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It’s been a couple days since I posted. I’ve been scrambling to get all the to do’s checked off my list before my vacation to Hawaii. There has been a hole in the middle of my space at Summer Cottage for almost two weeks now. I still have Christmas decorations in my family room, and trying to get everything we need for our trip…oh yeah and my boys birthdays! Arrrggg…
But I have been happily painting the last two nights. It’s been so long since I’ve spent some real time painting. I just really love the process from deciding what color and style I want to create. To the “Well I guess that didn’t work I’ll do this” along the way and the end result that is satisfying. Every once in awhile I really am not happy with the end result but it happens. It’s just fun to me and I love it! This is what I have been working on.
This piece I posted a week ago or so but I had to pull up a bunch of veneer on the drawers before I could paint it.
I used a putty knife and an iron I bought at the thrift store for $5 just for the purpose of stripping veneer. You set it on a high setting and if its stubborn you steam it and slowly pry it up with your putty knife. You can see on the bottom part of the drawer that the steam discolored. As long as you don’t get carried away it’s fine once you paint over it.
This is one of the drawers once I got all the veneer up that I wanted to remove. I went over it with a fine grit sandpaper with my orbital sander to get a smooth surface before I painted.
This is a drawer after one coat of paint. I gravitate toward grays,white and cream for the most part so I am trying to venture out into bolder colors. I have all these great colors of Milk paint so I’ve started trying them out. This is Flow Blue it really is a beautiful color. And pardon my disastrous garage that’s how all my life is right now just a mess that I have been functioning amongst until I can get to it.
And this sweet little night stand I picked up yesterday at the thrift store. I will post pictures of these pieces finished. I also did a coffee table that really isn’t all that exciting but when it’s all done I may post that too we’ll see. I said in my last post I was doing some more give aways so here is the details….
First I have a copy of Miss Mustard Seed’s Book Inspired You autographed by Marian up for grabs.
Second…
I am giving away more milk paint from Miss Mustard Seed’s Paint line. You get one color of choice and one bonding agent. These are two separate giveaways so you can enter for both separately. To enter the book give away leave me a comment with one inspiring idea for the new year. Second entry “like” my Facebook page if you already have share it on your FB page and leave a comment letting me know that you have shared it. For the milk paint give away leave me a comment what you’d like to paint with milk paint….I love hearing about all the different pieces to paint:) For second entry “like” my Facebook page if you already have share on your FB page and let me know that you have shared it. You must live in the US or Canada and 18 years or older to be eligible. The give away will close Monday January 14, 2013 at 12:00am PST. I will post a winner on Monday January 14th GOOD LUCK!!
Gracefully Worn 
We would like to paint the legs of our table.
Great giveaway!
For the new year, I bagan using MMS milk paint and love it. I have tried Lucketts green and will try grain sack next and want to micro. To flow blue or kitchen scale.
I picked up a coffee table at a flea market and will be trying one of the colors on that.
Love your blog .
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I have shared this on Facebook for the MmS giveaway. 🙂
I already liked your Facebook page, great ideas, and love see the steps and finished products. Inspires me! Start to stripping an old cabinet that some gave me, want to paint with MMS milk paint! Thinking kitchen scale. That is my goal to get done.
I have a long list of painting project, but I think I will start with our coffee table – I just recently realized that it’s in need of some love!
I’d like to paint my dining table with MMS milk paint in Linen. I did a headboard in this color and it came great.
Miss MustardSeed has been such an inspiration to me. I’d love to win a copy of her book. Which might be the only way I get it as my goal/life project for 2013 is to Not Buy Anything new this year!! Thanks for the great give aways.
Oh, I love MMS and have been following her for a VERY long time. Would love to win her book. I want to start using MMS Milk Paint this year and her book would be so helpful. Thank you for sponsoring this giveaway.
Have a God Filled Day
Shirley
I have shared you giveaway on my FB page as I am already a follower. This is for the MMS book.
I have a pie crust coffee table my husband retrieved from a dumpster that would be great to use MMS Milk Paint on. Not certain what color I would use. The top is in perfect condition, but looks like something has damaged the edges, great for aging paint.
Have a God Filled Day
Shirley
I have shared the giveaway on FB as I am already following you. This is for the MMS Milk Paint.
I’d like to paint my old hoosier cabinet with milk paint. Thanks for the chance to win some!
My one inspiring idea for the new year is to learn or do something new. I enjoy looking back at the years and recalling all of the new things I’ve tried. I don’t have to be good at them or even do them more than once.
I “like” your Facebook page!
I would love to paint that green dresser in out living room – fingers crossed! 🙂
I’m inspired this year to piggy back off of my husband’s idea to ‘give till it hurts’. One of the this my girl’s & I will be doing is singling out a specific person once a month to give a small gift to. It will range from backing a batch of cookies for a neighbor, to wrapping a dollar store gift for a play date friend, to buying coffee for the car behind us at the drive thru (love Mocha Mamma in RP). Simple little acts to randomly brighten someones day. A little challenge for me & the girls to give of yourself.
I have my oldest daughter’s wooden toy box. She is 20 now and I would like to paint it to convert it over to a hope chest of sorts. I liked your page on fb and love your painted pieces! I too am a furniture painter and sell out of an antique/resale shop.
as the mom of 5, i haven’t given enough time to making my house my own. i work for a home decor business and yet don’t take the time to make my own home look great! that’s changing this year! i’ve already started. we can’t finish what we never start 🙂 headed over to share on FB!
I liked your facebook page. I would use the paint on a dresser my nephew gave me for Christmas. Can not wait to redo it and use it my house!
I have a bedroom ladies dresser and mans dresser that need new life. I want to love them again. I don’t so much anymore right now.
This year we plan on some major remodelling in the house …. I have been inspired by all of the new blogs (like this) and fb pages that I am following! Hope to create some of the wonderful looks 🙂
I would paint a gate leg table…for up at the lake.
I am new and am trying to save enough to buy one bonding and one paint – I will soon unless I win! Just lost my job and hoping to do some furniture to keep my spirits up. I will follow you nonetheless!! Your work is beautiful! New follower on facebook!
I have this old 1950’3 side by side gym locker that I would love to paint. It can hold my sons gyms equipment, yet look lovely in the house, perfect world for me!
I have a hand me down children’s rocking chair that i would love to paint for my 2 yr old!
So every shop I visit either on line or in person has some painted furniture or painted pieces of some kind…I have done pieces in the past the hard way and look forward to a try with some Miss Mustard Paints for the ease of some eliminaiton of some steps and would love to read a copy of her book! I am in the process of starting a small shop on a shoestring in my small NE Colorado town after loosing my job after sticking up for people that were being bullied, that is how companies deal with bulling I guess…no laws to go by so just easier to shove people out the door that try and deal with the real problem! But you know what they say…one door closes and another opens…so time to live the dream I have had for so many years…little by little we will get there! I dont know what I want to paint, I have a pair of end tables that need redone so I believe that will be the project for the paint…in a off white color with a beige tint to match my livingroom colors. I have glass and metal tables now that I dearly love all but the glass. I will like and share this on facebook too…Everyone HAVE A WONDERFUL and BLESSED day…Jessica…I have decided that in my shop the 10% I collect I am paying forward to a Colorado Meth Project.org, this is an organization in Colorado that battles the war on Meth…I also will be looking for an organization that wants to develop laws to fight bulling in Colorado to donate to as well so I so agree with your husbands “give til it hurts” idea…
I am a NEW Facebook fan!
Im glad Im not the only one who still has Chrismas Decorations up LOL…me too…guilty, guilty…not enough time in the day right now! I told my husband they may stay up until June OMG…scary thought! Just not enough time right now as my focus is getting the business off to the best start it can have so that is where my focus and energy is at right now and will be for a while so…gee…not sure when the Christmas will come down at home…Enjoy Hawaii…wish I was up for some beach time…sounds heavenly! We went this last June…Love the beaches there…and the warm waters…and the smells and my family that lives there…love everything about Hawaii except one thing…it is too far away from the mainland! 🙂
This year I want be continually inspired myself and inspire other women to be themselves and do something creative that makes her feel happy and satisfied.
Thanks for the veneer instructions. I have a cute wardrobe with that issue! Dara
Santa brought me your fabulous book for Christmas and I am dying to try your paint. Not at all sure I can buy it in Canada. But I’m hoping I can.
I have been following you on FB for sometime! 🙂
New to your blog! Found you through MMS! Would love to win her book! I am looking to be inspired this year to find my calling. I have been a mom for 16+ years and although Mom will always be my favorite and most rewarding “job” I would like to broaden my horizons and stretch my wings in 2013!
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I Love your blog! I would like to paint an antique sellers cupboard with MMS paint, I have been wanting to try it so bad! I have shared your facebook page as well and tagged a couple people for this give away. Thank you for sharing.
Tracy Myers
I would like to paint a cupboard I have in the barn.
I am a new follower of your blog.
I have “liked” you on facebook.
I have a 100 year old Jewelry chest I would love to use MMS milk paint on!
Liked you on FB!
I’m stockpiling nursery furniture and I’d love to use milk paint since its non-toxic. I’ll find out tomorrow what colors I’ll need. 🙂
Hello! Found your blog via Miss Mustard Seed’s FB page!
My inspiring thought for the year is “find the silver lining.” My husband is deploying for the first time this spring and it isn’t going to be easy, but we’re going to find the good parts through the bad!
I’m not sure what I’m going to paint next BUT…I’ve been dying to try the Milk Paint!
I have a cute little French-styled hutch I’d love to paint! I’m thinking Luckett’s Green would be fabulous.The dog decided to chew on it, so it could use a coat of paint to hide where I’ve fixed the trim!
Liked your Facebook page! Thank you for the chance to win!
Shared your FB page on mine! Thanks for the chance to win!
I want to paint my future baby dresser Boxwood. Swoon!
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My girls & I just signed up for Chatelaine’s “kind cycle” which us basically a pledge to do at least one kind act a week. Can be small stuff, just something that will brighten someone else’s day! Great giveaways, and I am happy to have found you
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I just took a class on using MMS milk paint so I have a few projects I would love to get going on…first up is a pair of vintage drop leaf tables for my living room:)
I would love to paint with MMS milk paint and read the great book that is out……….I love to see the finished results of those who use her paint….it’s all about creative minds and moving forward with old/used and making it brand new! : )
I have about 10 pieces to paint but the main one is a lovely buffet with great details to bring out. I just need to chose a color and jump in! Thanks for the opportunity to win the book.
I “liked” your FB page and shared it.
I have a small wardrobe that I would love to paint with milk paint in Shutter Gray!
hi! I would LOVE to paint my living room walls with Miss Mustard Seed Paints!!! Thank you! And LOVE the Facebook page, too!
For the book giveaway…..I have always wanted to paint my old, hardwood floor!!! With a beautiful diamond pattern that is light pink and antique white with a medium, brown connector in-between!! I haven’t yet worked up the nerve to try it but I’m trying! ❤
I have a great old bookcase that I would love to paint with MMS milk paint
I have also liked your facebook page!
I would really like the tricycle red…I have a coffee table that my kids have nearly destroyed and would like to refinish it. Would like to try your paints and see how they work. I love your blog. Thanks for taking the time to post.
1. Only work on the pieces that speak to you. Don’t buy/get rid of pieces that you just don’t have a good feeling for.
2. While it is fun to branch out and try different/bold colors, don’t be afraid to continue working with the color combinations that please use most and you have the most success with. My best pieces, i.e. those that are most popular with others, are always the pieces I have done just to please myself! They seem to appeal to everybody else too!
Shared your website, liked your Facebook page. What wouldn’t I paint with milk paint! Anything that is not upholstered is fair game! I have followed Miss Mustard Seed from her beginnings and would love to try her milkpaint, Shutter Gray, on my kitchen cabinets.
I have liked you on FB. 🙂
I would like to paint a beautiful antique secretary or my kitchen cabinets with milk paint.
I have shared this article on my FB page.
I was inspired to take on my first reupholstering job this year because when I expressed doubt, my husband said, “I’ve done that before, I can help.” 😀
I have the book (it’s great!), but I haven’t tried the paint! I want to paint a buffet in my dining room!
Inspiring idea. I am making a daily date with myself to do something creative at a certain time each day. Putting it in the planner.
Already a FB fan. Reposted.
I would paint a bow front dresser I purchased at an auction.
I have shared on FB about the milk paint giveaway.
I would like to paint my dining room table and chairs, which I have had for 40 years.
i would love to paint a new (old) dresser that i have my eye on to purchase 🙂