In last week's post, (you can find that post here) I showed you why I love milk paint for creating a realistic distressed look on furniture. The milk paint and tung oil benches in today's post are going to reveal another mind-blowing attribute of milk paint! Wait for it... I had a spot on outside on our back patio walkway that needed 3 benches along the wall. I decided to get unfinished cedar benches so that I could put on my own color and more reliable finish on them! We are in NW Wisconsin. For 6 months of the year we have snow on the ... Keep Reading...
Milk Paint Cupboard
Milk Paint is a very old paint... It's been around for centuries, but I'm fairly new to using it. At Frame and Frills, I stock Milk Paint by Fusion, (along with the famous Fusion Mineral Paint!). I've been trying out several milk paint colors for different projects learning some fun milk painting effects. At Frame and Frills, I stock all the products used in this project. They will linked at the end of this post. Here are the amazing benefits of using milk paint: It is in a powder form and you just add water to the amount you want to use. The rest ... Keep Reading...
Summer Porch Ideas
Oh my, isn't it just so wonderful that the warm months are finally here?! We're up in NW Wisconsin, and winter seemed especially long this year. But now spring has arrived with summer right around the corner so let's celebrate on the porch with some summer porch ideas! What's not to love about porches? When we redid our house we added a pretty large front porch and I don't regret that decision. It makes a welcoming statement from the front, and in the summer it's a great place to enjoy! Our last house had a welcoming front porch with an ... Keep Reading...
Iron Chair Re-Do
Now that I have found this amazing paint product line Fusion Mineral Paint, I am crazy about finding and re-doing pieces! I keep seeing all this cute vintage furniture that just needs a little re-do to bring it back to life. My goal is to use every single color of the Fusion Mineral Paint I have in stock on something! My shop, Frame and Frills, is located in New Richmond, WI and is available online too. If you missed it, HERE is a post I wrote why Fusion Mineral Paint is so unique and wonderful and why I'm thrilled to be able to stock it. The ... Keep Reading...
DIY Faux Aged Metallic Finish
Creating a DIY faux aged metallic finish involved many layers to accomplish the look I was after. This project was so fun to work on! I love using Fusion Mineral Paints because there is no odor, it is super durable and the paint is just so nice to work with. Painting with good quality paint is so much more enjoyable, isn't it?! BTW if you didn't know this already, I now stock the full line of Fusion Mineral Paints, (I've become such a believer in the product, I'm excited to share it with other DIY-ers!) available in the studio in New Richmond, WI or ... Keep Reading...
Why Fusion Mineral Paint?
Last week I shared with you how I figured out to cut plexiglass myself as I explained it was to be used to line the shelves of an antique shoe rack for the Milk Paint by Fusion display in my Frame and Frills studio. Let me explain what is going on in the Frame and Frills studio! The 'studio' is my business Frame and Frills, and is basically located in the lower level of our house, on the Park Avenue entrance. I also have the entire shop available online, so I can ship to anyone in the lower 48 of USA. (HERE is the online shop) A few weeks ago my ... Keep Reading...
Tips for DIY Cutting Plexiglass
Have you priced custom sized plexiglass sheets? I was shocked when I got a quote from the local glass supply store to line these 4 shelves with 1/4" plexiglass cut to size! Instead, I went about figuring out how to do it myself... Here are some tips for DIY cutting plexiglass, it worked out great! This cute antique shoerack really came from a shoe factory. I knew a gal that bought a stash of these from a shoe factory long after they closed. I bought it from her for less than $20! That was like 30 plus years ago... We've used it for keeping shoes on ... Keep Reading...
DIY Free Art for the Frame TV
Remember the days of trying to hide our monstrous TV in a huge armoires! Well, are you familiar with the Frame TV? The unique thing about the Frame TV is that it totally doubles as a piece of art, and trust me, no one wants to hide this lovely TV, (did I just say that about a TV?!) The TV comes loaded with a few pieces of art that you may choose to display. If you want a greater selection, you can buy the art 'subscription' and get several more art options. I like free though, so I figured out how to upload beautiful classic art onto my Frame TV and it was ... Keep Reading...
How to Assemble this Boss Drafting Stool Video
Today's post is actually a video on how to assemble the Boss drafting stool. The stool was pretty easy to assemble, but I wanted to share it with you in case you are intimidated with the thought of putting together a piece of furniture. Soooo many pieces of furniture ordered online now come with 'assembly required'. Some of the assembly is really simple like screwing the feet on, or inserting the knobs, but some pieces are more involved. If I, a middle-aged woman, (grandma actually!) can put together a piece of furniture and encourage you to do so ... Keep Reading...
DIY Shelf Liner
Are you getting in the spring cleaning mood? I sure am! I've actually been working like crazy, cleaning out rooms to expand my decorating and DIY coaching business, Frame and Frills. I'm creating room for the new Fusion Mineral Paint line I stock! Even without a major project like cleaning out a whole room though, cleaning and re-lining a cupboard or shelves is a great way to clean, organize and refresh! These simple DIY shelf liners are two different projects I finished recently. The first DIY shelf liner project was for a big ole cupboard I bought ... Keep Reading...
