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...

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...
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...
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...
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...
I think you will agree that a before and after is more enjoyable than a before and quit-in-the-middle. But that is the truth of furniture rehab or DIY in general. Sometimes projects are abandoned....
Here she is... Here she was... Again, I have nothing against pink, but the pink didn't work in my home and really wanted to keep these and use them in my family room. I've been on a...
I finished upholstering one of the pink French chairs today. Woohoo! I even put a zipper on the cushion cover, so it's legit. With over twelve years of sewing under my belt, this is the first...
I love using antique European grain sacks for upholstering furniture. It gives an immediate character to the piece of furniture and it's very durable, which is important in a house with two young...
Unfortunately, I do not have a before picture of this chair. I bought it last summer off of Craig's List and never snapped a picture of it. It had a wood frame and lavender plaid upholstery. It...
Welcome to another "Best of MMS" post. A few of you offered up the brilliant idea of sharing some of my past posts while I'm busy working on things for the book, so that's what I'm doing. (I'm...