Tile Work
This week I thought I would explore the world of tiles, faux tiles as well as stenciling on real tiles. A very economical way to liven a plain backsplash wall is to create your own, customized faux tile. Denise Kilpatrick, of Stencils by Denise, created this wall of tiles using stencils she designed herself. The […]...
Faux Marquetry Play Day
This past weekend I had the pleasure to join forces with four other decorative artists and friends in my area for a play date. We have decided to meet once a month (give or take) to play with products and create some new samples to show our clients. This month we chose Faux Marquetry using […]...
Stenciled Night Stand
When I took this small bookcase from home years ago to use in my dorm room, it was already old, and had been painted a dark brown color for as long as I could remember. Since then, it’s followed me to an assortment of dorm rooms, apartments, and houses. Eventually, I had it stripped, and […]...
Boring Armoire Update
Many of us have one of these storage armoires somewhere in our homes. Come on, fess up! It’s just one of those plain white fiberboard units from a box store that you assemble yourself. My tiny home is short on storage so this was a quick fix to help bring all that white to life! I taped […]...
Happy St. Patrick’s Day - Free Stencils
Hop on over to the Fashion DYI blog for some great free St. Patrick’s Day stencils and ideas for projects, compliments of Lorain Blanken....
Recyling Furniture
This week I thought I would focus on breathing some new life into our old furniture. With Spring in the air, many of us start to look around at our surroundings and long for something bright and new to beckon in the new season. Of course, with the economy the way it currently stands, we are […]...