Just a quick hello tonight; things have been crazy between the real job, my Stylish Patina day-to-day stuff, and getting ready for the Tag Sale this weekend. Of course I keep finding things to buy that need to be refreshed! Ughhh! Then I ran out of chalk paint, which required a trip to Lucketts to On A Whim, which is the only place you can buy Annie Sloan chalk paint! (Seriously, I need to just be a distributor!). I got there and they were still out of Old White, BUT the stockist was sweet enough to mail me two pints 🙂
I ended up having a wonderful conversation with the owner, Donna, and I might have gotten a new “picking” client out of it! More to come on that but exciting stuff! So my blog tonight is about the top things I think are “must haves” if you are going to refresh furniture at home (the easy way)! #1 My mom gave me the insight on, and I use it ALL the time (thanks mom!).
#1 Howard Restore a Finish – You would be AMAZED at what a little bit of this rubbed on with some extra fine steel wool will do for an old piece of furniture it makes it look beautiful! Scratches disappear!
#2 Howard Feed-N-Wax – Also just wonderful for adding sine and luster to old items. This smells better than the restore a finish so if there are no really deep scratched just use this.
#3 Decent paint brushes – I bought Purdy Brand ones from Home Depot. They are not quite top of the line but I have seen a big difference.
#4 Professional Grade Sandpaper – 80, 150, 220 of the grits I usually use. I have an auto sander but find I still do most of my distressing by hand it’s one of the parts I love. I just sucked it up and bought a large pack of each b/c I kept going back to Home Depot.
Let’s chat! Email me at realestate@stylishpatina (Real Estate Stuff) or shop@stylishpatina (anything related to my store).
That’s it for now! Have a great night 🙂
