“fixing” a broken cane seat
I finished painting, staining and slip covering the four Craig’s List chairs for the dining room a fewweeks ago and have been on the hunt for chairs to use for the ends of the table. As it happens, I’ve had two other French cane chairs that are almost identical to the Craig’s List ones in […]
FURNITURE FEATURE FRIDAY – Favorites & Link Party
Well, I had to take one of my boys to the emergency room to have stitches removed (the follow-up of an accident involving his brother, a flashlight and his lip), helped with homework, made dinner, went to play practice, got the boys in bed, finally ate dinner myself and plopped on the couch to watch […]
upholsterygallery
Several people asked for a tutorial on the part upholstered/part slipcovered French chair I revealed yesterday, so this is it! This isn’t a comprehensive upholstery post, but it will give you an idea of what’s involved in upholstering the back and arms of a chair in this style. To get you started, you can read THIS […]
Upholstery Tutorial
Several people asked for a tutorial on the part upholstered/part slipcovered French chair I revealed yesterday, so this is it! This isn’t a comprehensive upholstery post, but it will give you an idea of what’s involved in upholstering the back and arms of a chair in this style. To get you started, you can read THIS […]
family room gallery
Before I show you the chair and the rugs, I had to share a sweet gift I received in the mail yesterday. It’s an ironstone thimble! Look at the little mark inside. And it was wrapped with a paper tape measure bow. I swear, I have some of the best readers. Thank you, Susan. Now, […]
Tara’s Questions, My Answers
I receive a lot of questions through e-mail and various social media outlets wondering everything from where I bought something to how I did something to how I deal with something else. Most of the time I answer those questions individually, but I thought I probably should answer a few more of those publicly to […]
Slipcovered Chair & Rugs for Sale
Before I show you the chair and the rugs, I had to share a sweet gift I received in the mail yesterday. It’s an ironstone thimble! Look at the little mark inside. And it was wrapped with a paper tape measure bow. I swear, I have some of the best readers. Thank you, Susan. Now, […]
sofagallery
I receive a lot of questions through e-mail and various social media outlets wondering everything from where I bought something to how I did something to how I deal with something else. Most of the time I answer those questions individually, but I thought I probably should answer a few more of those publicly to […]