Jami Ray Vintage Blog | DIY Furniture & Thrift Flips

How to Get an Authentic Old-World Chippy Finish with Sweet Pickins Milk Paint

How to Get an Authentic Old-World Chippy Finish with Sweet Pickins Milk Paint There’s chippy furniture—and then there’s that authentically old, collected-over-time finish that makes you wonder whether a piece... Read more...

JRV Stencil Brush Bundle: The Best Brushes for Stenciling & DIY Projects

✨ The JRV Stencil Brush Bundle is here! ✨ Get all 4 JRV Stencil Brushes in one bundle for $54.95! These brushes feature dense natural bristles and comfortable wooden handles,... Read more...

Iron Orchid Designs Thrifted finds + a little DIY magic!

✨ Thrifted finds + a little DIY magic! ✨ There’s nothing better than taking outdated or plain home decor and giving it a completely new look! These cottage-inspired makeovers came... Read more...

I Turned Goodwill Finds into Pinterest Worthy Home Decor

I Turned Goodwill Finds into Pinterest Worthy Home Decor Have you ever walked through Goodwill and wondered if those overlooked treasures could become beautiful home décor? In our latest thrift... Read more...

DIY Cottage Floral Cutting Boards - Vintage Botanical Style

Follow along to see how we transform thrifted cutting boards in to adorable home decor. Floral cottage style at its best with cottage color paint and Iron Orchid Designs Transfers.... Read more...

Romantic Cottage Minitature Birdhouse DIY

How to Paint Charming Cottage-Style Birdhouses If you love soft, romantic décor with a handmade touch, these cottage-style birdhouses are a beautiful project to try. With layered paint, delicate embellishments,... Read more...

French Country Dreams: Styling with the 2026 Summer Release from Iron Orchid Designs

French Country Dreams: Styling with the 2026 Summer Release from Iron Orchid Designs There’s something undeniably romantic about French country design—the soft patina, the layered textures, the sense that every... Read more...

How to Paint a Goodwill Vintage Dresser with DIY Paint

Cutest Goodwill Buffet makeover using three products for a high end look. Read more...

🌸 Vintage Floral Buffet Makeover (DIY Tutorial)

If you love that soft, romantic, cottage-inspired look, this makeover is for you. Today I’m sharing how I transformed this vintage buffet into a dreamy statement piece using layered paint,... Read more...

Thrift flipped blue console table painted with DIY clay based paint, featuring a vintage stencil design by Jami Ray Vintage

Thrift Flipping Home Decor with DIY Clay Based Paint

Why DIY Clay Based Paint Is Perfect for Thrift Flipping Home Decor Thrift flipping home decor has become a favorite way to create high end home decor on a budget, and... Read more...

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Jami Ray Vintage: Christmas Home Makeovers Featuring New Iron Orchid Designs

Thrifted Christmas Home Decor Makeovers With Iron Orchid Designs The holiday season is the perfect time to bring new life to your home decor—without breaking the bank! In the latest... Read more...

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DIY Chippy Salvage Wood Stools - Red, White & Blue Patriotic 4th of July

Learn To Make A Chippy Finish Fourth of July is just around the corner! With the weather heating up we decided to make a set of chippy red, white and... Read more...

Tin Can To Fab Home Decor

How To Use Cottage Color Paints Pinterest Graphic Jami Ray VIntage DIY Paint Cottage Color

How To Paint Easy with DIY Paint Cottage Color Single Step No VOC Paint - Curated By Jami Ray Vintage

Your Guide To Cottage Color Paint! Shop All Cottage Color Paints Have you wondered how to use DIY Paint Cottage Color Paint Curated by Jami Ray Vintage? Watch this video for... Read more...

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Dresser and Cedar Chest DIY

DIY Dresser and Cedar Chest French Country Furniture Jami Ray Vintage Jami and Zeb Makeover Refinish JRV Paint Read more...

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Thrifting Bins & Painting Spring Pots

Thrifting & Painting -Just a couple of our favorite things!! But first....Thrifting the Bins Thrifting:Imagine rows upon rows of bins filled to the brim with eclectic items—clothes, gadgets, household goods—all... Read more...

Dining Table Build Oak Top With An Aged Oil Wax Finish

Beautiful Oak Farmhouse Table Finished With Sweet Pickins Milk Paint And DIY Paint Products. All The Products And Supplies Are Linked And Can Also Be Found On Our Website. Milk... Read more...

Swedish Folk Art Clock

We take one of our favorite clocks and turn it into a Swedish Folk style, using the new Iron Orchid Designs Inlay designed by Debi's Design Diary. Learn all the... Read more...

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How To Paint In Old World Style

"Shout out to Zeb for the Reverie stamp layout. He knocked it out of the park." Watch The Full DIY Tutorial WATCH HERE "I love how Iron Orchid Designs moulds... Read more...

Anthropologie Dupe Free Hutch to High End Furniture Iron Orchid Design Mould Furniture Friday

Anthropologie Dupe | Free Hutch Turned High End

Today we take you with us as we paint a free hutch and turn it into an Anthropologie Dupe. Read more...

Cottage Color Paints by DIY Paint Co curated by Jami Ray Vintage, built in sealer top coat, great for home decor, furniture, indoors and outdoors

What's So Awesome About Cottage Color Paints?

Cottage Color One Step Paint by DIY Paint Co and curated by Jami Ray Vintage is a water based, heavy duty paint with the sealer built in. No VOCs and... Read more...

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Giraffe Repair & More Great Home Decor Thrifted Finds

Everyone is anxious to see how we fix the thrifted giraffe's horn. We used Amazing Mold Putty and Amazing Clear Cast by Alumilite, product link above, to fix the horn.... Read more...

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How to Paint an Antique - Magazine Inspired Free Dresser Makeover - Country Living Magazine

I was inspired by a piece in Country Living Mag and knew that Vintage Mint Cottage Color Paint by DIY Paint curated by Jami Ray Vintage would be the perfect... Read more...

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How To Paint Fabric | Thrift Store Chair Gets French Country DIY Makeover

Thrifted Chair gets a new look with paint. We show you how to paint not just the chair frame but also the fabric. Read more...

German Pancakes with Kamut Flour and Caramelized Date Syrup

Enjoying the recipes like this delicious German Pancake one? Subscribe to our channel Jami and Zeb for more! Jami and Zeb Homesteading YouTube Channel German Pancake Ingredients 6 Large Eggs... Read more...

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Magazine Inspired Furniture Makeover

Watch The Furniture Makeover We have started a new series on our YouTube channel and Facebook videos. Recreating magazine looks using furniture from the barn and decor we have in... Read more...

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Sticky Toffee Pudding - No Processed Sugar

Zeb Make his famous all natural no processed sugar sticky toffee pudding. Read more...

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Thrift with Jami Ray Vintage!

Watch the playlist using the button to see the fun videos we have created while thrifting in one spot! Read more...

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Jami Ray Vintage Christmas Home Tour

2022 JAMI RAY VINTAGE CHRISTMAS HOME TOUR "As we add little elements here and there I love remembering the thrifting trips and crafting that made them." -Jami Ray This year... Read more...

Scripture PDF for JRV Advent Calendar Decoupage Paper

PDF with scripture verses: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0862/7178/files/advent_Scriptures_KJV.pdf?v=1668617123 Buy the JRV Advent Calendar Decoupage Paper here: https://jamirayvintage.com/products/advent-calendar-jrv-paper Read more...

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Altered Bottle's Become Christmas Decor With IOD and Decoupage Paper

Check out how we created these bottles to get inspired for your next waste not project Read more...

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Kamut Bread Recipe

Since Zeb's diagnosis with Hashimotos I have been making bread with Kamut. It is not gluten free, but it is an ancient grain with high protein and low gluten. He... Read more...

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Jami Ray Vintage Grand Opening Shop Tour

Jami Ray Vintage has moved! We have moved into a church building that we purchased and have renovated into our shop! The previous owners had converted it into a home... Read more...

Canned Apple Pie Filling Recipe

It’s apple season. We are freeze drying and making pie filling and we have so many more jars we can do. We’ll see how far we get. We are insanely busy... Read more...

Thrift With Us + Home Decor Flips + New Shop Reno Update!

"Art is a practice, crafting is like a muscle. You have to keep working at it and improving along the way." - Jami Ray Watch The Video Here "When you’re... Read more...

A picture collage of a mantle showing the process from before to after painting and using dark wax on the mantle

How To Use Dark Wax and Not Be Afraid!

Are you scared of Dark Waxing your furniture? I was! We show you how to use dark wax on a mantle for the new shop renovation and we get some... Read more...

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How To Paint and Stencil Fabric Using DIY Cottage Color with JRV

Have you painted on fabric? Our latest tutorial shows how to use our JRV stencils and Cottage Color to recreate traditional grain sack fabric. I just want to play with... Read more...

Chickens around and on top of mint colored metal chairs, outdoors

How To Paint With New Cottage Color One Step Paint

Introducing DIY Cottage Color Paint Curated By Jami Ray Vintage and made in the USA! Each color has zero VOCs, it is self leveling, and has a built in top... Read more...

England Holiday - Thrifting Abroad

Watch Jami & Zeb give tips on thrifting abroad and show clips from their trip in England here: https://fb.watch/c5GqR40s0L/ Shop items from the England Haul here: https://jamirayvintage.com/collections/england-holiday Day 1 We... Read more...

Using New JRV Decoupage Papers on a Hand Made Wood Box

My dad walked in and saw this box and told me I was really good at making things look old. Not sure if that was a compliment but I think it... Read more...

Gustavian Style Finish On An Old Oak Corbel Shelf

This shelf is heavy and ridiculously hard to photograph but I couldn’t not share it with you. I’m practicing new layered finishes and the next one I want to master... Read more...

How To Fake A French Antique Finish

How To Fake A French Antique Finish A lot of what I've been getting asked lately is how come I am starting to do these layered paint finishes. Somebody even said,... Read more...

Old World Paint Finish On Lamps

I love exploring layers, texture and color combos. Zeb and I have a passion creating these type of finishes. I’m looking forward to exploring more of this look. We’re going... Read more...

Using Oven Cleaner To Strip an Antique Side Table!

Our very first oven cleaner stripper project. A few things we learned. Do it outside, wear a respirator and gloves. I absolutely hate stripper it’s goopy and I can... Read more...

Trash To Treasure Spring Flower Vases Made From Junk WNW

Zeb and Jami had fun using a layered paint finish on these bottle holders. Life’s short, layer all the paint. For the full DIY click the button below! Please like, share, and... Read more...

2 DIY Videos for Valentine's Day Decor!

2 DIY Videos for Valentine's Day Decor! The new Valentine's JRV Stencils and JRV Paper is here and we've started crafting! There is one new paper, a collage of vintage... Read more...

Pantone's Color Of The Year 2022 | DIY Paint

The Pantone color of the year is, Very Peri! See Jami and Zeb mix DIY Paint to try to get as close to that color as possible. It is a beautiful classy... Read more...

Easy Craft Spring Organizer Made From Household Items for WNW (Waste Not Wednesday)

Learn to make an organizer using cans and other household items. Jami and Zeb did this DIY during our Waste Not Wednesday WNW Live video. Each week they go live... Read more...

DIY Thrifted Upholstery Bench Makeover

Jami got this bench for $10 and wanted to do a quick bench makeover, this makeover can take under 1 hour! Watch the entire DIY on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/qnkToddSvQ8 Buy the... Read more...

Decoupage: It's French, So It Must Be Awesome!

I'm always looking for great ways to dress up vintage pieces that I find at estate sales, thrift stores, etc. One of my favorite crafts for refreshing my latest finds... Read more...