The ups & downs of living in & restoring our 100+ old Victorian house
Thanks y’all for the comments and feedback I’ve received for the transformed buffet table! It is indeed a different beast from what it was. A detail I’ve wanted to mention and a keen few of you may have also noticed is that the buffet is now sporting golden fixtures compared to the darker fixtures it […]
…and this is why I love them. Because where else would you be able to get a nightstand like this…wait for it… …for $0.50?! Yeah. FIFTY CENTS. Even more incredible, and much to my woe, there was a ton of great wood furniture at this estate auction, and the majority of it went for prices like […]
On the last post having to do with my first attempt at trying milk paint to paint a piece of furniture, this is where we left off: As expected, milk paint is unlike anything I’ve used before, but so far it looks like it’s coming along ok. I’m putting another coat or two on it […]
It’s done! As you may or may not remember (I know it’s been awhile!), I fell in love with this buffet table at an estate sale, and decided it was the perfect candidate for me to try milk paint with for the first time! At first I was bent on making it be an emerald green […]
I talked about trying celeric root for the first time when I used it as icing for the meatloaf cupcakes recipe. Recently I have been experimenting with other ways to use this potato-like veggie, my first being fries. For those who don’t know, I have a nightshade allergy, meaning I can’t eat potatoes, tomatoes, or peppers […]
