Yay! So happy it was a help to you, Sarah!! 🤗

Aww thank you so much!! 🤗

Aww thank you so much!! Happy it was a help for you! 😀

@Gina Maria - your comment reminded me of something from years ago - I live in Central Florida & in the winter months, they hold big antique extravaganzas at a place called Renninger’s - so starting from about 25 years ago, my closest friend here & I would go every year - we were both building homes around the same time - we have slightly different taste but we both like the rustic, distressed look - they had a lot of decor items like mirrors made from old ceiling tins, sconces, architectural pieces - I remember even buying big bundles of dried tallow berries which I have to this day - so, sorry to be rambling - lol - sometimes we would buy the whole weekend ticket & go Friday, Saturday & Sunday - so one weekend, we were walking back to the car with some of our treasures and I said to her, wow, I hope we haven’t been paying all this money for this chippy, distressed stuff & it’s gonna all be out of style in a couple of years - and one of the dealers who we kind of knew because we went so often, said “ Honey, I think this look is going to be around for a long time to come “ and she was so right - of course, I have changed things up over the years, but I still have most all of the things we bought during those years in my present home - one year, I bought a child size pair of little Windsor style chairs - really chippy - several colors of paint & down to the bare wood in some places - I think, even back then, they were about $50 each & when my stepfather saw them for the first time, he said “You paid money for those ??? They’re ready to go to the dump !” He just couldn’t believe it - 25 years later, I still have them & still love them - I think even he began to sort of appreciate the look over the years - anyway, thank you for triggering some wonderful memories for me ! Blessings from sunny Central Florida ! ☺️

@@Melody-285 I also have a pair of little chippy Windsor chairs I love them ☺️💕.

@@ginamaria2579 Oh, wow, how funny ! What are the odds ? You don’t live in Florida, too, do you ? LOL - there was just something that made me tell you that story ! I’ll never get rid of my little chairs - I hope whoever has them after I’m gone will enjoy them as much as I have - so fun chatting with you ! ☺️

Thank you so much!! 😊

Aww thank you so much! Some of them were definitely a lot of work, but so worth it! 😄

You're welcome!! 😊

Thank you!! 😊

Oh wow, nice!! That sounds beautiful! 😍

I was wondering that as well. 🤔

@ Trina Roe - I’ve used the citristrip spray but I think the one called Kleanstrip does a way better & quicker job - not as environmentally friendly, I’m sure, but I always do stripping outside & I never have to wait overnight & usually don’t even have to cover it - I just spray it on & it just starts working really quickly - don’t ever use it indoors, though ! Greetings from sunny Central Florida ☺️

@Betty McGillis Sounds like a great piece ! Can’t believe, though, that your own brother made you pay $5 for it - LOL 😂

@Melody hahaha it's my favorite piece, I'm a photographer so I use it a lot on sets. I paint everything, well almost everything white. But not that, it must stay the way it is. I need to glue it and make it more sturdy and then I'll try the bleach method. I love natural wood as well

@@bettymcgillis6043 So wonderful when you can have a piece like that from your family - I don’t really have anything like that, but I do have a few of my mom’s favorite decor pieces that I’ll never let go - I haven’t really done anything with natural wood, either - I do painted furniture, too,more ivory with distressing than white but probably similar to what you have - but seeing Andrea’s natural wood pieces has got me thinking of possibly trying that here & there - sounds like you have a fun, interesting career ! I was with my sister today & actually told her your story of your brother charging you the $5 for the stool - we had a fun chuckle out of that ! It’s a great little story ! Nice chatting with you ! ☺️ PS - do you watch the channel Our Green Acres ? Teresa does a lot of white painting, too - you might like her channel if you’ve not seen it

@Melody Haha 😄, we have a joke in our family about my brother's frugal style lol he is a country boy, he still lives in the home we grew up in. I love white and have used the Behr straight out of the can white as well as Simply White, and Currently Swiss Coffee an awesome warm white. I do not like any cool whites. But those are my favorites whites. Yes I've seen Green Acres, I follow a few KZfaqrs, this one, Mary from The White Cottage Company, Gingerchick, Julie's Designs and Signs, Design to the Nines. Are my favorites. Amazing women!!! Enjoy your day!