Faux Barnwood Garage Doors

If you're lucky enough to have wood garage doors, this is right up your alley. But the tutorial will also work well for any wood on which you're trying to get this color! These garage doors are cedar and once they were stained, they looked legit like barn wood. Check it out:

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Touring Michelangelo's Home in Florence

When Michelangelo started having financial success, he began purchasing some properties. 💰 This townhouse was purchase for his nephew and namesake Michelangelo and has housed the family line for centuries. 🏡Now it’s a small museum that has his first two pieces- Madonna of the Stairs and The Battle of the Centaurs. 🎨 

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Cerused Oak Side Tables

Caio, friends! Hope you're well today! Sharing this super hot look has been for furniture, floors, really any wood surface. The white wood grain is called "ceruse" and it can be done on raw wood or over our stains. But it definetly works best on deep grain wood, like this oak. 

Venice and the Venetian Film Festival

Have you ever had something happen so crazy, not even you can believe it? It happened to us at the Venice Film festival, in Italy.  

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Morning Walk to San Miniato al Monte in Florence

Our morning walk took us to San Miniato al Monte- a fabulous old church from around 300 AD! ⛪️ This church sits high on the hill on the outskirts of Florence. We have seen it’s gold mosaic gleaming all the way down the hill and couldn’t wait to check this beauty out. 😱