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Fast and Beautiful DIY Finishes for Accessories: Part 2

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Linda

What I love about reviving accessories that are sitting around my house collecting dust is that it’s such a quick fix and that it saves you money.  All you are investing is a little time and some paint.  

Here are some accessories that I revamped in my home that you can update too…

Miss Mustand Seed's Typewriter Milk Paint on an old book with a Royal Design Studio stencil

A few months ago, I went to Robyn Story’s blog and noticed that she had used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint to decorate some books she had.  I thought that this was a great idea – but I decided to try it with Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint in Typewriter.  Here’s how I did it.  (more…)

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Fast and Beautiful DIY Finishes for Accessories in Your Home: Part 1

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Linda

If there’s one thing that I do when I only have a little bit of time, it’s revamping an existing accessory in my home.  I’ve done it for photo shoots, gifts, home staging…or “just because,” I can always squeeze in a few moments to add beauty to an existing ugly or forgotten item!

 

revamped miniature Swedish Mora clock

A black miniature Mora clock I found at Marshall’s that I revamped

reproduction Mora clock before

You can read how I did this miniature Mora clock transformation here. (more…)

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