The Art of Crafting a Beautiful Life: Tutorials &amp; Guides by Amy Howard

DIY Blue and Gold Dresser Makeover

Do you have a dresser or side table with classic style, but you’re just not in love with the color or the damaged wood? Amy...

Bringing Furniture to Life With Striping and Detailing

One of the best parts of rescuing and restoring is finding pieces with great accents and features that may be hidden by age or years...

DIY Gold Gilded Books

Why pay tons of money for gilded home accents when you can make your own? One of Amy Howard’s favorite projects is painting old books......

How to Use Amy Howard At Home Glazed Over

Glaze is one of the products that many people overlook in their refinishing and rescue projects. Clear mixing glaze, like Amy Howard At Home’s...

Which Tools Do You Need to Paint Furniture?

When you have a beautiful piece of furniture or a surface you want to paint, it can be time-consuming to figure out which tools to...

Cleaning, Prepping & Repairing Your Furniture

Did you know that 28 million tons of furniture are thrown away each year in the U.S? That’s an excessive amount of unnecessary waste!...

Shopping for Antiques Pieces: What to Rescue & Restore

One of the most exciting parts of creating a beautiful home is finding pieces you can’t wait to spruce up. Whether it’s at a...

Old World Waxing Techniques

One of the most underestimated components of DIY refinishing and refurbishing is waxing. While the paint, plaster, sanding, and sealing are all important, waxing is...

How to Mix Venetian Plaster & Toscana Milk Paint

How to Use Venetian Plaster & Toscana Milk Paint Plaster is one of the oldest building materials in history, with the first evidence...

Cracking and Color Layering With Milk Paint

One of the questions we get most often on Finish Fridays is how to create layers and finishes that look truly “Old World.” While...

Milk Paint for Beginners

Back before the seemingly infinite rows of paint chips you find yourself looking through at the home improvement store…. back before the large-scale manufacturing...

Glazing And Whitewashing Tutorial

Known by many names, glazing & whitewashing techniques can transform any stained or painted surface into something completely new and unique. ...

The Art of Crafting a Beautiful Life: Tutorials & Guides by Amy Howard

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