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,...
how to custom mat a photo | video tutorial
I've shared before that I grew up an Army brat. Some kids really hate the instability of moving around, but I thrived on change and, despite crying when they were ripping up flower beds to work on...
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...
styling the jelly cupboard
I've been under the weather for the past few days. I'm getting better, but hanging out in bed doesn't make for very fun blog posts. I checked out my draft folder to look for posts I started, but...
how I hand painted the Mora dresser
I shared this hand painted dresser last week and, as promised, I'm now sharing more detail on the hand painted design. First of all, I'm always asked if my hand painted designs are stencils. No,...
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...