As I am typing this blog update, I can’t believe how fast this year has flown! Especially the last three months, and no wonder, in the last 3 months I have had […]
A new location, news stock & all the goss!!
If you can’t beat it, PAINT IT!!
I have been really missing painting lately. Winter is a really slow time for me, when the going temperature is no more than a top of 12 – 14 if you are […]
Deconstructed Rocking Horse Transformation
Hello on this winters afternoon!
I am a bit excited to share my current transformation with you all as it involves a rocking horse form!! I have received a number of messages asking how I achieved the weathered concrete/stone finish, so I thought that I better get cracking and do a blog post / tutorial on this gloriously fun and effective finish.
Sweet Pickins Milk Paint 101 Workshop
It’s Workshop time!! Taking bookings now for our Sweet Pickins Milk Paint 101 Basics Class. Date: Saturday 22nd April Time: 11am – 3pm Cost: $150pp Location: Throo the Gate Cafe (at rear […]
A Frenchic Furniture Paint Transformation
First up on the cards for a makeover is this absolutely gorgeous batwing vintage dressing table with the prettiest ornate carved detail. Painting pieces that are this pretty is really the best […]
Sweet Pickins Milk Paint – How to get ‘that’ chippy look!!
Sweet Pickins Milk Paint!! Have you tried it yet? If not you seriously must! It is the creme de la creme of milk paint, amazing to work with, has the sweetest colour […]
A Provincial Style Desk Transformation
Sometimes I come accross pieces that I know are going to be hard work but just have so much potential. Enter this big sweet desk .. a definite candidate for stain bleed […]
A Rustic Workbench with Sweet Pickins Milk Paint
I hope I am not starting to become predictable here, but I am totally crushing on old workbenches at the moment!! So when I find one that is unusual and needing some […]
An amazing armoire and a hair raising experience!!
I cannot believe how fast this year is going. And how slack I have been in sharing some of my more recent transformations. So today I thought I would share with you […]
Transforming a giant wardrobe!
Sometimes I find myself taking on some projects that in hind sight may have been slightly very ambitious. Most of the time these are the projects that test my resolve and vision but generally […]
