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Restoration Hardware inspired work bench

August 31 By meesh

our neighbors had this piece in their back yard. it reminds me of my old place in w. hollywood. before married life, i restored a cute spanish-style home in west hollywood. the previous owners had redone the 1920s home in a very tacky home depot fashion. pink walls. cheapo pedestal sinks. linoleum floors. so […]

How to paint wood to look like weathered Restoration Hardware wood

September 6 By meesh

hi friends! i’m back with another furniture painting tutorial on how to use chalk paint to get a weathered wood Restoration Hardware finish. here’s my inspiration. a wonderful wood pier that we visited on our summer road trip. the irony is that the piece i was painting, was in fact, a real Restoration Hardware dresser….from the early […]

garage sale Pottery Barn chess table turned antique

May 28 By meesh

look at this very cool chess table. i found it on eBay. swoon….i imagine some really old dudes in a Provence lavender field playing on this board while sipping on bourbon. now, look at this little ditty i picked up at a garage sale for $5. an innocent-looking Pottery Barn chess table circa 2000. underneath is […]

beachy cottage laundry room reveal!!

July 29 By meesh

very excited to share the new laundry room with y’all! it was previously just a plain, boring ole laundry room. no flavor, no pizzaz. so here we go. a fresh, very beachy, killer laundry room! hooks on the left wall. a rod to hang ironed items. front loader washer and dryer lifted on the awesome […]