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Furniture Makeovers

Before and Afters

living room sofa makeover

I shared the new arrangement for my living room, but I thought I would share an “official” before and after of the sofa. The sofa that was in my living room was a lovely piece my aunt let me “borrow long term.” I slipcovered it in drop cloths and used it for about four years before I gave it back to their side of the family. It belonged to my uncle’s mother and now that I have a steady stream of furniture coming and going because of my business (and that’s what I do), I offered it back to them and they accepted. So, I was on the hunt for a new sofa for the living room. Since our TV isn’t in that room and it’s more of a formal space right off the front door, so the sofa can be a “pretty sofa.” It does need to be comfortable,

January 3, 2014 63 Comments

Antiques

Arranging linens, silver and ironstone…

As I was preparing for Christmas day, I realized what a mess the cabinets, drawers and shelves where I keep my tableware, serving pieces and linens were. After a few years of buying, making and using things for photo shoots and then shoving them in no particular order behind a closed door, it was hard to find anything. Linens were balled up, unorganized. Serving pieces were stacked, balanced and piled haphazardly. It not only looks messy, but it’s very inefficient. I had to hunt and dig for things. I started purging and organizing this fall and have continued with a drawer here, a cabinet there. After experiencing the frustration while setting the table for Christmas, I was motivated to deal with it. I also needed to clean out the hutch in the living room, since a buyer is coming for it on Sunday. So, I started with the corner cabinets

December 28, 2013 56 Comments

Before and Afters

French Daybed Reveal

I apologize for missing FFF last night! My site was down, which you might have noticed if you were trying to link up. So, we’ll suspend our furniture link party until after the holidays. Just save up those furniture projects for a couple of weeks. A few months ago, I bought a caned French daybed from a used furniture shop. I think I paid $175 for it and it was in amazing condition with a full down cushion! The upholstery wasn’t bad at all, but it was a yellowish-gold with a metallic shimmer to it, which isn’t really my thing. The cane was all intact and the finish was nice, so I knew I wanted to leave those alone. I did, however, want to reupholster it. I presented a few fabric options and was planning on going with the plain hemp fabric, but then did a “room reset” and changed

December 20, 2013 143 Comments

Family Room

“the sofa” update & explaining my shop

Well, my new sofa was supposed to be delivered tomorrow. I received a call from Pottery Barn today to get my “delivery time window.” I answered the phone with bubbly anticipation. Will it come early? Will I have to wait all day? Instead of getting a time frame, I received the disappointing news that they had overbooked the route for tomorrow, so they couldn’t deliver it. Bummer. Okay, well, when can it be delivered? It seems they only deliver to my area on Wednesdays. It quickly hit me that next Wednesday is Christmas and the following Wednesday is New Years. I’m not going to get my new sofa for at least three weeks. It’s not a big deal, but I gave away our sofa yesterday and we’re hosting Christmas this year. I took a moment to remind myself that it’s a small thing. Some people have to go through the

December 18, 2013 29 Comments

FURNITURE FEATURE FRIDAY – Favorites & Link Party

I actually have my act together tonight and was able to look through the links from last week’s FFF and picked some favorites. Since there are so many I liked, I shared some on my FFF and MMSMP pinboards. Click the links if you want to follow along! So, without delay, here are my favorites… The festive nature of this piece by Lily Field Furniture immediately caught my eye. The color is so rich and pretty and I love the little surprise of the white inside the desk. Beautiful piece! I love creativity when it comes to repurposing forlorn pieces of furniture. Kammy from Kammy’s Corner turned some orphaned drawers into under-the-bed storage by adding castors. Very clever! As I was picking favorites, I could hardly ignore this gorgeous buffet (and the ironstone!) This oak buffet was given a fresh coat of paint by Quandie from Q is for Quandie

December 13, 2013 16 Comments

FURNITURE FEATURE FRIDAY – Favorites & Link Party

December 12, 2013 12 Comments

Decorating

Boxwood & My Christmas Tree

I just did a photo shoot today for the MMSMP color of the month, Boxwood, so I thought I would share. I think this may be my favorite non-blue/gray color in the line. It’s so rich and pretty. I’ve sold all of the pieces I’ve painted in Boxwood, but I have a dresser in my son’s room that is just begging for it. I was hoping to get to that this month, since it is the color of the month, but with slipcovers and upholstering and decorating for Christmas and the family room trim and all of that, I think it’ll have to wait. Anyway, here are some pictures to give you a good sense of the color… Can you tell I enjoy these shoots? I really do. I think the photography/styling aspect of my job has become one of my favorite things to work on. If you want to

December 9, 2013 56 Comments

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 the Sound of Music on TV and totally missed the boat on picking favorites for FFF this week. Sorry about that!! I’ll be on top of things next week. 🙂 Here are the rules for our furniture get-together… 1.) Your post has to be about furniture. Please, please, please…just furniture. If you find your link has been deleted, it’s not because I’m mean, it’s because your post was not about furniture. You can share makeovers, awesome finds, favorite pieces, furniture arrangements, or even pieces on your wish list! Built-in furniture like kitchen cabinets and bathroom

December 6, 2013 13 Comments

I’m Marian, a painter, writer, and lover of all things creative. From art and antiques to home projects and everyday life, I share my journey in hopes of inspiring you to embrace your own creativity and make beauty in the spaces you live.

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