DIY Bathroom Makeover with Painted Dresser Converted into a Vanity. #MondayMakeoversWithFallon

DIY BATHROOM MAKEOVER

I shared my DIY Bathroom Makeover process on my social media pages over the past couple of weeks and it was a fun change of pace! With that being said, I thought I would put all of the videos in one place (this blog post) incase someone wanted to go back and watch the whole process. To the right (if you are on the desktop site) you will find the video of Phase 1 where I explain my plans for the space. In the videos below that you will find:

• Phase 2: Prepping the bathroom for paint

• Phase 3: Painting the walls and trim

• Phase 4: Prepping and painting the dresser/vanity

• Phase 5: Adding a sink and faucet to the vanity

• Phase 6: Adding the final décor touches

Throughout each video I explain what products I am using and what’s being done. I hope you enjoy watching the process!

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Phase 1: Explanation of Process

Phase 2: Prepping the bathroom for paint

PHASE 3: Painting the bathroom walls and trim

PHASE 4: Prepping and painting furniture/vanity

PHASE 5: Transforming the dresser to a bathroom vanity

PHASE 6: The Final Phase

Before and After Photos

Antique General Store Apothecary Cabinet Makeover #MondayMakeoversWithFallon

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As SOON as I saw this piece I fell in love with it! Honestly, I didn’t realize how bad of shape it was in until I got it home and saw how broken and worn down it truly was, but it had a story and a history that most pieces of furniture don’t have the chance to tell so I was determined to make it beautiful again. I knew I didn’t want to paint this piece, in fact, I wanted to make it look as original as possible, but not perfect because I loved the scrapes and marks that the piece had collected on it over the years.

BEFORE PICTURES:

THE PREP PROCESS:

1. First, I removed all of the drawers and vacuumed everything

2. I used 60 grit sandpaper on my orbital sander and went to town! There was so much glue, old paint, tape and stickers on the wood, I just dove in and let the low-grit sand paper do most of the work. Since I wasn’t going for “perfection” on this piece, I figured that would be okay. I think I went through about 50 pieces of sandpaper. Ha!

3. I removed all of the old felt that was attached in the top drawers. Yuck! Thankfully, most of it pulled off with ease, but there were a few stubborn areas that I had to use Goo Gone and a scraper to get it off.

4. I took off the top piece of glass and cleaned it really well. There was a ton of duct tape on it, so I used Goo Gone and a scraper to get rid of that as well. In the beginning I wasn’t sure if I wanted to keep the glass or replace it with wood. I ended up keeping it though to keep the piece as authentic as possible and I’m so glad I did!

5. I took out the sliding glass doors on the backside (actually, it would be the front side if you were shopping at the counter). I also decided to go ahead and remove the old lights and shelving that were currently there because after I removed the red felt that area looked pretty rough and needed to be taken out.

6. I vacuumed everything again and then scrubbed the piece with a mixture of water and vinegar. Once it was nice and dry I started the staining process.

MATCHING THE WOOD:

The wood was chipped, broken, scratched, covered in tape and stickers and the wood was mismatched. The mismatched wood is something I did not initially notice. The six larger drawers on the top right were made of pine and the old small drawers, along with the rest of the piece, were made with wood from a sweet gum tree. At some point, someone removed some of the tiny receipt cubbies and added six large drawers and by doing this the wood they used did not match the original wood. While that may not seem like a big deal, when I sanded everything down, the wood didn’t match AT all even after I tried to stain it. So, I thought, I’ll just find the wood that was originally used and replace it, but of course there is always a catch!! There was a blight many years ago and finding wood from a sweet gum tree to help everything match well wasn’t possible. UGH!

I went to my brother-in-law who works at a local lumber mill for help. We went through a bunch of samples of wood to try and find the best match, but nothing seemed to work. The only thing I could do was find something similar and do my best to make it look original to the sweet gum wood. My best option was to go with cherry. My brother-in-law made me new drawer fronts and my husband re-built the drawers and added the new fronts.

THE STAINING/MATCHING PROCESS:

On the base of the piece and on the original drawers I used Howard Restor-A-Finish in Dark Walnut. On the new (cherry) drawer fronts, I had to get a little creative.

1. With my hammer and a bag of nails I beat the new wood to give it an “aged” look.

2. I then applied Miniwax, Special Walnut over the wood and wiped it off so that the stain would darken and set in the knicks and scratches that I intentionally put in the new wood.

3. I applied a coat of General Finishes Gel Stain in Nutmeg.

4. Once everything was dry and since I wasn’t going for perfection, I randomly applied a coat of Howard Restor-A-Finish in Dark Walnut to the drawer fronts.

NEW SIDES:

I wasn’t crazy about the plywood sides, so I decided to spruce them up with 2.5” slats that I purchased from Lowes. We attached them when Titebond and 1” finishing nails. I used three coats of General Finishes Gel Stain in Nutmeg to tie everything together.

Note, I did not wipe the gel stain off after I applied it because it caused the color to be too light. You can see in the third picture below, the slat on the left side was not wiped off. Since the slats were on the sides of the piece “wear and tear” didn’t really matter, therefore I applied/painted the gel stain on with a foam brush to darken the color and didn’t do anything else to it.

ADDING NEW HARDWARE:

I really wanted to salvage the original pulls, but it was so mismatched, broken and scratched that I couldn’t get it to work no matter how hard I tried. There were even a couple of old bracelets being used to open the drawers. Ha!. Anyway, I did not have enough of the same pulls or knobs for everything to make sense, so I had to purchase new ones. On all of the small drawers I used card catalog pulls that I purchased off of Amazon. On the larger drawers, I wanted to do something slightly different, so I purchased separate card label frames and reused the knobs that originally came on the piece to complete the look.

BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES:

This piece took a little longer than planned because of the mismatched wood dilemma, but now it has an even better story, right!? I’m excited to get it in our home and use it as our TV stand. Hey, and ya never know, maybe our children (or me!?) will own a store one day and use this piece for the check-out counter!

As always, thank you so much for tuning in for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. If you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. Don’t forget to check out my previous #MondayMakeoversWithFallon blog posts below as well as my other educating #TuesdayTipsWithFallon video tips/tutorials!

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Did you know I have an eBook plus three different staging and styling guides that help you stage your furniture!? Between all three guides you receive over 500 different ways to style and stage different pieces of furniture. Yes, 500!! They are not just for the furniture artist either. Maybe you are planning on selling your home and need help staging your furniture so it doesn’t look cluttered or maybe you just have no clue how to style the furniture that you currently have and you want it to look nice?! No worries! These are for you!! Between all three guides and my second edition eBook you get over 200 pages of information! You do not have to worry about staging and styling your furniture ever again!!Here is the link to my eBook, Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Painted Furniture. It jammed packed information that will help you take your staging to the next level! I also have three separate staging and styling guides that help you stage specific pieces of furniture.

Here is a breakdown of my eBook and Guides:

*Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Your Painted Furniture. 2nd EDITION: Everything you need to know to help you stage your furniture from, photography, the photo editing process, lighting, staging areas/locations, information about logo/watermarks…just to name a handful of the topics.

*The Bedroom Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Chest of Drawers, Dressers, Nightstands, Wardrobes, Blanket Chests, Vanities, Beds and Bedroom Sets)

*The Dining Room Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Buffets/Sideboards, China Hutches, Glass Front China Cabinets and Tables & Chairs

*The Everyday Living Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Desks, Multi-Purpose Pieces, Sofa Tables, TV Stands, Side Tables, Coffee Tables, Benches and Bookshelves

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Full Tutorial on Water-Damaged Desk Makeover #MondayMakeoversWithFallon

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This beautiful desk came to me with a lot of water damage. I fell in love with the character that the piece had to offer so I was determined to bring it back to life for my client! See the process below.

THE FIXING & PREP PROCESS:

1. First, I removed the chipping veneer. The veneer was messed up on the right side of the piece because that was where the water leaked on it. The water got underneath the veneer making it hard to repair so I ended up scraping and chipping it all off with a hammer and metal putty knife/scrapper. There were a few stubborn spots, but thankfully most of it came off pretty easily.

2. I removed the back of the piece because it was falling apart.

3. I glued and clamped any areas that had cracked due the moisture from the water. I clamped each section together where it had separated. This process took at extra day because there were a lot small cracks all over the piece and I wanted to make sure the glue had ample time to dry.

4. Once the veneer was completely removed and everything was fixed/glued, I used 60 grit sandpaper on my orbital sander because I needed something really course to get rid of any leftover glue

5. I then applied Bondo to the areas that I applied glue in the cracks. I wanted to make sure the seams from the cracks were smooth and wouldn’t separate again over time.

6. I sanded with 120 grit sandpaper to get rid of any rough spots from the Bondo followed by 220 grit on my sander to smooth everything out

7. I then wiped everything down with Mineral Spirits. Once it was nice and dry I started the painting process

THE PRIMING & PAINTING PROCESS:

1. I started by priming the whole piece with two coats of BIN Primer

2. I hand sanded the whole piece to make sure the primer was nice and smooth with 220 grit sandpaper.

3. Vacuumed the sanding dust

4. Applied 3 coats of Autentico Vintage Paint in the color Belgian Stone.

5. I lightly distressed all of the edges to bring the white through. I used 220 grit sandpaper to achieve the look I was going for.

6. Vacuumed the sanding dust

7. I painted, sealed and added a new piece of plywood to the back of the piece to replace the old one that was falling apart.

8. I spray painted the hardware white to match the white that was peeking through the grey where I distressed it.

9. I white washed the “lattice” so that you could still see through it and made sure it tied in well with the rest of the piece.

10. I then sealed the whole piece with Autentico Clear Wax, buffed it about 30 minutes after I applied the wax and then applied a second coat. Once the second coat sat on the piece for about 15 minutes, I buffed it one more time to give the piece a little shine.

BEFORE AND AFTERS:

As always, thank you so much for tuning in for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. If you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. Don’t forget to check out my previous #MondayMakeoversWithFallon blog posts below as well as my other educating #TuesdayTipsWithFallon video tips/tutorials!

*Please note, this post does contain affiliate links.

Did you know I have an eBook plus three different staging and styling guides that help you stage your furniture!? Between all three guides you receive over 500 different ways to style and stage different pieces of furniture. Yes, 500!! They are not just for the furniture artist either. Maybe you are planning on selling your home and need help staging your furniture so it doesn’t look cluttered or maybe you just have no clue how to style the furniture that you currently have and you want it to look nice?! No worries! These are for you!! Between all three guides and my second edition eBook you get over 200 pages of information! You do not have to worry about staging and styling your furniture ever again!!Here is the link to my eBook, Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Painted Furniture. It jammed packed information that will help you take your staging to the next level! I also have three separate staging and styling guides that help you stage specific pieces of furniture.

Here is a breakdown of my eBook and Guides:

*Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Your Painted Furniture. 2nd EDITION: Everything you need to know to help you stage your furniture from, photography, the photo editing process, lighting, staging areas/locations, information about logo/watermarks…just to name a handful of the topics.

*The Bedroom Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Chest of Drawers, Dressers, Nightstands, Wardrobes, Blanket Chests, Vanities, Beds and Bedroom Sets)

*The Dining Room Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Buffets/Sideboards, China Hutches, Glass Front China Cabinets and Tables & Chairs

*The Everyday Living Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Desks, Multi-Purpose Pieces, Sofa Tables, TV Stands, Side Tables, Coffee Tables, Benches and Bookshelves

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Complete Tutorial On How To Transform An Antique Vanity To Nightstands!

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Step 1: Separate pieces. Each piece of furniture is different. I wish I could tell you to “do it exactly like this” but sometimes the pieces are connected with screws and other times they are connected with nails. I have even seen both used on the same piece, so just be prepared with a screw driver and hammer in hand. Also, make sure you protect your eyes with safety glasses when you’re removing these pieces!

Step 2: Cut apart. My husband helped me cut the last piece off that connects to the backside of the tables. First he used the reciprocating saw to separate them (you could also use a circular saw) and he then ran the tables through the table saw to get a super clean cut.

Step 3: Add missing piece of molding. Since the piece was separated into two different sections, part of the molding was taken off leaving a gap towards the back of the tables. To fix this, I took a piece off molding from the scraps that I removed in the beginning, cut the molding down with a miter saw, then glued and clamped it to the table. From there, I used Bondo (see step 5) and sanded the area really well so you wouldn’t be able to tell the molding wasn’t original.

Step 4: Clean and sand smooth after cutting. I cleaned the piece inside out with TSP, let it dry really well, then sanded the areas where we cut. I also sanded down the areas where I removed all of the old nails. I wanted to make sure I had a nice clean surface so that when I applied the Bondo to the sides, it would stick well and leave me with a smooth finish.

Step 5: Fill holes. I know, this part looks scary but this is the part that brings everything together! I applied Bondo to each hole and area that had been cut to smooth out the surface. I had to repeat this process a few times to get exact look I wanted. Once the Bondo was dry, I sanded it with 80 grit sandpaper, followed by 220 grit sandpaper on my Random Orbital Sander. Click HERE for a #TuesdayTipsWithFallon tutorial on how I apply Bondo.

Step 6: Clean, Vacuum, Prime, Sand. After I sanded the Bondo to a smooth finish, it was time to clean everything again. I vacuumed off all the sanding dust, scrubbed each piece with TSP and then once everything was completely dry, I applied 2 coats of BIN Shellac Primer. Once the primer was dry, I sanded it to smooth finish with a 220 grit sanding pad. Of course, I vacuumed everything one more time from where I sanded the primer.

Step 7: Apply Paint Color, Distress Edges, Seal with Top Coat. I applied 3 coats of Cathedral Taupe by Fusion Mineral Paint with my 2'“ Palm Pro by Zibra. I lightly hand-distressed the edges with 220 grit sandpaper and sealed each piece with 3 coats of General Finishes High Performance Top Coat in Flat.

Step 8: Sand Legs and Apply Howard’s Restore-A-Finish. Since the original finish was starting to come off, I decided to go ahead remove it to give the legs a fresh look. I hand sanded them with 150 grit sandpaper and then applied Howard’s Restor-A-Finish in Mahogany. After that I applied Howard’s Feed and Wax to preserve and protect the color that I just applied.

Step 9: Wipe down drawers with Howard’s Restore-A-Finish, Line Drawers with Paper, Add New Knobs. First, I wiped the drawers down with Howard’s Restor-A-Finish to bring them back to life. Click HERE for #TuesdayTipsWithFallon tutorial on how I apply Howard’s Restor-A-Finish to drawers. From there, I added vintage hymns as drawer liners and finished each piece off with new knobs!

Before-and-After Pictures:

Guess what!? These are for sale, too!! Click HERE for the listing!!

As always, thank you so much for tuning in this week for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. If you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. I look forward being with you next Monday and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for my educating video tutorial/tip for #TuesdayTipsWithFallon!!

*Please note, this post does contain affiliate links.

Did you know I have an eBook plus three different staging and styling guides that help you stage your furniture!? Between all three guides you receive over 500 different ways to style and stage different pieces of furniture. Yes, 500!! They are not just for the furniture artist either. Maybe you are planning on selling your home and need help staging your furniture so it doesn’t look cluttered or maybe you just have no clue how to style the furniture that you currently have and you want it to look nice?! No worries! These are for you!! Between all three guides and my second edition eBook you get over 200 pages of information! You do not have to worry about staging and styling your furniture ever again!!Here is the link to my eBook, Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Painted Furniture. It jammed packed information that will help you take your staging to the next level! I also have three separate staging and styling guides that help you stage specific pieces of furniture.

Here is a breakdown of my eBook and Guides:

*Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Your Painted Furniture. 2nd EDITION: Everything you need to know to help you stage your furniture from, photography, the photo editing process, lighting, staging areas/locations, information about logo/watermarks…just to name a handful of the topics.

*The Bedroom Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Chest of Drawers, Dressers, Nightstands, Wardrobes, Blanket Chests, Vanities, Beds and Bedroom Sets)

*The Dining Room Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Buffets/Sideboards, China Hutches, Glass Front China Cabinets and Tables & Chairs

*The Everyday Living Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Desks, Multi-Purpose Pieces, Sofa Tables, TV Stands, Side Tables, Coffee Tables, Benches and Bookshelves

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Step-by-Step Guide, Spindle Grant Table Makeover #MondayMakeoversWithFallon

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I have been dying to use the color Lichen by Fusion Mineral Paint and it did not disappoint! It's such a soothing green color. Aren’t the spindles amazing on this table? See the makeover below!

The Prep Process:

• I cleaned the piece with TSP and shop towels

• Once everything was dry I scuff-sanded the piece with 220 grit sandpaper.

• After I sanded it, I vacuumed it really well and cleaned it again with Krud-Kutter.

The Painting Process:

• For the body of the piece I used Lichen by Fusion Mineral Paint. I applied two coats with my Zibra 2” Palm Pro on the flat areas and my Zibra Round Brush on the spindles letting each coat dry well in-between.

• Once both coats were dry, I lightly hand-sanded the edges with 220 girt sandpaper to give the edges a distressed look.

• I sealed the entire piece with General Finishes High Performance Top Coat in Flat

• I added a new handle from D.Lawless Hardware to highlight the drawer.

As always, thank you so much for tuning in this week for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. If you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. I look forward being with you next Monday and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for my educating video tutorial/tip for #TuesdayTipsWithFallon!!

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Industrial Filing Cabinets to Side Tables Makeover #MondayMakeoversWithFallon

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I’ve been on the hunt for a couple of unique filing cabinets so that I could transform them into something cool. These were the perfect fit and you can do so many different things with them. You can make them into side tables/nightstands, set them apart and add a piece of wood to the top to make a desk, or of course, they could be used as filing cabinets! I love when pieces serve so many different purposes. Anyway, when I saw these two I snatched them up and got to work! See the process below.

THE PREP PROCESS:

• I removed the drawers and laid everything out so I could have easy access to each piece during the cleaning process.

• I cleaned and scrubbed the cabinets inside-and-out with Krud Kutter and a Scotch Brite pad.

• I let the cabinets dry really well in the sun, HOWEVER, I did not let the metal get hot because I knew that it would affect the application of the spray paint. I made sure that they dried well (about 30 minutes), but then moved them to the shade.

THE PAINTING PROCESS:

• The painting process was pretty simple. I found a well ventilated area (not in the direct sunlight) and started spraying! My absolute favorite product to use on metal is Rust-Oleum spray paint. It goes on smooth and holds up really well over time. I probably could have gotten away with (2) cans of spray paint, but being the perfectionist that I am when it comes to painting, I actually used (1.5) cans on each cabinet, so I went through (3) cans total. I wanted to make sure I covered every square inch, inside-and-out.

ADDING WOOD BASE:

• The base of the filing cabinet measures 12 x 24, so I had a to buy a large board from The Home Depot and cut it down to fit the base.

• I smoothed out the cut board with a piece of sandpaper then I scuffed up the bottom of the filing cabinet so the glue would adhere well.

• I just Rapid Bond Super Glue and spread it all over the bottom of the filing cabinet.

• I quickly placed the cut board on top of the glue. Instead of clamping the board down with clamps, I just added some books and weights to the top to apply pressure.

ADDING HAIRPIN LEGS:

• I purchased these Hairpin Legs off of Amazon.

• The instructions recommended screwing the legs in 1.5” from the edge, so that’s what we did!

• The screws that came with the legs were too long, so I had to purchase new ones (pictured below)

• I measured and marked each hole then my husband pre-drilled and screwed them in for me.

BEFORE-AND-AFTER PHOTOS: I love the way these turned out! They were just as I envisioned. They can serve many different purposes and are one-of-a-kind!!

Guess what!? These are for sale, too!! Here is the listing: Industrial Filing Cabinets/Side Tables. If you aren’t local and would like a shipping quote, just let me know!

As always, thank you so much for tuning in this week for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. If you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. I look forward being with you next Monday and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for my educating video tutorial/tip for #TuesdayTipsWithFallon!!

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Humidor to Side Table Makeover #MondayMakeoversWithFallon

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This is one of those pieces that you walk by and you’re like, “Oh my goodness! What a cute little table!” I instantly saw the potential because of it’s petite size! See the process below.

The Prep Process:

• I removed the hardware and the door. I wasn’t crazy about the door because it drooped a little, so I went ahead and took it off. I also knew I was going to replace the top so I went ahead and unscrewed it and took it off as well.

• Even though this piece was a humidor, it was pretty clean. I think it was used as a side table, instead of humidor, so it was pretty clean. I went ahead and gave it a good bath though with TSP.

• Once everything was dry I scuff-sanded the piece with 220 grit sandpaper.

• After I sanded it, I vacuumed it really well and cleaned it again with Krud-Kutter.

The Staining Process

• I replaced the old top with a new piece of white-oak

• :I used Wood Conditioner on the top before I applied the stain. I stained the top with Java Gel Stain by General Finishes. I applied two coats to deepen the color a little bit.

• Once the top was nice and dry I sealed it with 3 coats of Arm-R-Seal by General Finishes

• I repeated the exact same process for the legs of the piece, except I hand sanded the legs with 150 grit sandpaper to get rid of the original stain. Once I had a clean slate, I applied the Java Gel Stain by General Finishes on the legs.

The Painting Process:

• For the body of the piece I used Fiddle Leaf by Old Barn Milk Paint.I applied two coats with my Zibra 2” Palm Pro letting each coat dry well in-between.

• Once both coats were dry, I lightly hand-sanded it with 220 girt sandpaper to give it an aged look. By doing this it added some depth to the piece. The paint also naturally chipped in a few places which was exactly what I wanted!

• I sealed the entire piece with Clear Wax by Old Barn Milk Paint. After it sat on the piece for about 30 minutes, I buffed it with a shop towel to make it nice and smooth.

• I added new knobs to match the dark oak top.

As always, thank you so much for tuning in this week for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. If you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. I look forward being with you next Monday and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for my educating video tutorial/tip for #TuesdayTipsWithFallon!!

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Step-by-Step Guide, A Simple White Table Makeover

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Isn’t this the cutest little table? It was a custom piece I re-did for a client. It definitely needed a refresh and some fixing, but it was a pretty simple process! See below.

THE PREP PROCESS:

• I cleaned this piece with a 3M sponge and TSP

• After it was dry, I sanded the top of the piece with 120 grit on my orbital sander and then hand sanded the legs with a 120 grit piece of sandpaper

• I vacuumed off all of the sanding dust

• I cleaned the whole piece one more time Krud Kutter and shop towels. I wanted to make sure any lose dirt and dust from where I sanded it was completely gone

THE PRIMING PROCESS:

• I spray-primed the whole piece with a coat of BIN /Shellac to prevent any potential bleed through

• Once the Shellac was dry, I lightly hand sanded the piece with 220 grit sandpaper to smooth out the primer

• I vacuumed the sanding dust so the surface was nice and clean

THE FIXING PROCESS: Just as a side note, I typically fix my pieces before I prime, but I did this piece backwards because it came apart on me during the priming process.

• I glued the loose areas with Titebond and clamped everything until the glue was nice and dry. I also fixed any screws that had come loose.

• I filled in the gaps under the table. There wasn’t a lot I could do with this area because the wood had warped. I filled the gaps with caulk to make the piece look nice and complete. Tune in tomorrow for my #TuesdaysTipsWithFallon tutorial so you can see this process.

THE PAINTING PROCESS:

• I applied 3 coats of a custom mix of General Finishes Snow White and General Finishes Antique White using my Zibra 2” Palm Pro. on the flat area and my Zibra Round Brush on all of the spindles

• Once the third coat of paint was nice and dry, I distressed the edges with a 220 grit piece of sandpaper

• I vacuumed the sanding dust

• I applied 3 coats of General Finishes High Performance Top Coat in Flat.

As always, thank you so much for tuning in this week for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. If you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. I look forward being with you next Monday and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for my educating video tutorial/tip for #TuesdayTipsWithFallon!!

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OH NO!! This Drop Leaf Table Makeover Didn’t Go As Planned!!

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As promised, I wrote a blog post on the restoration process of the tricky maple table and chairs. This is the part you don’t typically see, but I wanted to share because it was a learning experience for me which will hopefully turn into a learning experience for you!

The Stripping Process: I went through my normal process of how I strip stain/paint. I brushed on a coat of CitriStip with a chip brush and covered it up with Saran Wrap. I let it sit for about 6 hours before I checked it. Sometimes I let the CitriStrip sit for up to 24 hours, checking it about every 6 to 12 hours to make sure everything working as it’s supposed to. This time when I pulled back the Saran Wrap I noticed it looked different than it normally does. So, I kept pulling it off and that’s about the time I kind of freaked out.

UMMM, what in the world happened!?

It looks like the stain “pooled” in areas, doesn’t it? Well, the super odd part is that after I cleaned all of the stripper off, leaving no CitriStrip on it (according to touch) all of that mess was still there. I could take a nail and scratch it across the top and nothing would come off on it. I was stumped. It was super weird. The only thing I could think to do was let it dry because maybe it was just damp deep down in the wood, but it wasn’t, so unfortunately that didn’t work. In the segment of pictures below, the 5th and 6th pictures are almost a week after this occurred.

I contacted a few of my professional painter friends and sent them this video! Bare with me, I originally had no intention of doing a blog post on this, so the video isn’t the best. I just want you to have a view of the table “live” if that makes sense?!

I tried everything I could think of to get the mess off of the top. I cleaned it. I sanded the heck out of it. I tried to strip small areas again. I tested other stripping products…nothing worked. Maybe it was sap or tannins, but, I honestly think the wood reacted in an odd way causing the CitriStrip to burn it.

For some odd reason this particular piece did not want to be stripped down, so the only thing I thought I could do was just sand it really hard. HA! Maple is a hard wood and this stuff wasn’t budging, so after I made it about three inches across the table and I went through at least 5 sanding discs I knew I was going to burn out my sander and I needed to call in the big guns.

I had to take the pieces to a professional sawmill and get an 1/8 of an inch planned off the top. In the pictures below you can see how much better it looked, but even after getting an 1/8” taken off, there were still some spots coming through so I had to spend a few more hours and sand those off with my orbital sander.

You may be wondering, did she try all 3 pieces? Yes, because curiosity had the best of me. I wanted to know if all three pieces would react the same way and they did. However, I didn’t use Saran Wrap on the other two pieces. Instead, I just brushed the CitriStrip on and let it sit for about 30 minutes. It was okay though because at that point I knew I was going to get them planned down and in all honesty, I wanted to have all 3 pieces planned at the same time because I wanted everything to match well.

WOW! So the stripping process took a lot longer than I anticipated! Now, I can finally paint and stain everything!

THE STAINING PROCESS:

• I stained the top (and underside of the drop leafs) with three coats of Weathered Stain by Old Barn Milk Paint

• I sealed the top of the piece with High Performance Top Coat in Flat by General Finishes, letting each coat dry really well in-between. I applied 4 coats because I knew the top would be getting a lot of use.

THE PAINTING PROCESS:

• I primed the whole piece with 2 coats of BIN /Shellac to prevent any potential bleed through.

• Once the Shellac was dry, I lightly hand sanded the piece with 220 grit sandpaper to smooth out the primer, dusted off all of the primed areas and a ran a tack cloth across it to make sure everything was nice and smooth.

• I applied 3 coats of a custom mix of General Finishes Snow White and Antique White using my Zibra 2” Palm Pro. on the flat areas and my Zibra Round Brush on all of the spindles..

• Once the third coat of paint was nice and dry, I distressed the edges with a 220 grit piece of sandpaper

• I vacuumed the sanding dust

• I applied 3 coats of General Finishes High Performance Top Coat in Flat.

Okay, so what did we learn from this!? Tables are finicky! While this case was extreme, I don’t think I have ever worked on a table that didn’t have some type of issue. They have been cleaned so many times compared to regular pieces of furniture because people eat off of them and I think over time all of the chemicals take a toll on the wood and cause it to react in different ways.

Again, out of all the tables and pieces of furniture I have ever stripped, this is the first time something this extreme has happened. That’s good news, right? If you’re hesitant to strip a piece or afraid something like this could potential occur, test a small area on the top or the underside of the piece first.

In the end, my client was extremely happy with the results. I had to tell her what happened, otherwise she would have never known. Thankfully, it turned out great and it was exactly what she wanted!

As always, thank you so much for tuning in this week for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. If you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. I look forward being with you next Monday and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for my educating video tutorial/tip for #TuesdayTipsWithFallon!!

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Step-by-Step Guide, Grey Chest-of-Drawers with Glass Knobs

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When I saw this chest-of-drawers I immediately knew I wanted to soften it up with a light color and big glass knobs. I envisioned it going in a girl's bedroom and that's exactly where it ended up going. Yay! See the process below.

THE PREP PROCESS:

• I removed the drawers, took off the knobs (placed them in a Ziplock bag)

• I cleaned this piece with a 3M sponge and TSP

• After it was dry, I sanded the piece really well. It had a lot of scratches on it, so I used 150 grit sandpaper on my orbital sander and then I followed up with 220 grit to smooth it out a little bit.

• I then vacuumed off all of the sanding dust, inside and out.

• I cleaned the whole piece one more time Krud Kutter and shop towels. I wanted to make sure any lose dirt and dust from where I sanded it was completely gone.

• I taped off all of the edges with painter’s tape

• Once the prep process was complete, I waited 24 hours to make sure the chemical products I used had ample time to dry.

THE PAINTING PROCESS:

• I primed the whole piece with 2 coats of BIN /Shellac to prevent any potential bleed through.

• Once the Shellac was dry, I lightly hand sanded the piece with 220 grit sandpaper to smooth out the primer, dusted the piece off and a ran a tack cloth across it to make sure the piece was nice and smooth.

• I applied 3 coats General Finishes Seagull Grey using my Zibra Fan brush and 2” Palm Pro.

• I vacuumed the sanding dust.

• I applied 3 coats of General Finishes High Performance Top Coat in Flat with my Zibra Chisled Wedge

• At the end of the process I purchased a new back for the piece because the original one was gone. I went ahead and painted it to match the dresser to give a nice complete look. I purchased the wood from The Home Depot.

The gorgeous knobs on this chest-of-drawers are my favorite and the best price on the market! I got them from D.Lawless Hardware and they were the perfect touch to complete the look of this piece!

As always, thank you so much for tuning in this week for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. If you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. I look forward being with you next Monday and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for my educating video tutorial/tip for #TuesdayTipsWithFallon!!

*Please note, this post does contain affiliate links.

Did you know I have an eBook plus three different staging and styling guides that help you stage your furniture!? Between all three guides you receive over 500 different ways to style and stage different pieces of furniture. Yes, 500!! They are not just for the furniture artist either. Maybe you are planning on selling your home and need help staging your furniture so it doesn’t look cluttered or maybe you just have no clue how to style the furniture that you currently have and you want it to look nice?! No worries! These are for you!! Between all three guides and my second edition eBook you get over 200 pages of information! You do not have to worry about staging and styling your furniture ever again!!Here is the link to my eBook, Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Painted Furniture. It jammed packed information that will help you take your staging to the next level! I also have three separate staging and styling guides that help you stage specific pieces of furniture.

Here is a breakdown of my eBook and Guides:

*Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Your Painted Furniture. 2nd EDITION: Everything you need to know to help you stage your furniture from, photography, the photo editing process, lighting, staging areas/locations, information about logo/watermarks…just to name a handful of the topics.

*The Bedroom Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Chest of Drawers, Dressers, Nightstands, Wardrobes, Blanket Chests, Vanities, Beds and Bedroom Sets)

*The Dining Room Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Buffets/Sideboards, China Hutches, Glass Front China Cabinets and Tables & Chairs

*The Everyday Living Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Desks, Multi-Purpose Pieces, Sofa Tables, TV Stands, Side Tables, Coffee Tables, Benches and Bookshelves

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M | H Theater Seat's Makeover (Step-by-Step Guide)

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These theater seats were definitely a labor of love, but they were so worth it! Below is the process I took to restore them and give them a second chance at life!

The Prep Process:

• I took apart everything and removed the top layer of veneer. The veneer was really messed up and beyond repair so my only option was to take it all off. I ended up scraping and chipping it all off with a hammer and metal putty knife/scrapper. There were a few stubborn spots, but thankfully most of it came off pretty easily.

• I glued and clamped the plywood together where it had separated. This process took a few days because there was a lot of separation in the seats, as you can see in the “before” picture above.

• Once the veneer was completely removed and everything was fixed/glued, I used 60 grit sandpaper on my orbital sander because I needed something really course to get rid of any leftover glue

• I followed up with 120 grit sandpaper on my sander and smoothed everything out

• I then wiped everything down with Mineral Spirits. Once it was nice and dry I started the painting process

The Painting Process:

• I started by priming the bottom of the seats with BIN Primer

• I painted the bottom of the seats with a custom mix of General Finishes Snow White with a touch of Antique White

• I then sealed the bottom with a coat of General Finishes High Performance Top Coat in Flat

• After the bottom of the seats were nice and dry, I laid out the vinyl cut-outs. My sister has a Silhouette and graciously cut out the letters and paint brush so I could customize the theater seats. I sketched out all of my measurements before I started applying the vinyl cut-outs and the paint.

• I then painted 2 coats of General Finishes Lamp Black to the vinyl-cut outs or stencils, in this case.

• I touched up the black and white areas

• I then sealed the bottoms, again, with another coat of General Finishes High Performance Top Coat in Flat to protect it

The Staining Process:

• I applied a slip coat of Mineral Spirits.

• I applied 2 coats of Special Walnut by Minwax, letting each coat dry well in-between

• Sealed the stained areas with Minwax Polyurethane

Once everything cleaned, fixed, painted and stained, I put everything back together. I replaced the old screws and bolts with new ones since the originals were rusty and pretty bent up. I purchased the new ones from Lowe’s.

I love that I am able to use these in my studio and believe it or not, they are actually pretty comfortable to sit in!

As always, thank you so much for tuning in this week for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. If you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. I look forward being with you next Monday and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for my educating video tutorial/tip for #TuesdayTipsWithFallon!!

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How To Get This Look! Raw Dresser Makeover

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Happy Monday! I originally planned on a different makeover today but when I posted this dresser yesterday I received a ton of comments and questions, so I decided to write a blog post on it to help you guys out!

As I stated in yesterday’s post, our home was filled with other people’s furniture, my paint supplies, business paperwork and staging decor for so long I didn’t realize how empty our downstairs would be when I moved all of my business stuff out to the new studio. SO, I decided to keep this one because it has so much character. Plus, it was handmade in the 1850’s in my hometown and I have now poured my heart into the restoration so it’s a keeper in my book!

See the process below…

Now, the crazy part is that everyone thought this was the dresser that I was working on in my post where I am laying on the ground and I look flat-out exhausted, hahaha, but it’s actually a different one! I had to split the sanding up over a couple of days because this piece is a little larger than that one, but they are very similar in style! Ohhh, should I keep that one, too!? AHH! The struggle is real!!

The process was actual very simple, A LOT of work, but simple:

• Vacuumed the whole piece inside-and-out

• Cleaned and scrubbed with TSP

• Fixed the loose areas with Titebond and made sure all the of the old square nails were still nailed in well and functioning properly

• I then sanded and sanded and sanded and sanded with 60 grit sandpaper on my orbital sander. I intentionally did not sand out every single mark and scratch because I wanted to keep some of the original character. My goal was to just remove all of the old stain. I then followed up with 120 grit on my orbital sander to smooth everything out

• I hand sanded with 220 grit (since I knew I wasn’t going to stain this piece I went with a higher grit to make it extra smooth)

• Dusted off the piece with shop towels and vacuumed it really well

• Sanded the knobs, painted them with General Finishes Lamp Black using my Square brush by Zibra, then distressed them with 150 grit sandpaper. I sealed the knobs with Country Chic Paint’s Natural Clear Wax (USE affiliate code: MARKETHOUSE10 to receive 10% off!)

• Since the piece was so old, I went ahead and shellac’ed the inside of it, as well as the drawers

• Finally, the sealing part. I’ve had a lot of questions about this and honestly, I did not seal this one. Since I’m keeping this piece for my own home and I know it’s not going to get a ton of use where I’m placing it, I did not top coat it. When you top coat or add a wax it tends to darken and change the color of the wood, so I didn’t want to take any chances of that happening because I was in love with the current look. HOWEVER, if I was going to use this piece in a bathroom or a high traffic area, I would definitely seal it with a poly or a clear wax. If for some reason it does get a dark spot on it and/or get’s dirty, I can just hand-sand it out!

*Just as a side note, make sure you always work in an open and well ventilated area Use a respirator mask, gloves and protective eye wear when necessary. Make sure your family and/or kids aren’t breathing in the harsh chemicals and dust either. Everyone’s health is more important than a piece of furniture!

I hope this information helps!! Thank you so much for tuning in this week for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. Make sure you sign up to get my email’s so you don’t miss out on my makeovers and FREE tips!! Also, if you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. I look forward being with you next Monday and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for my educating video tutorial/tip for #TuesdayTipsWithFallon!!

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Did you know I have an eBook plus three different staging and styling guides that help you stage your furniture!? Between all three guides you receive over 500 different ways to style and stage different pieces of furniture. Yes, 500!! They are not just for the furniture artist either. Maybe you are planning on selling your home and need help staging your furniture so it doesn’t look cluttered or maybe you just have no clue how to style the furniture that you currently have and you want it to look nice?! No worries! These are for you!! Between all three guides and my second edition eBook you get over 200 pages of information! You do not have to worry about staging and styling your furniture ever again!!Here is the link to my eBook, Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Painted Furniture. It jammed packed information that will help you take your staging to the next level! I also have three separate staging and styling guides that help you stage specific pieces of furniture.

Here is a breakdown of my eBook and Guides:

*Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Your Painted Furniture. 2nd EDITION: Everything you need to know to help you stage your furniture from, photography, the photo editing process, lighting, staging areas/locations, information about logo/watermarks…just to name a handful of the topics.

*The Bedroom Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Chest of Drawers, Dressers, Nightstands, Wardrobes, Blanket Chests, Vanities, Beds and Bedroom Sets)

*The Dining Room Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Buffets/Sideboards, China Hutches, Glass Front China Cabinets and Tables & Chairs

*The Everyday Living Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Desks, Multi-Purpose Pieces, Sofa Tables, TV Stands, Side Tables, Coffee Tables, Benches and Bookshelves

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Antique Drop Leaf Table Makeover Step-by-Step Guide! Trash to treasure!

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I found this antique drop leaf table on the side of the road and as soon as I saw the square nails from the 1800's I knew the value and potential and was definitely willing to put in the work to make it beautiful again.

The character on this piece is awesome!! After hours of work, it's now an awesome, authentic farmhouse drop-leaf table See the process below.

This piece was split and broken in a lot of places. I think I had clamps on it for a couple of weeks total. The legs were uneven, so my husband cut the bottoms and I sanded them down make them even. The before pictures speak for themselves, haha. I cleaned and sanded the heck out of this piece. As far as the colors go, I wanted them to go along with the age of the table, so I chose a primitive green for the base and a natural/raw look for the top so you could see the beautiful imperfections.

I decided to take off one of the drop-leaf's because somewhere along the way it was changed out with a mismatched warped board. I kept it though in case the person who bought it would want it, but did not add it back to the table. With that being said, the person who ended up purchasing it bought it to use as a desk and was going to push it up against the wall anyway, so the extra leaf didn’t matter. Yay!

The Prep Process:

• I scrubbed this piece from top to bottom with TSP.

• I glued and fixed every crack, split and broken area with Titebond and clamps

• I decided to sand off the stain on the top since it was coming off any way. I used 120 grit sandpaper on my Orbital Sander, followed by 220 grit to clean up the roughness from the 120 grit. For the base, I hand sanded with 220 grit sandpaper

• Vacuumed the piece

• I cleaned the whole thing again with TSP. Once it was nice and dry I started the painting process.

The Painting Process:

• For the body of the piece I used Fiddle Leaf by Old Barn Milk Paint. I applied two coats with my Zibra 2” Palm Pro and Zibra Round Brush letting each coat dry well in-between.

• Once both coats were dry, I lightly hand-sanded the milk paint with 220 girt sandpaper to give it an aged look. By doing this it added some depth to the piece. The paint also naturally chipped in a few places which was exactly what I wanted!

• I sealed the base of the piece with Clear Wax by Old Barn Milk Paint. After the wax sat on the piece for about 30 minutes, I buffed it with a shop towel to make it nice and smooth

• For the top, I applied 3 coats of Oil and Wax by Old Barn Milk Paint to bring out the wood’s beautiful natural color.

As always, thank you so much for tuning in this week for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. If you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. I look forward being with you next Monday and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for my educating video tutorial/tip for #TuesdayTipsWithFallon!!

*Please note, this post does contain affiliate links.

Did you know I have an eBook plus three different staging and styling guides that help you stage your furniture!? Between all three guides you receive over 500 different ways to style and stage different pieces of furniture. Yes, 500!! They are not just for the furniture artist either. Maybe you are planning on selling your home and need help staging your furniture so it doesn’t look cluttered or maybe you just have no clue how to style the furniture that you currently have and you want it to look nice?! No worries! These are for you!! Between all three guides and my second edition eBook you get over 200 pages of information! You do not have to worry about staging and styling your furniture ever again!!Here is the link to my eBook, Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Painted Furniture. It jammed packed information that will help you take your staging to the next level! I also have three separate staging and styling guides that help you stage specific pieces of furniture.

Here is a breakdown of my eBook and Guides:

*Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Your Painted Furniture. 2nd EDITION: Everything you need to know to help you stage your furniture from, photography, the photo editing process, lighting, staging areas/locations, information about logo/watermarks…just to name a handful of the topics.

*The Bedroom Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Chest of Drawers, Dressers, Nightstands, Wardrobes, Blanket Chests, Vanities, Beds and Bedroom Sets)

*The Dining Room Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Buffets/Sideboards, China Hutches, Glass Front China Cabinets and Tables & Chairs

*The Everyday Living Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Desks, Multi-Purpose Pieces, Sofa Tables, TV Stands, Side Tables, Coffee Tables, Benches and Bookshelves

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DIY IKEA Apothecary Box Makeover

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About a week ago I shared these cute knock-off small apothecary cabinets on my Instagram stories and I got a lot of personal DM’s asking me about them. So, I decided to make a blog post with all the details! See below…

I have been looking for something to sit on top of my desk to could hold smaller item’s but I couldn’t find anything in my budget that I liked, so I came up with my own idea. When my sister and I went to Ikea last month, I bought these cute little cabinet-drawers for $16.99/each. I loved the size of them, but wasn’t crazy about the look.

I decided to take out the drawers and turn them around (so you couldn’t see the finger-pull) and use some of the awesome card catalog pulls that I purchased from D.Lawless Hardware to make them fit my style and the decor in my office.

Step 1: Since these drawers aren’t made of the highest quality wood, there are a lot of “particles” that sit on if it, so I took a 220 grit sanding block and sanded down all of the sides.

Step 2: Clean-off dust with vacuum

Step 3: I sprayed a thin coat of of BIN primer to the outsides. *Anytime you use spray primer or spray paint, make sure you’re in an open area and always wear a respirator mask and gloves.

Step 4: Sanded any remaining “particles” that may have been lifted from the wood when I applied the primer.

Step 5: Sprayed 2 coats of white Rust-Oleum spray paint to everything, including the insides

Step 6: After everything was nice and dry I added card catalog pulls that I purchased from D.Lawless Hardware. Instead of using tack-nails, since the wood is thin, I just used Multi-Surface Titebond and glued the pulls to the drawer. If you don’t have Titebond, Gorilla Glue or Loctite would also work well.

In case you’re wondering the measurements are: 16.5” long x 12.5” tall x 7.25” deep.

As always, thank you so much for tuning in this week for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. If you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. I look forward being with you next Monday and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for my educating video tutorial/tip for #TuesdayTipsWithFallon!!

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Did you know I have an eBook plus three different staging and styling guides that help you stage your furniture!? Between all three guides you receive over 500 different ways to style and stage different pieces of furniture. Yes, 500!! They are not just for the furniture artist either. Maybe you are planning on selling your home and need help staging your furniture so it doesn’t look cluttered or maybe you just have no clue how to style the furniture that you currently have and you want it to look nice?! No worries! These are for you!! Between all three guides and my second edition eBook you get over 200 pages of information! You do not have to worry about staging and styling your furniture ever again!!Here is the link to my eBook, Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Painted Furniture. It jammed packed information that will help you take your staging to the next level! I also have three separate staging and styling guides that help you stage specific pieces of furniture.

Here is a breakdown of my eBook and Guides:

*Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Your Painted Furniture. 2nd EDITION: Everything you need to know to help you stage your furniture from, photography, the photo editing process, lighting, staging areas/locations, information about logo/watermarks…just to name a handful of the topics.

*The Bedroom Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Chest of Drawers, Dressers, Nightstands, Wardrobes, Blanket Chests, Vanities, Beds and Bedroom Sets)

*The Dining Room Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Buffets/Sideboards, China Hutches, Glass Front China Cabinets and Tables & Chairs

*The Everyday Living Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Desks, Multi-Purpose Pieces, Sofa Tables, TV Stands, Side Tables, Coffee Tables, Benches and Bookshelves

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Baseball Room Makeover (Step-by-Step Guide!)

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I thought I would change it up this week and talk about my son’s baseball room makeover. He asked for a new baseball room for his 7th birthday, so my husband and I decided to surprise him while he was away on a small camping trip with his grandparent's. His room isn’t very big so I had to be strategic in the the design. I wanted to make it fun while also making it functional. I also wanted to make the room kid friendly, yet classy, so that he could enjoy it now and also as he gets older. Below is the before-and-after process and the steps we took to get the look!

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“Before” pictures of his room:

The Faux Brick Wall:

First, I painted the walls, ceiling and trim. The wall color is Pemetic Trail and the trim is Alabaster, both by Sherwin-Williams. Second, we purchased large faux brick panels from Lowe’s for the accent wall. I didn't particularly care for the red and black color that came on the panels, but I loved the look of the brick, so I decided to whitewash and sand them down to make the bricks look more realistic. I did this by painting a light coat of white paint (the same paint I used on the trim) and then I used 220 git on my orbital sander to take off some of the paint so the brick would have a worn look to it.

You can purchase these 4’ x 8’ panels in the wood department at Lowe’s, but keep in mind that Lowe’s does not cut particle board because it’s so messy and tends to rip if you’re not careful. So, you will need a table saw or circular saw on hand if you need to cut them to fit your needs.

My husband and I hung the panels with liquid nails and a nail gun. As you can see, we used three different panels to cover the length of the wall. Because of this, there are two lines going down the wall where the panels meet. This is where the “dugout” comes into play. We added 1” x 2” stripes down the wall to blend the panels together and to also have an outline for the dugout. This allowed us to hid the lines, attach the wood pieces to form the bench and to also add the black roof at the top. We applied white trim along outside edges of the brick and drywall to give it a nice finished look.

On the opposite side of the room there is an awkward small angled wall, so we repeated the look of the brick wall to help tie everything together nicely.

The Dugout:

We added a "dugout" to serve as the focal point for the room. In the dugout I created a desk for my son that looks like an old-worn bench. I carried the same wood over to the left side of the room and used it as wall shelves to tie the areas together. The wood was reclaimed from my husband's grandparent's old barn, which makes it even more special!

• The poles are round wooden spindles (purchased from Lowe’s) that I spray painted with silver Rustoleum Spray Paint, to mimic metal legs that are typically on a dugout bench. 

• I painted a small stool that I found at a yard sale for $3! I painted the legs of the stool with General Finishes Lamp Black to match his dresser, and the top of the seat to look like a baseball. Thankfully, it was the perfect height! I used a bowl as an outline to mimic the edges of the baseball and I free-handed the stitches.

• I found the lockers at another yard sale. I cleaned them up, spray painted them with Rustoleum Black Spray paint in Satin. Now, they serve as excellent place to store (and hide!!) his toys! 

The Scoreboard:

I made my son a large scoreboard, with his name(s) being the theme, to hang over his bed and carried the theme over to the sign that is also in his dugout. The scoreboard has chalkboard slats on it, so he can actually write on it if he wants! Both items make a huge impact and the scoreboard is functional! Win - win! For some reason though, when he write on the slats, the “home” team always wins. Hummm…haha. Anyway, I purchased the chalkboard slats from Michael’s, but I tried to make everything else. My sister has a Silhouette, so she graciously cut out all of the letters and numbers that I needed to customize the scoreboard.

• I sketched out all of my measurements before I started applying the vinyl cut-outs and the paint. The size of his board is 3ft x 4ft so I wanted to make sure I didn’t make any mistakes. We purchased the pre-cut board from Lowe’s.

• I started by painting the entire board with General Finishes Snow White.

• Once the white paint was nice and dry, I laid out the vinyl cut-outs and painter’s tape.

• I then painted the green color over the whole thing, including all of the painter’s tape and vinyl pieces. The green color I used on the scoreboard is called, Soccer Pitch. by Sherwin-Williams and I purchased it from Lowe’s.

• I waited about an hour and then went back and pulled off all of the painter’s tape and vinyl stickers while the green paint was still a little tacky. I find it more difficult to pull these items off when the paint is completely dry.

• I touched up the green and white areas.

• I then sealed the whole board with a coat of General Finishes High Performance Top Coat in Flat to protect it.

• I measured out and added “C” hooks and hung the black scoreboard slats, but you could also use nails if you wanted to.

The Dresser Makeover:

I re-did the chest-of-drawers, too. The previous owners of our house left it when they moved out, so thankfully it was free! I wanted it to go along with the locker theme, so I painted it black and added numbers to it. I also painted the outside of the drawers white and lined the drawers with black-and-white paper to mimic the attire of an umpire/ref.

THE PREP PROCESS:

• I removed the drawers, took off the knobs (placed them in a Ziplock bag).

• I cleaned the whole piece with Krud Kutter and shop towel and I removed the stickers with Guu Gone.

• I put 220 grit sandpaper on my random orbital sander and sanded every inch of the dresser.

• I then vacuumed off all of the sanding dust, the inside of the drawers and I also vacuumed the inside where each drawer sits

• I cleaned the whole piece with Krud Kutter and shop towels again.

• Once the prep process was complete, I waited 24 hours to make sure any of the chemical products I used had ample time to dry. Then I applied my paint.

THE PAINTING PROCESS:

• I applied 3 coats of General Finishes Lamp Black using my Zibra 2” Palm Pro

• I vacuumed the sanding dust

• I added numbers to the right side of each drawer using cut-outs from the Silhouette Machine. I taped them on with painter’s tape and then lightly painted the numbers on with General Finishes Snow White.

• I applied 3 coats of General Finishes High Performance Top Coat in Flat with my Zibra Chisled Wedge.

Once everything was nice and dry, I put everything back together and my husband added and re-positioned the new handles for me. The industrial handles are from Wayfair.

“After” picture’s of his room:

 I "fluffed" the room with a few sentimental items that date back 4 generations in our families.

• The ball gloves above his closet were used by his dad, granddad and great-granddad.

• The umpire counter was used by his great-grandfather to ump games, so my husband made a little box from leftover barnwood to hang it up.

• The baseballs, bats and starting lineup figures belong to his dad, who used to have them in his room when he was younger.

• A few other special touches include: 1, 2, 3 (strikes you're out) baseball hat hangers (purchased from Michael’s a while back), baseball knobs on the closet doors (purchased from Hobby Lobby) and on his nightstand, baseball lamps (yard sale and zulilly.com), personalized baseball bedding (zulilly.com) and a couple of cute pictures of him and his teams. The cool Under Armour sign was given to me when I worked in the Sport Performance world, so I added it to his room to give it a nice athletic feel!

It was such a fun room to redo and it was pocket friendly since we did all of the work ourselves. Plus, most of the items were reclaimed or I purchased them from yard sales. We all love to hang out in the room now! I definitely think we hit it out of the park!

It was also a HUGE honor to have my son’s baseball room featured on Project Junior’s website and Instagram page! Here is the featured article .

As always, thank you so much for tuning in this week for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. If you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. I look forward being with you next Monday and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for my educating video tutorial/tip for #TuesdayTipsWithFallon!!

*Please note, this post does contain affiliate links.

Did you know I have an eBook plus three different staging and styling guides that help you stage your furniture!? Between all three guides you receive over 500 different ways to style and stage different pieces of furniture. Yes, 500!! They are not just for the furniture artist either. Maybe you are planning on selling your home and need help staging your furniture so it doesn’t look cluttered or maybe you just have no clue how to style the furniture that you currently have and you want it to look nice?! No worries! These are for you!! Between all three guides and my second edition eBook you get over 200 pages of information! You do not have to worry about staging and styling your furniture ever again!!Here is the link to my eBook, Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Painted Furniture. It jammed packed information that will help you take your staging to the next level! I also have three separate staging and styling guides that help you stage specific pieces of furniture.

Here is a breakdown of my eBook and Guides:

*Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Your Painted Furniture. 2nd EDITION: Everything you need to know to help you stage your furniture from, photography, the photo editing process, lighting, staging areas/locations, information about logo/watermarks…just to name a handful of the topics.

*The Bedroom Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Chest of Drawers, Dressers, Nightstands, Wardrobes, Blanket Chests, Vanities, Beds and Bedroom Sets)

*The Dining Room Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Buffets/Sideboards, China Hutches, Glass Front China Cabinets and Tables & Chairs

*The Everyday Living Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Desks, Multi-Purpose Pieces, Sofa Tables, TV Stands, Side Tables, Coffee Tables, Benches and Bookshelves

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Step-by-Step Guide: Antique White and Blue Hutch Makeover

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Happy Monday! This was the first piece I redid in my new studio so I thought it would be nice to make this today’s #MondayMakeoversWithFallon blog post. This was a custom piece for a sweet family that was moving. They purchased it from our local Habitat for Humanity Restore and had me refinish it for them to go in their new home. See the process below.

THE PREP PROCESS:

• I removed the drawers, took off the knobs (placed them in a Ziplock bag)

• This piece needed to be cleaned really well, so I spent at least three hours one day cleaning and prepping it. I scrubbed it down with a 3M sponge and TSP (twice) before I started to sand it. It had some wax and dirt build-up on it from the original finish and years of use, so I wanted to make sure it was all off before I started sanding it.

• After it was dry, I sanded the piece really well. It had a lot of scratches on it, so I used 150 grit sandpaper on my orbital sander and then I followed up with 220 grit to smooth it out a little bit.

• I then vacuumed off all of the sanding dust, inside and out.

• I cleaned the whole piece one more time Krud Kutter and shop towels. I wanted to make sure any lose dirt and dust from where I sanded it was completely gone.

• Once the prep process was complete, I waited 24 hours to make sure the chemical products I used had ample time to dry.

THE PAINTING PROCESS:

• I primed the whole piece with white-tinted Shellac to prevent any potential bleed through.

• Once the Shellac was dry, I lightly hand sanded the piece with 220 grit sandpaper to smooth out the primer, dusted the piece off and a ran a tack cloth across it to make sure the piece was nice and smooth.

• I applied 3 coats General Finishes Antique White using my Zibra 2” Palm Pro.

• I waited approximately 24 hours and then distressed all of the edges with 220 grit sandpaper.

• I vacuumed the sanding dust.

• I applied 3 coats of General Finishes High Performance Top Coat in Flat with my Zibra Chisled Wedge.

• I waited 24 hours and then I applied General Finishes Van Dyke Brown Glaze to the whole piece with a foam brush and shop towel.

• The background of the piece was painted with a custom mix of General Finishes paint colors to match Wythe Blue from Benjamin Moore. I honestly do not know the formula I used to get the color, I was working hard and in-the-moment, so I didn’t write down the formula. I just mixed-and-mixed until it matched the sample/swatch that my client gave me. However, if you want a color that is similar without having to mix a bunch of colors together, General Finishes Persian Blue is a nice option.

Once everything was nice and dry, I put everything back together and added new oil-rubbed bronze knobs and pulls from Lowes.

Thank you so much for tuning in this week for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. If you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. I look forward being with you next Monday and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for my educating video tutorial/tip for #TuesdayTipsWithFallon!!

*Please note, this post does contain affiliate links.

Did you know I have an eBook plus three different staging and styling guides that help you stage your furniture!? Between all three guides you receive over 500 different ways to style and stage different pieces of furniture. Yes, 500!! They are not just for the furniture artist either. Maybe you are planning on selling your home and need help staging your furniture so it doesn’t look cluttered or maybe you just have no clue how to style the furniture that you currently have and you want it to look nice?! No worries! These are for you!! Between all three guides and my second edition eBook you get over 200 pages of information! You do not have to worry about staging and styling your furniture ever again!!Here is the link to my eBook, Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Painted Furniture. It jammed packed information that will help you take your staging to the next level! I also have three separate staging and styling guides that help you stage specific pieces of furniture.

Here is a breakdown of my eBook and Guides:

*Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Your Painted Furniture. 2nd EDITION: Everything you need to know to help you stage your furniture from, photography, the photo editing process, lighting, staging areas/locations, information about logo/watermarks…just to name a handful of the topics.

*The Bedroom Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Chest of Drawers, Dressers, Nightstands, Wardrobes, Blanket Chests, Vanities, Beds and Bedroom Sets)

*The Dining Room Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Buffets/Sideboards, China Hutches, Glass Front China Cabinets and Tables & Chairs

*The Everyday Living Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Desks, Multi-Purpose Pieces, Sofa Tables, TV Stands, Side Tables, Coffee Tables, Benches and Bookshelves

I appreciate you stopping by!!

Make sure you check out my other #MondayMakeover tutorials below!

Step-by-Step Guide: Dark Blue, 3-Drawer Dresser Makeover

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As soon as I saw this oak dresser and the beautiful hardware, I knew I wanted to paint it dark blue. However, since it was an older piece, I didn’t want the paint to look perfect. I wanted it to look warn with a little bit of distressing and chip around the edges. See the process below on how I achieved the look I was going for:

The Prep Process:

• I removed the hardware and since I knew I was going to reuse it, I placed each one in a labeled ziplock bag so I could return the pulls to the exact location they came off of.

• I cleaned the hardware (here is a short video to see how I clean pulls like the ones on this dresser). I also cleaned and shinned up the key holes using the same process, except I carefully did it while they were still attached to the drawer. I didn’t want to risk taking them out of the drawer since they were so old.

• The piece was really clean when I purchased it, but I went ahead and cleaned it with Krud Kutter before I scuff-sanded everything with 220 grit sandpaper.

• After I sanded it, I vacuumed it really well and cleaned it again with Krud-Kutter.

The Painting Process:

• For the body of the piece I used Agate by Old Barn Milk Paint. I applied two coats with my Zibra 2” Palm Pro letting each coat dry well in-between.

• Once both coats were dry, I lightly hand-sanded it with 220 girt sandpaper to give it an aged look. By doing this it added some depth to the piece. The paint also naturally chipped in a few places which was exactly what I wanted!

• I sealed the entire piece with Clear Wax by Old Barn Milk Paint. After it sat on the piece for about 30 minutes, I buffed it with a shop towel to make it nice and smooth.

• I put the original handles back on. I love how they shinned up and looked so great with the dark blue!! This piece still had the original skeleton key with it, too…and it worked!! How cool is that!?

Thank you SO much for tuning in this week for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. If you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. I look forward being with you next Monday and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for my educating and inspiring #TuesdayTipsWithFallon!!

*Please note, this post does contain affiliate links.

Did you know I have an eBook plus three different staging and styling guides that help you stage your furniture!? Between all three guides you receive over 500 different ways to style and stage different pieces of furniture. Yes, 500!! They are not just for the furniture artist either. Maybe you are planning on selling your home and need help staging your furniture so it doesn’t look cluttered or maybe you just have no clue how to style the furniture that you currently have and you want it to look nice?! No worries! These are for you!! Between all three guides and my second edition eBook you get over 200 pages of information! You do not have to worry about staging and styling your furniture ever again!!Here is the link to my eBook, Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Painted Furniture. It jammed packed information that will help you take your staging to the next level! I also have three separate staging and styling guides that help you stage specific pieces of furniture.

Here is a breakdown of my eBook and Guides:

*Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Your Painted Furniture. 2nd EDITION: Everything you need to know to help you stage your furniture from, photography, the photo editing process, lighting, staging areas/locations, information about logo/watermarks…just to name a handful of the topics.

*The Bedroom Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Chest of Drawers, Dressers, Nightstands, Wardrobes, Blanket Chests, Vanities, Beds and Bedroom Sets)

*The Dining Room Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Buffets/Sideboards, China Hutches, Glass Front China Cabinets and Tables & Chairs

*The Everyday Living Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Desks, Multi-Purpose Pieces, Sofa Tables, TV Stands, Side Tables, Coffee Tables, Benches and Bookshelves

I appreciate you stopping by!!

Make sure you check out my other #MondayMakeover tutorials below!

Step-by-Step guide to The Bacon Desk Makeover!

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Trash to Treasure!

A friend of mine saw this desk in a trash pile, sent me a picture and then put it in her driveway until we could pick it up. About an hour later my husband went and picked it up for me and the rest was history!

See before-and-after pictures and the process below…

When my husband brought it home, I immediately went to town on it. I loved that it was an executive style desk and I could see that it had a lot of potential, but man, did it need a lot of work! The body of the piece was in decent shape. It just needed to be cleaned and sanded really well. The top, however, was a different story.

The Prep Process:

Step 1: I removed all of the veneer that was on the top. The veneer was really messed up and beyond repair so my only option was to take it all off.  I was not able to do all of this in one day. I had to tackle it an hour or two at a time over a week long period. I think I only busted my knuckles about 4 times, ha! I ended up scraping and chipping it all off with a hammer and metal putty knife/scrapper. I tried a hair dryer, the iron and towel trick and I also tried a heat gun, but the glue from the veneer was not budging, so I literally sanded-and-sanded…and sanded…until all of the glue was off the top. I used 40 grit sandpaper on my Orbital Sander because I needed something really course to get rid of the glue. Shew! I’m going to say I spent at least 10 to 15 hours on just the top part…BUT, look at the awesome grain underneath!!! It was totally worth it in my book.

Step 2: I filled a few deep scratches on the base of the desk and repaired and tighten any other loose areas.

Step 3: I vacuumed it first and then I cleaned it really well. I gave this one a nice long bath with TSP. Inside and out.

Step 4: I sanded every inch of it with my Orbital Sander.  At this point I was just sanding the drawers and the body of the desk since I had already sanded down the top really well.  Being that the piece was in rough shape to begin with, I wasn’t afraid of scratching it up so I put 120 grit sandpaper on my sander and smoothed everything out. followed by 220 grit to clean up the roughness from the 120 grit.

Step 5: I then used my pre-paint cleaner by Krud Kutter and cleaned the whole thing again. Once it was nice and dry I started the painting process.

The Painting Process:

Step 1: Tape off all the edges of the drawers with painter’s tape and fill the current hardware holes with wood filler. Sand. Repeat x2.

Step 2: I applied 2 coats of BIN Primer to the base of the desk and all of the drawers because I could just tell that this piece was going to be a bleeder. 

Step 3: I decided I wanted to go with an earthy color so it would look cohesive with the natural wood top. As soon as I saw, Conquer, by Country Chic Paint I knew it would be the perfect fit (Use code: MARKETHOUSE10 at checkout if you’re interested in purchasing this color). I applied three coats to all drawers and base of the desk.

Step 4: I lightly the distressed the edges so you could see the white coming through. I loved how it made the piece “pop.”

Step 5: I applied 3 coats of Country Chic Top Coat to the base and the top of the desk.

Step 6: I added a brown glaze by General Finishes to bring everything together. By adding the glaze it helped the earthy hues from the paint and the wood top tie together nicely.

Step 7: Once the painting was done, I added maps as drawer liners and used Oil and Wax by Old Barn Milk Paint on the sides of the drawers.

Step 8:  I honestly liked the hardware that was originally on the desk, but I decided I wanted something a little bigger, so I purchased new drawer pulls from Amazon and my husband installed them for me!

This piece was definitely a labor of love and I spent more hours on it than I probably should have, but that’s okay because I love the end result. I mean after all, who doesn’t love a desk top that looks like it has a piece of bacon laying across it? If that doesn’t make you want to “bring home the bacon,” I don’t know what will! If you are interested in seeing the listing, here is the direct link to my Online Marketplace.

Thank you so much for tuning in this week for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. If you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. I look forward being with you next Monday and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for my educating video tutorial/tip for #TuesdayTipsWithFallon!!

*Please note, this post does contain affiliate links.

Did you know I have an eBook plus three different staging and styling guides that help you stage your furniture!? Between all three guides you receive over 500 different ways to style and stage different pieces of furniture. Yes, 500!! They are not just for the furniture artist either. Maybe you are planning on selling your home and need help staging your furniture so it doesn’t look cluttered or maybe you just have no clue how to style the furniture that you currently have and you want it to look nice?! No worries! These are for you!! Between all three guides and my second edition eBook you get over 200 pages of information! You do not have to worry about staging and styling your furniture ever again!!Here is the link to my eBook, Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Painted Furniture. It jammed packed information that will help you take your staging to the next level! I also have three separate staging and styling guides that help you stage specific pieces of furniture.

Here is a breakdown of my eBook and Guides:

*Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Your Painted Furniture. 2nd EDITION: Everything you need to know to help you stage your furniture from, photography, the photo editing process, lighting, staging areas/locations, information about logo/watermarks…just to name a handful of the topics.

*The Bedroom Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Chest of Drawers, Dressers, Nightstands, Wardrobes, Blanket Chests, Vanities, Beds and Bedroom Sets)

*The Dining Room Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Buffets/Sideboards, China Hutches, Glass Front China Cabinets and Tables & Chairs

*The Everyday Living Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Desks, Multi-Purpose Pieces, Sofa Tables, TV Stands, Side Tables, Coffee Tables, Benches and Bookshelves

I appreciate you stopping by!!

Make sure you check out my other #MondayMakeover tutorials below!

Step-by-Step Guide: Small Old Barn Milk Paint Sideboard

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I love small sideboards! If I could paint one every single day, I would. As soon as I saw this one I knew I wanted to go with an aged-chippy look. See the process below:

The Prep Process: I didn’t want this piece to have a crazy amount of “chip” so I prepped it pretty well to avoid that from happening.

• I vacuumed the whole piece

• I sanded the top with 150 grit sandpaper on the Orbital Sander followed by 150 grit hand sanding to make sure there weren’t any swirls in the wood. I did this until all of the previous stain was removed.

• I cleaned the whole piece with Mineral Spirits

The Painting Process:

• I used Wood Conditioner on the top before I applied the stain. I stained the top with Nutmeg Gel Stain by General Finishes. I applied two coats to deepen the color a little bit.

• Once the top was nice and dry I sealed it with 3 coats of Arm-R-Seal by General Finishes

• I repeated the exact same process for the legs of the piece, except I hand sanded the legs with 150 grit sandpaper instead of using the Orbital Sander. I also used Nutmeg Gel Stain by General Finishes on the legs.

• For the body of the piece I used Pistol Annie by Old Barn Milk Paint. I applied a total of two coats and then lightly hand sanded it with 220 girt sandpaper to give it an aged look.

• I ended up sealing the milk paint 4 times with General Finishes High Performance Top Coat in Flat. The person that bought the piece was going to turn it into a sink/vanity so I added a few extra coats of protection just to be safe.

• I then replaced the original pulls with a smaller size knob from The Home Depot. I didn’t want the new hardware to compete with the paint on the piece so I went with something small and simple.

Thank you SO much for tuning in this week for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. If you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. I look forward being with you next Monday and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for my educating and inspiring #TuesdayTipsWithFallon!!

*Please note, this post does contain affiliate links.

Did you know I have an eBook plus three different staging and styling guides that help you stage your furniture!? Between all three guides you receive over 500 different ways to style and stage different pieces of furniture. Yes, 500!! They are not just for the furniture artist either. Maybe you are planning on selling your home and need help staging your furniture so it doesn’t look cluttered or maybe you just have no clue how to style the furniture that you currently have and you want it to look nice?! No worries! These are for you!! Between all three guides and my second edition eBook you get over 200 pages of information! You do not have to worry about staging and styling your furniture ever again!!Here is the link to my eBook, Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Painted Furniture. It jammed packed information that will help you take your staging to the next level! I also have three separate staging and styling guides that help you stage specific pieces of furniture.

Here is a breakdown of my eBook and Guides:

*Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Your Painted Furniture. 2nd EDITION: Everything you need to know to help you stage your furniture from, photography, the photo editing process, lighting, staging areas/locations, information about logo/watermarks…just to name a handful of the topics.

*The Bedroom Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Chest of Drawers, Dressers, Nightstands, Wardrobes, Blanket Chests, Vanities, Beds and Bedroom Sets)

*The Dining Room Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Buffets/Sideboards, China Hutches, Glass Front China Cabinets and Tables & Chairs

*The Everyday Living Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Desks, Multi-Purpose Pieces, Sofa Tables, TV Stands, Side Tables, Coffee Tables, Benches and Bookshelves

I appreciate you stopping by!!

Make sure you check out my other #MondayMakeover tutorials below!

Step-by-Step Guide: Skinny Lap Wall

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I have had a lot of questions about the “skinny lap” wall that I put up in my office, so I thought I would share all the details for today’s #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. I intentionally made my office space small because I would rather have more painting space in the studio. With that being said, I still wanted to give it some character. so I added a modern skinny-lap accent wall with raw 1x2’s. At first I wasn’t sure if I wanted to paint or keep the wood raw, but once it was up, I decided to keep it as-is and I love how it turned out with my black industrial style desk against it. Read below for all the details!

Materials Needed:

• 1x2x8ft boards

• Measuring Tape

• Nail Gun

• Miter Saw

• Sanding Block

• Stud Finder

• 4ft level

• Thin molding for the sides

• Wide Craft Sticks or Quarters

I scoped out the 1x2’s at both Lowe’s and The Home Depot and I liked the way the ones looked at The Home Depot better, so that’s what I went with! Each board is 8ft long and my wall was only 6ft, so we had to cut them down with a Miter Saw to fit. You can get the boards cut at the store if you don’t have a saw at home but after the first cut a lot of stores charge you, so just keep that in mind. I purchased about 20 more boards than I actually needed because I knew some of them would have big holes, splits, divots and/or discoloring, because after all they’re just inexpensive 1x2’s. They come in packs of 15 or you can purchase them individually. When the project was over, I returned the unused boards. If you want to go with pine, oak, poplar, etc, plan on spending a lot more!! As you can see from the picture, each board was only $1.04. Not bad, right!?

Step 1: Lay out the boards the way you want them to look on the wall and measure each one to the length you need them. Note: if you want to go ahead and cut a board and use it as your template for measuring it will make things a lot quicker. Just make sure it’s the correct fit before you mark all of the other boards.

Step 2: Cut boards to measured length. Before you cut every single board, double check a few of them to make sure they fit well on the wall.

Step 3: Sand the ends of the boards with a 220 grit sanding block where you cut them. Since they aren’t a hardwood, the wood will most likely split a little on the ends. This helps smooth it out so it looks nicer and so you don’t get splinters!

Step 4: Draw a line on the wall where the studs are. You may need to use a stud finder for this. Make sure you use at least a 4ft level so the boards aren’t crooked.

Step 5: Start at the bottom of the wall (this is different than standard Shiplap. Typically you want to start at the top of the wall with Shiplap). Place board on the wall, above the baseboards, nail the board into the wall where you marked the studs. Before you go to the next board, make sure it’s level!

Step 6: Place wide craft sticks across the top of the board that you just nailed to the wall. I chose to use wide craft sticks because they are longer than quarters, allowing them to stay on the wood better. Make sure you get the wide ones though if you go this route. If you get regular size popsicle/craft sticks they will get stuck when you try and pull them out of the crack! The wide craft sticks make it much easier.

Step 7: Grab your next board and start nailing it into the studs. Repeat steps 5 - 8 until you are done! Measure the total height of the boards . I knew I wanted to add a shelf to the top so I only went about 6ft high. Cut your edges to fit this height.

Step 8: Nail the molding to the edges of the 1x2’s. You don’t have to do this part, but I highly recommend it because it ties everything together and it makes the wall look nice and neat. If you go all the way up the wall with your 1x2’s then I also recommend adding a piece of molding to the top where the final 1x2 meets the ceiling. The molding can also be purchased at The Home Depot or Lowe’s.

You may be asking, what do I do if I have an outlet in the wall?

Just cut the 1x2’s to fit around it. You can finish the edges around the outlet with molding or keep as-is. I kept mine as-is because my desk is going to hide it, but you may want to clean it up a little by adding molding. I recommend using the same molding that you used on the outside edges in Step #8. Also, if you have an outlet that sits back pretty far after you put the wood up, you can buy an extender that allows the outlet to come out further from the wall, making it easier to access.

Above are before-and-after pictures of the wall! When we were done putting it up, I decided to use a few more 1x2’s and make a matching chalkboard on the wall beside it to tie everything together. I directly applied the chalkboard paint to the wall (this is not the same type of chalk paint used on furniture), using a foam roller and then my husband nailed the 1x2’s directly to the wall. See pictures below.

I know this wasn’t a typical furniture makeover, but sometimes I will do different tutorials like this for #MondayMakeoversWithFallon. I appreciate you stopping by and if you want to save this blog post so you can refer back to it, make sure you pin it to your Pinterest page and/or feel free to share it elsewhere. I look forward being with you next Monday and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for my educating video tutorial/tip for #TuesdayTipsWithFallon!!

*Please note, this post does contain affiliate links.

Did you know I have an eBook plus three different staging and styling guides that help you stage your furniture!? Between all three guides you receive over 500 different ways to style and stage different pieces of furniture. Yes, 500!! They are not just for the furniture artist either. Maybe you are planning on selling your home and need help staging your furniture so it doesn’t look cluttered or maybe you just have no clue how to style the furniture that you currently have and you want it to look nice?! No worries! These are for you!! Between all three guides and my second edition eBook you get over 200 pages of information! You do not have to worry about staging and styling your furniture ever again!!Here is the link to my eBook, Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Painted Furniture. It jammed packed information that will help you take your staging to the next level! I also have three separate staging and styling guides that help you stage specific pieces of furniture.

Here is a breakdown of my eBook and Guides:

*Your Virtual Storefront. The Complete Guide to Staging Your Painted Furniture. 2nd EDITION: Everything you need to know to help you stage your furniture from, photography, the photo editing process, lighting, staging areas/locations, information about logo/watermarks…just to name a handful of the topics.

*The Bedroom Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Chest of Drawers, Dressers, Nightstands, Wardrobes, Blanket Chests, Vanities, Beds and Bedroom Sets)

*The Dining Room Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Buffets/Sideboards, China Hutches, Glass Front China Cabinets and Tables & Chairs

*The Everyday Living Furniture Guide: Staging and Styling Desks, Multi-Purpose Pieces, Sofa Tables, TV Stands, Side Tables, Coffee Tables, Benches and Bookshelves

I appreciate you stopping by!!

Make sure you check out my other #MondayMakeoversWithFallon tutorials below!