keeping history
I have had a bin of family pictures, a box of matts and glass, a stash of frames and a mat cutter hanging out in my to-do pile for years. YEARS! And that is not an exaggeration. It really is ridiculous. Since I’m working on the finishing touches on my house, it is time to do […]
keeping history
I have had a bin of family pictures, a box of matts and glass, a stash of frames and a mat cutter hanging out in my to-do pile for years. YEARS! And that is not an exaggeration. It really is ridiculous. Since I’m working on the finishing touches on my house, it is time to do […]
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 often how DIY projects are – you have to do several steps to get to the fun part (or at […]
checkered rug
I’ve shared before that rugs are my nemesis, but I feel like I’m finally getting a handle on what I like and what works with everything else happening in my space. I had a plain jute rug under the table in the family room (off the kitchen), but we rolled it up and put it […]
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 3 – distressing & waxing the frames Now that the frames are ready, it’s time to work with […]
design ramblings | episode 10 | investment pieces
Happy Friday! Kriste and I are back with another episode of Design Ramblings. In our 10th episode (woohoo) we talk about investment pieces for the home. It took me many years of decorating and redecorating to learn that some things are worth a splurge… Yep, I’m a little bit passionate about bed frames, […]
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 the upholstery is stripped, that is the time to deal with the frame if you want […]
hanging plates & swapping chairs
Today, I was supposed to be taking out the toilet in the upstairs bathroom with my dad in order to get things ready for the floor to be tiled. Well, if you’re in the northeast, you know that it’s been brutally cold and there was some snow to boot, so the tiling had to be […]