I have been in an upholstery mood lately and I've learned I need to take advantage of that sort of mood and get some upholstery done. Kriste worked on stripping a couple of chairs we had hanging in...
french twins reveal
This reveal is a little anticlimactic, since you've already seen what one finished chair looks like and they are twins, so the other one looks pretty much the same. As with all identical twins,...
reupholstering a French chair | part 6 | applying the trim
We are finally at our final installment of this video tutorial series on reupholstering a French style chair. It's time to frame out those upholstered panels and cover the staples with some gimp...
reupholstering a French chair | part 5 | upholstering the chair
We are finally here...get your staple guns out and let's start upholstering!! I know it's hard to believe that it takes four parts to get to the point when you can actually upholster, but that's...
reupholstering the French chair | part 4 | selecting & cutting the fabric
Part four of the video tutorial series on reupholstering the French chairs is here. If you missed parts 1-3, you can find them here... Part 1 - stripping the chair Part 2 - painting the frames Part...
upholstering a french chair | painting & finishing the chair frame
Here we are at parts two and three of our makeover of these French chairs I found on Craig's List... We stripped off the upholstery in part one, which you can find HERE in case you missed it. Once...
reupholstery series | part 1 | stripping the upholstery
Welcome to my new series on reupholstering a French-style chair! I've been meaning to do one of these for a long while, but a lot goes into making a video and I was a little intimidated by the...
say hello to “schloss” | sofa makeover
This really could be two posts, but I decided to fit it all into one. The truth is, after a week of hard work, I have a lot of things to share and I'm getting antsy to get them posted! First of...
upholstered Christmas banner tutorial
A few weeks ago, I was browsing Christmas decor and tripped across this sweet "Happy Christmas" banner at Terrain. The vintage-looking stuffed velvet letters appealed to me, but I wasn't a fan of...
victorian settee makeover reveal
I shared a preview of this makeover yesterday, but here is the full sha-bang (that's a highly technical decorating term)... This isn't a typical piece for me to buy, but as you may have figured out...