Pinterest to the rescue!

I know I'm not the only one who has discovered Pinterest

I wasn't sure I would like it

and I sure as heck didn't need another time suck in my life

But I have found it is a great place to find ideas and store them

My computer was (still is I guess) full of folder of ideas

and bookmarks to places I intended to go back to

and then often forgot about

Now the big question is...

Will I actually DO any of the great things I put on Pinterest?

the fun DIY projects

the awesome looking recipes

the photography tips and tutorials

or is it just another place to store stuff that I forget about?

Recently one of my friends pinned a tutorial that she titled:

How to paint so the result is really smooth, like it's sprayed on.

I was certainly interested

Because with all the furniture I've been painting this is one of my main issues!
I don't really want people to walk into my house and think

"oh, wow, she paints her own furniture"

ya know?

so I went to the blog that her pin referred me to

(I linked you to it also up there)

and read all about it.

The girl suggested the use of a certain paint:

This one

So I went looking for it post haste!

Guess what?  It's being discontinued due to VOC laws or some such thing.

My store had a few cans but not the tint for the color I wanted.

Woe is me.

but the guy at the store recommended the replacement product:

Which I bought and have been using on my TV stand/dresser project.

My lands!

It has made such a difference.

So smooth.

So easy.

It really does look fantabulous!

I'm sold.

and want to know the bonus?

I don't have to put Polyurethane over it!

let the angels sing because I hate using Polyurethane

(but maybe I should look on Pinterest for tips on using it so then I'd hate it less...)

Pinterest saved the day on my painting project

I'm hooked.