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How to Strip Furniture
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably seen the latest trend of natural furniture that has been stripped down to its raw wood state? It’s extremely popular currently and why shouldn’t…
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Bathroom Makeover
Join me as I do a budget friendly makeover on my own master bathroom. If you’ve been following me a while, you know I love all things DIY. We’ve been in our home…
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Creating A Paint Wash and Stencil Design On A Furniture Makeover With Dixie Belle Paint Company Products
So I picked up this little filing cabinet at the thrift store a couple of months back because I thought it could be used as a side table or nightstand because it had…
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Creating A Washed Distressed Black Paint Finish With Chalk Paint
I picked up this antique Lane cedar chest from Facebook Marketplace and knew right away it needed a neutral finish. It was in pretty good shape given it’s age. It had these gorgeous…
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Budget Friendly Bathroom Makeover Part 3
One of the cheapest ways to really elevate a space in any room, in any home, is an accent wall. With a little money, you can invest in prefab panels, lumber, paint, and…
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Budget Friendly Bathroom Makeover Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of my blog post on a budget friendly bathroom makeover. You can find part 1 here where we discussed painting the existing bathroom cabinets to update them. For part…
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Budget Friendly Bathroom Makeover Part 1
Hey everyone! It’s Tyler, back again to show you how to do a bathroom makeover on a budget. For this project, we were helping a friend get a mountain cottage ready to rent…
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Designer Hallway Makeover On A Budget
We were approached by a good friend of mine who I know from the nursing world to help makeover a home. She has recently expanded her craft to include purchasing homes for long…
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Waxing Chalk Painted Furniture
So you finally took the plunge and painted your furniture like thousands of other people in an attempt to update some old pieces you have and prevent buying new ones. After all, it…
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Painting A Family Heirloom: Antique China Cabinet Makeover
So you’re of the age that your family wants to hand down some heirlooms to you because they think you’ll appreciate them now. Prior to this time in your life, you probably wouldn’t…
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DIY Fall Decor
Fall is my absolute favorite time of year! I’m sure I’m not alone here…. Cooler temperatures, gorgeous foliage, family time spent around the holidays and lots of great decorations and delicious treats to…
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Antique Dresser Makeover: Blending Dixie Belle Chalk Paint and Embellishing With Gemstone Mouse, WoodUBend and Transfers
Antique pieces of furniture have the best bones in my opinion. They have pretty carvings, great details, dovetail joints, are built to last and they have THE BEST legs! Am I right? The…
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Creating A Beautiful Finish With Dixie Belle Silk Paint
Today, I’m going to share with you an exciting new product from Dixie Belle Paint Company that is sure to make your refinishing life much easier. Dixie Belle recently came out with a…
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Using Dixie Belle’s New Rice Decoupage Paper
Dixie Belle Paint Company has added yet another great product to their lineup through their Belles and Whistles launch. They now have rice decoupage papers to assist you in your DIY ventures. Currently,…
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Silk Screen Stencils From Dixie Belle
Have you heard the news? Dixie Belle came out with a new line of painting accessories called Belles and Whistles that includes stencils, silk screen stencils, transfers, and tissue paper. Some of these…
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French Country Makeover With Dixie Belle’s New Silk All In One Paint
You’re in for a treat because this post includes a YouTube video for you. But before we get to that, let’s just all look at how pretty this piece is… This French Provincial…
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Dixie Belle Paint Company New All In One Silk Line
Have you heard the news? Dixie Belle Paint Company has a new line of paint called Silk All In One Mineral Paint. So what’s so great about it? Well, for starters it will…
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How To Get A Venetian Style Finish
Ever scrolled through Pinterest and seen those old gorgeous doors found in European homes and thought to yourself “wow, I wish I could recreate that look”. Well, now you can. You’ll need some…
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Converting An Antique Bed Into A Bench
You know how you see all those antique and vintage headboards and footboards on marketplace and think “wow that’s really ugly”… well with a little product, patience and some basic woodworking skills, you…
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Adding Decor Transfers to Your Painted Furniture
So you painted your furniture. You even like the way it turned out. But it seems to be missing something. It looks good… but you know it could be better. Time to dress…
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Shape Up or Ship(lap) Out
Yall… I’ve been wanting to shiplap a wall in my home for at least 3 years now. Us. The people who refinish things for everyone else. Well, I’ve been on maternity leave and…
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Fall Inspired Painting
Sometimes we need a little inspiration from others. It can come from other artists or from nature, from a painting, or even an article of clothing you see. Everything around us inspires us…
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Colorful Whimsy on a Hepplewhite Chest
Sometimes a girl just needs some color in her life. Am I right?? Once boring and dated, this vintage chest on chest has now been brought to life with layers upon layers of…
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How To Blend Chalk Style Paint
Blending is a technique in which you blend two or more colors of paint to create a new look. By blending, you can create a different, tertiary color in between the original colors…
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Dixie Belle No Pain Gel Stain
I recently tried Dixie Belle’s No Pain Gel Stain for the first time. We have a custom table refinishing job that we are working on. The client brought the table in requesting a…
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Obtaining A Smooth, Clean Finish With Chalk Paint
We’ve done a lot of textured, grunge style finishes recently at Rehab 2 Fab Designs. Those specialty finishes are always so much fun but sometimes getting a smooth, clean finish can be just…
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Creating A Textured Finish With Chalk Paint
Say hello to our newest piece form Rehab 2 Fab Designs, The Atlantis Mystique. This antique chest has beautiful details reminiscent of the beauty and time of Atlantis and the colors embody those…
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Converting an Old China Cabinet Into a Modern Display Cabinet.
This was a custom job for a client. She brought her vintage china cabinet in for a modern update to ready it for a new home she’s building. How exciting! The best part…
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Blending Dixie Belle Paint on a Scottish Sideboard
What a beautiful and quality piece this was when we got it. It had the prettiest wood grain on the doors a drawers but it was veneer overlay and had some damage so…
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New Fall 2020 Color Release for Wise Owl One Hour Enamel
One of the reasons we chose to retail Wise Owl Paint was because of all the fabulous colors they have in their lineup. After all, I’m a girl who loves all the blues…
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Building a New Wood Top for Your Dresser
Ever picked up a really cute dresser or chest of drawers… coffee table etc from a thrift store or marketplace that was soooo cute but the top was just in deplorable shape? Me…
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Creating a Southwestern Boho Style Finish
We picked this dresser up from a Facebook marketplace seller. It was set that included a headboard, a dresser, a chest of drawers and a nightstand. I decided to split the set up…
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How To Glaze Your Furniture
Who doesn’t love a good glaze? I mean it can take a plain, boring piece of furniture and really make it pop. Even better, if you have a piece of furniture with some…
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2019 Top Selling Colors Wise Owl Chalk Synthesis Paint
Dying to try Wise Owl Chalk Synthesis Paint and having a hard time deciding just what color to choose? We can help. These are the top selling colors for 2019. Wise Owl is…
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Vintage Farmhouse Table Makeover
A dear friend of mine purchased this table from Facebook Marketplace with the intention of having us make it over as a gift for her brother. The table top appeared to be old…
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Whimsical Desk
This desk has been so much fun to refinish. From a boring, beat up mahogany desk… to a solid black, sleek desk… to a fun and whimsical piece of art… she has gone…
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“With Love Elizabeth” Antique Dresser
What a stunning makeover this one turned out to be. I’d like to introduce you all to my most recent piece “With Love, Elizabeth”. She was brought into the shop in deplorable condition.…
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Antique China Cabinet Makeover
Blog post Today’s Tip Brought To You By Rehab 2 Fab Designs: How to repair a broken leg. We all love those old pieces with the dove tail drawers that were built lovingly to…