Ever since I built a DIY bathroom vanity from scratch, I’ve been enthralled with wanting to learn more about wood. I started out years ago as simply a furniture painter–finding stuff at the thrift store and wanting to get rid of “that ugly wood” without really understanding wood and what makes it unique and how beautiful it can really be. I didn’t ask myself the question “When should you not paint wood furniture?” Instead, everything got a coat of paint.

Ever since I built a DIY bathroom vanity from scratch, I’ve been enthralled with wanting to learn more about wood. I started out years ago as simply a furniture painter–finding stuff at the thrift store and wanting to get rid of “that ugly wood” without really understanding wood and what makes it unique and how beautiful it can really be. I didn’t ask myself the question “When should you not paint wood furniture?” Instead, everything got a coat of paint.