Hang a Picture with Two Hooks the easy way just follow the steps outlined below! We’ve all been there. You fall in love with a large piece of art only to discover d-hooks or (gasp!) 2 keyholes on the back. Now you have to figure out how to space the hooks the correct distance apart….
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But I’ve Always Done It This Way! Trying Tite Chair
I should have tried Tite Chair sooner! When I learned to repair furniture there was one way to fix a wobbly chair. That one way was to disassemble the chair and re-glue the whole chair together. If there were screws you filled the hole with a dowel and re-screwed everything back together. It’s how it’s…
How to Stencil Without Paint Bleed
How to Stencil Without Paint Bleed? It’s not as hard as you might think. Every year I stencil a lot of furniture with different motifs and I’m asked all the time how I stencil without paint bleed. I was taught this method a long time ago and I’m happy to share it with you. Start…
Evapo-Rust Does it Really Remove Rust? Let’s Find Out!
You’ve seen the advertisements for Evapo-Rust everywhere but does it work? Let’s find out! I admit I”m a sucker for any gimmick. I want to try all of it from Flex Seal to Evapo-Rust. Any product that promises to make my life easier and I’m all in. Isn’t that what we all want? When I…
Why Is My Chalk Paint Yellowing?
Chalk Paint Yellowing is a dirty little secret about chalk paint that most of us don’t like to talk about. Sometimes you find a perfect little piece of furniture at a thrift store and you take it home. You spend hours painting it in your favorite chalk and clay based paints and it looks AMAZING!…





