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A while back I revealed my updated mudroom. You see that decorative mirror over the washer and dryer? Today I will show you how I turned a cheap framed art into a simple decorative mirror. I bought this framed art during my trip to the antique mall in down town Ellicott city last year. I did [...]

I love my end table with an exotic flare that I painted last December. But I felt that the top is missing something! So I decided to personalize it with the first letter in our last Name. This is how my end table looked after I painted it with Annie Sloan’s chalk paint {Versailles}. Not [...]

What do you get when you add calligraphy art { This is my husband’s name drawn in calligraphy style by an artist in Turkey during our visit Years ago}… …and a mirror? A mirror etched with calligraphy art…da! Or, A Personalized Etched Mirror This is how I did it… I prepared a vinyl stencil of [...]

Thanks to Blog land , I am constantly exposed to endless inspirations that get my creative juices flowing. Before blogging, I would  buy a piece of furniture that best suits my style. After blogging, I transform pieces of furniture into the style that I want. Actually, I am still learning how to do that , but never [...]

I have a confession to make……… I am becoming addicted to vinyl stencils. So far, I have used them to etch Islamic Calligraphy onto hurricane candle holders, and to decorate glass candles for my Thanksgiving centerpiece. Today, I will show you how I used Vinyl to go from this…. To this….. After finding an Islamic [...]

I am supposed to be posting about Color Psychology today but I figured that a post about Thanksgiving day is more appropriate at this time. Inshallah {God Willing}, Color Psychology will resume next week. Thanksgiving Day is an American holiday that is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. It began with the early pilgrims [...]

Remember back when I told you that I decided to learn how to paint furniture. I have read many inspiring posts showing fascinating furniture transformations through paint. I have blogged about some of them here and  here. Well, since then, I have been practicing my skills by painting a picture frame, a laminate bookshelf, and a desk. Painting [...]

I have taken my fascination with stencils to the next level. Yep! I went and bought myself a Cameo Silhouette. This is basically a stencil creator. Well, it can be used for other things but for now I will be using it to make stencils………Specifically, Islamic pattern, and calligraphy stencils. Here is my first project…. [...]

I am still practicing my furniture painting techniques to build up the confidence to paint furniture around my home. In my search for furniture painting tutorials,  I came across several bloggers who have written great posts about furniture painting. For anyone else who is interested in updating some of their wooden pieces of furniture with [...]