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simple footstool slipcover

Between gardening projects and everything else I’ve been working on, I’ve also been getting some sewing projects knocked out. A couple of weekends ago, I cut out the pieces and made piping for this footstool/ottoman I picked up at an antique store a few years ago. I buy these any time I see them for a good price ($40 or less) because they have so many uses! Of course, they can be paired with a chair to make it a little comfier, but they can also be tucked under tables, or used as extra seating or a side table in a pinch. This one was clearly wearing some fabric from another decade, so it needed a simple footstool slipcover to match my house… I used some leftover Aviary Toile since it was going in the master bedroom. I wanted to tuck it under the melodeon to help hide the air

May 28, 2020 36 Comments

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blue toile daybed makeover

I hope you had a good three-day weekend! We ended up doing a lot of work in our yard when it wasn’t raining. It was hard, muddy work, but we got so much accomplished! We dug up a bunch of plants and bushes to replace with hydrangeas and hostas, we moved and raked out a big pile of gravel, we built up some areas that were eroding, and I transplanted some perennials to new locations. I even took the time to sketch out a plan and make a list of the plants I need to transplant and purchase, so I won’t be overwhelmed when I go to the garden center. I took a bunch of pictures of the before and our progress, so I’ll share those in another post. Today, I’m sharing about decorating mistakes and the newly-toiled daybed. In decorating, mistakes are sometimes made. It’s not a mistake in

May 26, 2020 49 Comments

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parsons chair linen slipcover reveal

I know that my house usually looks clean and tidy in the pictures I share here and on social media. And, I will admit, that I am a bit of a neat freak. I generally like to clean and I love having a spotless, organized, and clutter-free home. But, life happens here. I have middle school boys, a dog, two cats, and a husband who has a higher mess tolerance than I do. Trust me, there are parts of our house that are not pristine! One of the more visible non-pristine areas were the seats of the end chairs at our kitchen table. These are well-loved and well-used chairs and they were looking pretty rough. I was even a little embarrassed by them when we had people over because they looked so grungy. That’s just my own silliness, though. I doubt anyone ever really cared. The chairs are still in

May 18, 2020 42 Comments

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parsons chair slipcover tutorial | part 2

If you missed part one of this slipcover tutorial, you can find it HERE. In part one, I show how to make the “body” of the slipcover. This chair slipcover tutorial works for almost any armless chair, but is specifically for a parsons chair with small wings. You can also find the link to the linen I used for this project in that post. So, in this post, I’m going to show how to make ties. This tutorial can be used for pretty much any homemade ties. They can be used on clothes, like aprons, accessories, slipcovers, etc. I like ties for slipcovers because they add a “dressmaker detail.” Since slipcovers are essentially dresses for furniture, it looks fitting to me. If you want a more modern look and cleaner lines, you can always use buttons or even velcro. You can just cut the strips of fabric with scissors, but

May 14, 2020 7 Comments

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Furniture Dilemmas | Marylisa’s French Chairs

When Marylisa sent me a picture of her chairs, I knew I had just the posts, tutorials, and examples to share with her! If you’ve followed me for a few years, you probably know how much I enjoy buying and reupholstering French-style chairs. Well, I don’t really enjoy upholstery, but I enjoy the results and this style of chair is much easier to upholster because of the wood frame. If you’re considering diving into the world of upholstery, this kind of chair is a good place to start. So, here is what Marylisa’s chairs look like now… The last photo shows an antique linen sheet draped over one of the chairs. She purchased a few at an antique store to use on these chairs. I won’t ever argue with antique linen! These chairs are almost identical in style to the buffalo checked chairs in my kitchen eating area… But I

March 3, 2020 20 Comments

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parsons chair slipcovers

The time has come to make some slipcovers for the parsons’ chairs at either end of our kitchen table. Well, technically, they are sort of hybrid mini-wing/parsons’ chairs. I lucked out when I bought them in that they were listed as a pair even though the price was just for one. So, I got two for the price of one! ( is the chair, but it’s out of stock and the price on the listing is double what I paid for two, but it might help you find something similar.) Anyway, I knew when I bought them that the light, linen-ish upholstery would be toast. There was just no way with two pre-teen boys that they were going to stay pristine. They are their favorite chairs, so they have taken a beating with drips and spills. To make matters worse, my youngest son likes to have his insulin pods changed

August 5, 2019 45 Comments

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makeover of the paisley chairs

I know some of you really loved the red paisley chairs as they were and, I agree, they were pretty. I’m sure they were beautiful for the first few decades they spent on this earth, but now they were only pretty if you didn’t look too closely at them. They were stained, watermarked, smelled a little musty from years of accumulated dust. It was time. And, well, the red just wasn’t working for me in this space. I wanted to stick with my cool blue, white and green color palette, with warmth coming from the wood finishes. Whenever I looked around this room, these chairs stood out as unfinished and not-quite-right. I think that’s mostly because I always envisioned them in a different fabric in my mind’s eye. So, I finally took the time to remove those thousands of nails and even more staples and then reupholstered them in this

August 3, 2018 78 Comments

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kitchen chair makeovers

Remember the French-style chairs I purchased for our kitchen eating area last fall? Here’s a reminder of what they looked like… I knew when I purchased them that I would eventually make a slipcover for the seats and reupholster the backs. I can have some light-colored upholstery in the house, but I knew it was not going to survive in our main eating area long term. And it didn’t. Even Jeff pointed out how spotty they were getting and that’s saying a lot. They finally got so bad that it was time. I used a checked fabric called Zippy in the color Lakeland by P Kaufmann for the seat slipcover and the front of the back. The back of the chair is upholstered in an antique grain sack. Now, I goofed on the fabrics a bit. Not a big deal, but I was actually planning on using the larger scale

May 17, 2018 66 Comments

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