How to paint furniture with Velvet Finishes! I get a lot of emails from people who are new to painting furniture.  It’s so cool that they are interested in trying out Velvet Finishes! But many of them are scared. They are afraid they are going to ‘mess up’ a piece of furniture.  They are afraid […]

 Moto-Boy received an amazing opportunity. He was invited to race in New Zealand. Wait, what? True story. So this is how I came to spend three weeks in New Zealand. And it was incredible! Yep, a team owner in New Zealand invited Moto-Boy, and two other riders from the U.S., to race under the team […]

If you paint a lot of furniture you know what I’m talking about. The bending, the up, down, over, repeat.  It can be a killer on your back. That’s why we decided to Build Work Tables for Painting Furniture at the Design Studio. Why, oh WHY, did we not do this years ago? It was […]

HARDWARE:  Make It or Break It Whether its on the kitchen cabinets, the bathroom vanity, the front door, or just a piece of furniture, if the hardware doesn’t look good, the design doesn’t look good. These are a few of my favorites! Hardware: Make It or Break It First off, if you haven’t heard – brass […]

I love trays on a table. They make everything nice and neat. They corral the junk and just make a space look more organized. I also love O’verlays. O’verlays add a decorative element to whatever they are applied to, are so easy to use and  are just plain awesome!! I thought, surely I can combine […]