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A little refinishing ASMR for you ✨

Here are the steps I followed for this solid wood piece:
- clean surfaces
- Sand (I avoided chemical strippers with this project), and use carbine scraper for corners
- Wipe down with damp cloth
- Brush on a coat of @howard_products Wax-N-Feed wood conditioner inside drawers
- Apply a layer of @minwaxusa Prestain

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A little refinishing ASMR for you ✨ Here are the steps I followed for this solid wood piece: - clean surfaces - Sand (I avoided chemical strippers with this project), and use carbine scraper for corners - Wipe down with damp cloth - Brush on a coat of @howard_products Wax-N-Feed wood conditioner inside drawers - Apply a layer of @minwaxusa Prestain tayloredhome tayloredhomedesign furnituredesign furnitureflip furniturerestoration LTKHome

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This plant stand was looking a little tired, but a few coats of @rustoleum spray paint gave it a whole new life. 🌿✨

If you know my work, you know that I hate painting natural wood, but sometimes there’s a scenario that calls for it. I chose a soft green that feels timeless and I love how it turned out!

A few spray paint tips:
✔️ Clean thoroughly before painting.
✔️Use a good primer so that your paint bonds well
✔️ Use light, even coats
✔️ Allow proper drying time between coats

Sometimes the smallest projects make the biggest impact! (I linked the BEST faux peonies down below as well) 👇

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👇The sandpaper grit guide I wish I had when I started refinishing furniture:

🔨 80 Grit (Coarse)
Use for:
• Removing thick paint
• Stripping heavy finishes
• Smoothing major damage or uneven surfaces

⚠️ Leaves deep scratches that must be sanded out with finer grits.

🪵 120 - 150 Grit (Medium)
Use for:
• Removing stain, varnish, and lighter finishes, or scratches left by courser grits
• Cleaning up rough wood after stripping
• General smoothing
• Preparing wood for final sanding

✨ This is often my starting point when a piece isn’t heavily painted.

🪵 180 - 220 Grit (Fine)
Use for:
• Final prep before most hardwax oils and furniture finishes
• Smoothing bare wood

✨ One of my most-used grits.

🪵 320 - 400 Grit (Very Fine)
Use for:
• Final sanding before clear finishes
• Between coats of finish (gently scuff sand)

Be sure to take into account the type of wood you’re working with! You might not need to start with such a rough grit for softwoods like pine.

Save this guide for your next furniture makeover! 📌

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Here are the steps I used to restore this vintage buffet!

✨Sand (this was 75% of the work)
- start with a rough grit (80-120) depending on what you need to remove
- I used a sandpaper block, carbide scraper, and mouse sander for the tight corners
- Sand again with finer grit (220)
- Light hand sand with 400 grit
- Wipe down with damp cloth
✨Prestain
- Don’t skip this step, this is what helps your stain absorb evenly!
✨Stain
- I used 2 coats of @minwaxusa English Chestnut
- sand lightly with 400 in between coats
✨Seal
- my first time trying this and I’m now a BELIEVER! I used @zinsser Seal Coat Shellac, it goes on like water and dries fast, but makes that top coat go on like soooo smooth
✨Top coat
- @minwaxusa wipe-on poly is my go-to. Wipe on with a rag and add a second coat if needed
✨Drawers
- I used @howard_products wood conditioner on the inside of the drawers (bonus is that it smells AMAZING)

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Still can’t believe the glowup on this buffet that I found for FREE on Facebook Marketplace 😍😍 And these unlacquered, vintage style, brass oval knobs from one of my fav shops on but Etsy were just the perfect icing on top ✨

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Not totally done yet, but here’s where our living room is at now after some DIY picture frame moulding! We are in the process of picking out a paint color for this room, and I scan FBMP daily for a couch 😜

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Now that the kids are back in school I’m slowly gaining some motivation to finish some more projects around here 😆 This shaker peg towel rack I found on Etsy was the perfect addition to the bathroom! Love that it has a little shelf on top ✨

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I had an idea the other day for my fridge, but couldn’t find what I was looking for online. So I made these! 🤗 You can find the link to the supplies I used in my bio ❤️

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I had picked up this glass vase with the cutest ruffled rim a while back, even though I didn’t know what I wanted to do with it yet. But then I stumbled on this black vase from Magnolia and knew I wanted to recreated the bubbled paint look! The “hammered” @krylonbrand spray paint did the trick. I did add a coat of primer beforehand as well. P. S. I might be addicted to flipping vases now 😂 See the link below for the cutest faux hydrangeas!

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Love these faux mums so much, I might need to go back for some of the other colors! How many is too many? (Asking for a friend of course 😬🤣)

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My kids have been fascinated by this Smithsonian Picturpedia book set! (The 4 year old loves to look at all the pics, and the 7 year old loves to actually read them ☺️). They have been such a great educational activity when we are stuck in the car and trying to keep them off screens!

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Our very fav winter sensory filler for some indoor-friendly snow play! Just add a cup of water and it grows to 100 times its original size! One packet can make about four sensory bins full, and it’s biodegradable!

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Unique sensory bases! These are some of our favorite no/low prep sensory play fillers in our house. Just dump in a bin and add some kitchen utensils for hours of fun! (Of note, we tried tons of fake snows and this one is THE BEST).

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Reworking our small dining space and put together a moody inspiration board with lots of texture and variety.

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Dreaming up my under-stair powder room. I own the vanity from Lowe’s, the light from target, and the mirror and sink hardware from Wayfair, now trying to add in some moody details! Paint color is Chestnut by Benjamin Moore.

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