Vintage Camper Project – Part Two
There’s something a bit magical about Michigan in the fall. The leaves change, the air gets crisp, and it’s a wonderful time to enjoy the great outdoors! This is how we…
Painting Outdoor Furniture
It’s summer and everyone is outdoors having fun. After cleaning up the ‘carnage’ left behind from a winter’s ice storm this spring, I took a look around at the rest of our…
Vintage Camper Project – Part One
Summer is finally here and once again it’s time to head up north and enjoy our PURE MICHIGAN! You’ve seen Jill’s adorable cottage, now it’s time to show you the our old…
Layering Four Colors to Create One Great Look
Have you ever wondered how to create the aged look of time on a painted piece? It’s easy using a chalk and clay paint. I will share how layering four colors…
Painting Furniture… or Should I Say Painting Metal?!
Wondering what chalk type paint can be used on? Well… it will adhere wonderfully to most surfaces. Wood, laminate, formica, glass, ceramic and even metal. However, a good thing to keep…
I’d Like to Buy a Vowel…
I’m headed to Round Top Antiques Market and I’d like to buy a vowel please! When it comes to decorating with salvage letters, I’m a FAN! I love everything about them….
Guest Room Makeover at Chantelle’s House
Our last two daughters moved out this past year making us official empty nesters. While I love all of my girls to pieces and it was hard to see them go,…
Message in a Buffet
This is the special story of how we left a message in a buffet. Half the fun of our job is in finding the pieces that we paint. Sometimes we come…
Chantelle’s Man and His Car
We are handy girls, but wait until to you hear about Chantelle’s man and his car! Handy hubby I know this will sound kinda “braggy” but, I’m married to a fabulous man!…
All Cracked Up
We are all cracked up with Miss Mustard Seed’s Crackle Medium. What fun! I had purchased a dresser that needed to be painted and I wanted to do something special. I figured…
A Vintage Fall Wedding
Recently Chantelle’s daughter got married and we had a vintage fall wedding. If you’re looking for inspiration for a fall wedding, look no further! This blog post is all about a…
Shopping Round Top Antiques Week
“Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above… Don’t fence me in.” We are rising out for some shopping Round Top Antiques Week. “Let me ride through the wide open…
I Left My Heart in Round Top, Texas
This is how I left my heart in Round Top, Texas. It was the fall of 2010. I had stumbled upon the Junk Gypsy Company on Facebook and fell in love. So…