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 sorry about the wonky spacing in the post. Something funny happens when I put code from my old blogspot blog on my new site.) … Read More
French chair makeover & updates
After a whirlwind week of activities and festivities, we dropped my parents off at the airport this afternoon. We got so much accomplished, it’s amazing. I started getting a little teary-eyed today when I saw so many projects complete. I know that’s silly, but some of them have been five years in the making and now they’re almost done. Before … Read More
the “grass sofa” – before & after
Remember this? This is one of those pieces that people like me have nightmares about. The dresser that is so saturated with smoke that it needs a bath in bleach. The upholstered chair that was used as a dog bed…and then a cozy nest for a mouse. Or the sofa that was stuffed with dried grass. When I opened this one up, I … Read More
barrel-back chairs
I bought these chairs back in January from an estate furniture shop. I loved the shape and, while the upholstery was done well, the fabric was not my thing. I intended to upholster them myself, but once Ruthie came into my life all of that changed. I turned over every upholstered piece I had in my queue, including this pair … Read More
resourceful or ridiculous?
Today, the glittering continued. I received my box of 10 pounds of glitter over the weekend, so the glittering isn’t going to stop any time soon. Even my basement sparkles…and not because it’s clean, unfortunately. I also began working on my feature furniture pieces for the Lucketts holiday open house today. I started pulling apart this sofa, but as soon … Read More
grain sack chair – before & almost after
I’m stingy with a few of my finds…ironstone, grain sacks and French chairs mainly. I do part with them, but it’s always tough. If you ever buy a piece of ironstone or a French chair or something made out of a European grain sack from me, you can know I really, really loved it and it was very tough for … Read More
French Chair Reveal, Glaze Mix, & Simple Upholstery
There’s a lot of good information and inspiration in this post, so get ready! First of all, the beauty shot. Now, the before shot. I’m so happy with how these turned out. I’m taking the pair of arm chairs (only one is pictured in the before shot) to the Ground Hog Day Sale at Lucketts (Feb 4-6). If you’d like to read about the paint … Read More
A Happy Marriage?
Can a chair from the 1900’s and a quilt from the 1800’s come together in a happy union? This chair was almost naked when it was purchased for almost nothing from an auction. No finish and stripped down to it’s springs. This quilt fit under an unfortunate label…a cutter quilt. Although they were from different centuries, they seemed to want to be … Read More