My name is Amy, but my friends know me as “Aj”. I’m the type of person who craves creativity and I’m always looking for a way to express myself. Whether it be painting furniture or refashioning an old article of clothing, this is what makes me happy. I started off doing the refashioning of thrifted clothes I would find at local charity shops, I’d tear them apart and make them into something new and then donate them back for others to enjoy. One day I found a piece of furniture that I just couldn’t walk away from. It was a crazy color dresser and had damaged from years of use, but something about it was calling for me to buy it and make something of it.

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With the help of my husband, I turned that old crazy dresser into an amazingly beautiful bench seat. At this point, I was hooked. I kept going to garage sales, charity shops, and estate sales looking for that next “project piece”. I didn’t have a lot of painting or refinishing experience, but through trial and error (lots of errors) and doing research, I’ve learned the “Do’s and don’ts” when it comes to “upcycling” furniture.

I want to inspire others to take that first step, be creative and paint, paint, paint 🙂 You don’t know what you can do if you never try!!!