A few weeks ago, I traded for some furniture and ended up with these two faux bamboo chairs as a part of the deal. They are very unique chairs and I felt immediately drawn to them, but they were...
This poor hand-me-down wing chair has been hanging out in my stash for months. I tend to procrastinate when it comes to slipcovers and upholstery, if you haven't figured that out, yet. I can do it,...
...but ended up getting one anyway. It took me months to get the nerve to rip the beautiful Pierre Deux fabric off of this chair... I loved the colors, the pattern and the upholstery was done very...
It's really hard to turn down free stuff, especially when it's a curvy chair that just needs a little cosmetic work to make it special. So, when my friend Traer brought this to my studio, asking if...
There are some things that I hold onto for years. They survive the purges and my "selling moods". I just know I will have the perfect use for them some day. Well, some day finally came for these...
After much deconstructing, button-making, tuft-tying, fabric-stapling, trim-gluing, tack-hammering and cushion-sewing, the tufted farmhouse sofa is finally done!! I feel like some confetti should've...
After much deconstructing, button-making, tuft-tying, fabric-stapling, trim-gluing, tack-hammering and cushion-sewing, the tufted sofa is finally done!! I feel like some confetti should've fallen...
The body of the tufted sofa is finally finished! This has definitely been the most challenging upholstery project I've taken on, but it's shaping up nicely and now it's all smooth sailing with the...
Remember when we were all collectively wooed by burlap? It's cheap. It's neutral. It brings lots of texture to the space. And, did I mention that it's cheap? So, burlap was everywhere....
Remember my struggles with the tufted sofa? I'm not usually paranoid about inanimate objects, but I felt like I needed to keep an eye on that one. It silently threatened to "do me in" with its...
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