• Painting

    French Provincial Dressing Table Makeover

    September 17, 2023 - By 

    This post may contain affiliate links. Please see disclosures here. Facebook Twitter Pinterest32 The French Provincial dressing table makeover is a breath of fresh air! Dingy $30 find cleaned up and made beautiful!  Hello wonderful friends! Today is Trash to Treasure Transformation Tuesday! Yippee! My friends and I are getting together to make over new finds. I am making over an old find today. Well, I found it in the Outer Banks a year ago now (almost exactly!) and I’m finally getting around to making this one over. It’s about time!! haha! I worked on it this past weekend and…

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    Mastering French Design in a Minimalist Apartment in Paris

    August 17, 2023 - By 

    Photography and Design by Joseph Dirand What is French Design? The characteristics of French style are a space with lots of light, natural material, and elegant details. Interiors in the French style are light and airy. They can also be bright, and inviting, with soft or muted color palettes like muted blues, cozy brown tones, and serene cream colors. Photography and Design by Joseph Dirand The Key Features of the Paris Apartment Designer, Joseph Dirand, is known for designing elegant spaces filled with art, culture, and exquisite details. This apartment is the perfect example of his design skills. The Parisian…

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    How to Paint French Doors + DIY Door Replacement Cost

    July 23, 2023 - By 

    A quick tip for painting French doors without scraping, taping, or splotchy peeling paint. And how much it costs to replace an exterior door. “We’ve been painting most our lives living in a French door paradise.” Because there are so. many. French. doors. in. this. house. They made me fall in love with this place. The minute I walked into the living room on our first tour, I knew those pretty doors needed to be mine. Exterior Door Replacement BUT there was one outlier door that didn’t match the rest and it wasn’t even functional having been screwed shut many…