Knowing the ins and outs of refinishing antique furniture can help you restore beautiful pieces you find at estate sales, tag sales and thrift shops to their former glory. Whether you want to update solid wood furniture to suit your contemporary space, spiff up a mid-century modern console table to hold your flat-screen TV or [...]
Part of finding your kitchen Zen is striking the perfect balance between form and function. Engraved cutting boards help you find that balance by providing a beautiful canvas for any fabulous idea that strikes your fancy. With just a few coats of food safe milk paint, you can create a customized wood cutting board that [...]
Completing your own painting projects can help you save money while providing a sense of accomplishment. But while professional painters typically understand a variety of painting techniques that help them paint a room with minimal time, effort and cleanup, new and novice painters don't have that knowledge to fall back on. Fortunately, you don't have [...]
Hand-carved spoons make a great gift, and spoon painting offers a sustainable way to express your creativity. Part of the green woodworking movement, these innovative pieces reflect not only the skill of the carver but also the artistic acumen via decorative elements. From whittled edges ideal for burnishing to gouged-out lettering perfect for painting [...]
Credit White Wood Company Few things are better in life than crafting personalized creations, and utilizing pallets and upcycled wood give you a chance to express yourself artistically in myriad ways. From custom signage for your living room and made-to-fit coat racks for your entryway to floral wall art to hallway and shiplap [...]
The finish you add to your wood projects has the potential to make or break your piece, whether you intend to display and use it indoors or out. Different woods have different properties and needs, and as such, different products exist to help them look their best. If you're vacillating between wax vs oil for [...]
Finishing outdoor furniture such as Adirondack chairs with high-quality products helps them retain not only beauty but also their durability. Formulated to hold up well against inclement weather and the rigors of seasonal changes, outdoor finishing products like those from the Real Milk Paint Co. offer a simple way to seal, preserve and protect your [...]
Custom wood builders provide many benefits for their clients beyond the obvious functionality they bring to new or existing homes. While prefabricated cabinets and furnishings are readily available — at more inexpensive price points, no less — these pieces simply don't have the personality, quality or staying power of custom wood furniture, tables, cutting [...]
Painting in cold weather can often lead to unsatisfying results, so it's important to understand the downsides. For example, painting at temperatures below 50°F can lead to surfaces drying improperly, sometimes with a cracking paint film. Cosmetically, painting in cold temperatures can also create issues with color uniformity and make touch-ups look far too obvious. [...]
Before canvas became readily available for artists, wood was one of the most common mediums for expressing creativity. Sturdy and durable, a smooth wood surface provides space that accepts paint well, though the downside is that paint on wood art rarely stands the test of time. Fortunately, modern preparation techniques, high-quality paints and painting additives [...]
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