I'm curious about the top. Mine has a faux leather piece on it. Did yours? If so, how did you treat it? Thanks for any info you can give me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042254583248078808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-826440678140657672012-07-10T06:09:30.786-07:002012-07-10T06:09:30.786-07:00I've always wanted to do this kind of work but...I've always wanted to do this kind of work but thought I had to be skilled in some special craft. I'm starting it as a hobby with my 13 y.o. daughter and SO excited. Thanks for the tips!!! I'll be back often.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14658098715437935257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-14539749355760356252012-01-28T07:58:35.806-07:002012-01-28T07:58:35.806-07:00It's certainly not limited to solid wood piece...It's certainly not limited to solid wood pieces, although I've found the solid wood pieces are easier to do, hold up better over time, etc. If you paint laminate furniture, make sure you do a heavy duty, bonding, oil based primer so that you have good adhesion of your paint.Ann Marie @ Twice Lovelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13000425734975510352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-16112805738212741062012-01-28T07:57:12.916-07:002012-01-28T07:57:12.916-07:00I've never shipping any of my pieces. I just ...I've never shipping any of my pieces. I just sell locally. I looked into shipping, but the price combined with the effort, combined with the stress of wondering whether or not pieces would make it okay to their destination, I decided against it.Ann Marie @ Twice Lovelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13000425734975510352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-1991878678341698752012-01-28T03:12:59.040-07:002012-01-28T03:12:59.040-07:00Love your projects. Was wondering whether if upcyc...Love your projects. Was wondering whether if upcycling is only limited to solid wood pieces. Thanks! AgyAgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928712250057338961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-51116401826272301792011-12-22T17:21:52.368-07:002011-12-22T17:21:52.368-07:00Hi! I also just found your blog via pinterest..you...Hi! I also just found your blog via pinterest..your projects are FABULOUS! I do have one question as well. I would love to start selling re-finished furniture but I was wondering how you go about shipping? Do you only sell to local buyers, like through craigs list? The only options I have found for shipping furniture have been VERY expensive.Joyhttp://www.boardroomsandbabies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-67888261879201187762011-10-21T07:37:28.916-07:002011-10-21T07:37:28.916-07:00I just discovered your blog today (thanks to Pinte...I just discovered your blog today (thanks to Pinterest!) and I love it. I've always wanted to remake old furniture and you have so many amazing inspirational projects here.Firesparxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246427741153970328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-39220671225727988532011-07-21T07:47:26.233-07:002011-07-21T07:47:26.233-07:00I've always wondered where blog folks find pai...I've always wondered where blog folks find paint mistint gallons for $5! I've looked around home (massachusetts) and near my parents (Illinois) and have never, ever found a mistint that inexpensive. At our local HD, mistints cost 50% of the original cost. So perhaps $10 for the cheap stuff, and up to $20 for the nicer paints. It is the same policy at our local Walmart that have paint Neverlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047394364366700660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-776288599742858412011-06-28T11:16:06.800-07:002011-06-28T11:16:06.800-07:00Thank you for all the good tips and information. ...Thank you for all the good tips and information. Purdy brushes are my favorite too. I was also wondering, how much finish do you have to remove if you are using a primer and painting w/ a sprayer?Jewelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241327553925180835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-30603569280993618582011-06-25T11:51:12.376-07:002011-06-25T11:51:12.376-07:00One question I have is how much sanding you do. I ...One question I have is how much sanding you do. I have a very large, heavy hutch and I don't want to lug it outside to sand. Can I just prime over the existing paint and they paint on top. <br />Love this blog :)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02873232314975297396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-23546765024278772752011-06-24T18:53:44.224-07:002011-06-24T18:53:44.224-07:00Great tips! thanks for sharing!Great tips! thanks for sharing!Kim @ A Brush of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14596532131719564146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-15789789984571865622011-06-24T13:28:27.744-07:002011-06-24T13:28:27.744-07:00I am painting a hutch i got at salvation army and ...I am painting a hutch i got at salvation army and there are a few hinges with screws that i cannot get out of the wood. I got one out and it broke in the hole and the other two hinges just won't budge and I am close to stripping out the slot on the screw. any idea on what to do with the hinges?Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126699820463054890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-6098320138998370922011-06-23T14:31:39.284-07:002011-06-23T14:31:39.284-07:00I was wondering how do you get old people smells o...I was wondering how do you get old people smells out of old dressers?laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045772889544174654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-41048047849574413372011-06-23T13:19:31.330-07:002011-06-23T13:19:31.330-07:00Alright I did my first project and I'm kind of...Alright I did my first project and I'm kind of discouraged. Can you offer any advice to me. <br /><br />here is the project.... <br />http://coffeecupcakes.blogspot.com/2011/06/dresser-makeover.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181446692606326995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089203827168438915.post-84534100327667778932011-06-23T07:56:17.690-07:002011-06-23T07:56:17.690-07:00WE NEED PART 2 AND 3 ASAP!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the c...WE NEED PART 2 AND 3 ASAP!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the celery!!!! I'll be stocking every couple hours for the part 2 and 3!!! Beautiful work!!!Courtney/Andrew Ennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02436022690741895590noreply@blogger.com