Stone House Workshop

Finally a brand new blog post!   Yes, I know it has been a while but I have an excuse…I was out of town.   No.. I was out of the country!  I spent a little over two weeks in my home country: the Netherlands.  I had [...]...

A couple of weeks ago one of my customers brought a corner cabinet to my workshop.  I am sure you have seen these corner cabinets before,  I have seen them at second hand furniture stores and estate sales.  The decision was made to paint the outside in [...]...

For a long time I wanted to paint something metallic but it had to be the right piece, if you know what I mean.  When I saw these night stands  (I have actually two) I knew they would look great in silver metallic.  These night stands are [...]...

It is no secret that I love doilies.  Love to make them and love to use them around the house.  There is just something special about doilies, I think it is nostalgia.   To get you started here are some inspirational pictures: A picture from the Martha [...]...

I don’t always have big paint jobs, no, I have plenty of smaller projects.  Like this bar stool for instance.  Painting a chair or stool is actually a  great project if you are new to painting  furniture.  Start small,   so you don’t get discouraged. My son [...]...