Are you familiar with rub-on transfers? They are an amazing product to up your DIY project! Here is a super quick rub-on transfer project showing you how easy and fun they are... I had this cute vintage rolling cart that I wanted to use in the Frame and Frills shop for paintbrush display. Even though it was fire engine red, I still wanted to up the decorative flair on it a bit. Rub-on transfers were perfect for this cart! I chose some of the transfers from this collection. That's something that's super great about these rub-on transfers, you ... Keep Reading...
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Nightstand Gets a New Look
The whole point of this blog I write is to encourage you! Over the years, (and years!) of painting, redoing, renovating and flipping, (both furniture and houses) I've learned that some of you are afraid. I'm here to tell you to fear not! I'll walk alongside you, just like in this post where the nightstand gets a new look, I want you to be encouraged to give your own piece a new look. I'll give you the step-by-step guide with the best products and tools to make the job go well. If you mess up, join the club! I've messed up a ton, that's one way to ... Keep Reading...
Petite Bookshelf Makeover, includes Video for Wrinkle-free Decoupage Technique
The Frame and Frills shop has been busy this week, 4 pieces got a makeover. This petite bookshelf makeover was one of them and turned out so sweet. All the products I used in the petite bookshelf makeover are available at FrameandFrills.com in case you want to re-do something of your own! (BTW this sweet petite bookshelf is also for sale in the shop! Here is that link.) The techniques I used to makeover this piece include: PaintingDecoupageTransfersStenciling I found this small bookshelf on Marketplace. Have you checked that place out? There ... Keep Reading...
How to Video: Fusion Tough Coat
This is a bit of a re-run, but not exactly. A few weeks ago I wrote a post showing you in pictures and words how to apply Fusion Tough Coat. If you want to read this process HERE is that post with the directions written out. There are so many questions about this process of applying Fusion Tough Coat I'm expanding that 'how to' written instruction into a video: HERE is the link for all the current DIY workshops at Frame and Frills, both in the workroom and some available as kits that ship to you! Thanks so much for stopping by! Please feel free to ... Keep Reading...
Barn Style Garage
Changing the detached garage into a barn style garage was one of the last things of our whole house renovation projects. After we finished the renovation on the main house, which took over a year, this mismatched, (dare I say, hideous) detached garage sat for another year while we decided what we were going to do to it. There may have been a wee bit of disagreement in that year of waiting... one of us wanted to keep the taller door option for the possibilities it might offer. While a different one of us may have wanted the doors to be even and well, ... Keep Reading...
Blue and White Backsplash Tile
Thinking about tiling your kitchen backsplash and love the thought of a blue and white backsplash tile, but afraid of the commitment? Maybe the compromise I came up with will be an answer for you too. We renovated our house a few years ago, top to bottom, whole house renovation! That was our kitchen on a good day during the renovation. It felt like the kitchen was in a holding pattern like that for a very long time. We had found out that the roof leaked and all work inside stopped as the crew moved outside to build the front porch and roof. ... Keep Reading...
Vintage Romantic Style Cabinet Re-Do
Re-doing this tall cabinet in a vintage romantic style was so much fun! I tried a new, (new to me that is) product to glaze it with to achieve an overall layered aged finish. Here are all the steps and products I used to create this vintage romantic style cabinet redo: All of the products will be listed with shopping links to my shop at the end of this post! There were a lot of steps to this project and I thought about splitting this post into a few posts. If that is something you'd prefer, please let me know for next time!! I needed a cabinet to ... Keep Reading...
Fun Project, Not Enough Time…
I've been working on a fun project this week but ran out of time to write about it... I'll plan to share the full before and after next week. For now though... Here's a tiny peek... This project included decoupage, painting and glazing it all with Fusion Stain and Finishing Oil. It's the first time I used that product for a glaze and I'll share with you how it went! Shop Here! My shop, Frame and Frills is stocked with Fusion Mineral Paints and all sorts of fantastic DIY products. You can shop in person or online. HERE is more info about ... Keep Reading...
How To: DIY Faux Marble Paint Treatment
I found 2 free vintage shelves that fit perfect on a cupboard in the Frame and Frills shop I planned to display the 11 new Fusion Mineral Paint colors on. After looking at the shelves for a bit, I got a vision of how to re-do them. Since the shelves were a laminate and even had a stone type texture on them, I figured to do a faux marble painted finish on them would be perfect! I'll give you a quick before, during and after of the shelves re-do, but this post is mostly showing how to DIY faux marble with paint, which I show in the video. The shelf ... Keep Reading...
Decoupage and Painted Dresser RE-Do
I almost forgot to post this decoupage and painted dresser re-do! It was the first piece I tried this technique on months ago, and I got so busy setting up my DIY supplies Frame and Frills shop I totally forgot that I hadn't posted about it here. Since this first piece, I've done this decoupage and painting technique on several pieces of furniture, trays and even a door to the Frame and Frills workroom! It is a blast to do, though this first one did have a learning curve! I picked up this antique dresser for around $25. I love the simple styling of ... Keep Reading...
Decoupage Door Treatment
This decoupage door treatment is what I was in the mood to create. What a fun finish for this eclectic space! All the products used in this project are stocked in the Frame and Frills shop and will have convenient shopping links towards the end of this post. Before, the door in the Frame and Frills workroom, where I work on painting projects and hold DIY workshop classes was a boring, unpainted metal door that needed some pizzazz! Obviously, not every space can provide such an open book for a totally creative and whimsical decoupage door ... Keep Reading...
Vintage Seahorse Birdbath Re-Do
I never cease to be amazed of the fun treasures one can find on Facebook Marketplace for a minimal investment! It is truly treasure hunting, and I am the ever-loving treasure seeker. It is one of these treasures that led me to this vintage seahorse birdbath re-do project. If you have been following this blog for a while, you may recall I redid an old flat bottom boat a couple years ago, turning it into a backyard boat pond. (HERE is that Backyard Boat Pond post if you missed it.) My plan was for this charming vintage seahorse birdbath to be part of that ... Keep Reading...
Old World Finish Decoupage
I'm having so much fun in my Frame and Frills shop redoing pieces of furniture! The change from before to after can be pretty drastic... like this tall chest of drawers that received an old world finish decoupage treatment! Some furniture flip projects are for demos for the DIY workshop classes I offer, (both in-person and online, that way you can take advantage of joining a fun DIY workshop, even if you're not here in person! HERE are the current workshops being offered.) and some projects are for my own personal use. This particular project is for ... Keep Reading...
Coastal Theme Desk Re-Do
This coastal theme desk re-do was such a fun DIY project! Using one of the Mint Decoupage Papers I sell in the Frame and Frills shop, and extending the borders of it by blending paint out made me feel like an artist! Though I love to paint and re-do, I am not a trained artist. That's what's so wonderful about using these papers, it's the middle ground of being an artist and just being creative with no training. Here's my technique and how I did a bit of a 'furniture flip', changing this little vintage desk into a coastal piece of art... (all the products ... Keep Reading...
How to Get a Streak-Free Tough Coat Finish
I love Fusion Mineral Paint, and though it doesn't need an extra top coat or sealer, there are times when you may want or need one. For instance if you're doing a decoupage paper on a piece of furniture, the paper needs a protective top coat. That's where Fusion Tough Coat comes in. (all the products I used in this post will have easy shopping links grouped together at the end of this post) To get a streak-free finish using Tough Coat or any other water based poly can be tricky. I have found a secret to putting it on and it really works beautifully to ... Keep Reading...
