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...
paint brush on a stick
I was all set to meet Kriste at the studio this morning, but as I was getting up and about for the day, I realized I really wanted to paint my walls and trim and get the tedious painting project...
Furniture Makeovers Galore…
If you like furniture makeovers, you're going to have an overflowing cup after perusing this post. This weekend, the Mustard Seed Studio hosted our first BYOF (bring your own furniture) workshop....
say hello to “mora” | hand painted dresser
It's now time for me to introduce the final color in the MMSMP European Colour line. I have to say that it's been so much fun developing these colors, painting pieces in them and then revealing...
painted oak hutch
Over the past few days work days, I've been getting the studio ready for our first workshops (happening later this week.) It's been good to have an imposed deadline to get things spruced up....
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...
say hello to “marzipan”
It's time for me to introduce another one of the European Colours in the Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint line. (The "colours" spelling was for you, Kate.) Please give a warm welcome and hello to...