Design an Eclectic Dining Room with Vintage Painted Furniture. Remember your grandma’s home? Have you ever been to an estate sale? The dining room furniture in both cases is usually a “set,” and everything matches. It’s all brown, and it is boring. Well, an eclectic dining room is exactly the opposite of that. It’s not […]
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Over the last eight years, I have sold thousands of vintage pieces of furniture, and in the past couple of years, we have started manufacturing vintage-inspired new furniture. So I happen to know a little bit about both. Before you start thinking about your dream color, choose whether to select a vintage piece of furniture or
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Have you got questions about our lacquered furniture? Well, I’ve got answers! Today, I wanted to address the top 10 most frequently asked questions we get from clients interested in buying or refinishing a piece. Let’s get started! 1. What Type of Paint Do You Use? We exclusively use nitrocellulose pre-catalyzed lacquer to paint our
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When browsing the web for furniture, you will often come across “faux bamboo style” furniture. It’s a very charming, delicate, feminine style of furniture that has stood the test of time. It’s not trendy, and it’s a classic. Faux bamboo furniture was a staple style in warm weather climates like Florida and other Southern states. It
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I am not a furniture historian, so I am going to explain this term in layman’s language. If you want to know more about the history of campaign furniture, you can check out the Wikipedia page here. From a furniture manufacturer’s and a furniture painter’s perspective, classic “campaign furniture” comprises two important design elements –
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What are the pros and cons of vintage furniture? Are there any cons? Isn’t it all fabulous, cool, and good for the earth? Vintage furniture is sold as this magical, noble, romantic thing. If I am being honest, the cons are not made very crystal clear to an average buyer. In the day and age
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In the fall of 2021, we decided to take on the project of painting the wood floors on most of the main floors of our home. When researching the web to find helpful information about such an enormous undertaking, I couldn’t find much information anywhere. Luckily, I could find enough information to jump in, and
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I get asked several times a year to paint something that can be purchased from Ikea. It’s usually from a price-conscious or a younger client. My answer is always a firm NO. Absolutely not. Not a chance. Look, I have no problem with DIYers spending hours and hours making an Ikea dresser look like a
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We paint a LOT, and I mean a LOT of hot pink furniture. There are days that I think I am not an influencer, but I can’t help but admit that I might have pushed many grown women to listen to their inner, feminine, girly girl and take the plunge to choose the color they
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Every single week I get this question. Do you have any dining tables? Will you lacquer my dining table? My answer is always, “No, I don’t sell dining tables, and no, I don’t recommend lacquered dining tables.
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