Sometimes when I have a huge stash of furniture to work on, I'm overwhelmed and find it hard to even know where to start. That is definitely not the case as I'm getting ready for Lucketts this...
two chair makeovers
I had another BYOF workshop last weekend. (BYOF stands for Bring Your Own Furniture, for those who didn't figure that out!) I always love those classes, because I get to help people work on one of...
layla’s mint dresser
I bought this dresser off of Craig's List a few months ago when I was having a run on empire dressers. I think I found 5-6 of them, all for under $100, within a few weeks. It was crazy. This is...
boxwood empire dresser
Sooo...there is a dresser that's been hanging around in the studio for months. It's a beautiful empire piece with some amazing graining on the drawers and I just wasn't ready to paint it. I pushed...
installing a stair runner
I shared several weeks ago that I wanted to add a carpet runner to our steps. We have 1940's stairs that are shallow, by today's standards, and entirely wood. That combination has led to more than...
reinforcing a chair back
If you've been following along the past few weeks, you know I've been doing a lot of upholstery. Upholstering is a skill I learned out of necessity. I had a slate blue & mauve overstuffed...
green toile chair makeover
I hope you like chair makeovers, because I have chairs galore in the studio! This is another one I found on Craig's List. It was quite a bargain, because a couple of the legs were loose. This...
lucketts green table base
I bought a small farm table a few months ago to use as a center "island" in my booth at the Chapel Market and to, hopefully, sell. Well, it was the one piece of furniture we took home with us from...
primitive hutch makeover
Last week was a busy one and we got a ton of things accomplished. I'm a bit whipped from it and I need to pace myself better, but it feels good to be really productive. Here's one of the pieces I...
design ramblings | the painted furniture trend
Several readers commented on the fact that I didn't paint the frame of the checked chair and the chair with the toile back. I was planning to write about that earlier in the week, but I realized...