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my favorite home projects of 2020

by Marian Parsons | Jan 11, 2021 | All Things Home, My House

We were home a lot last year. I’m a homebody, so it suited me to some extent even though it wasn’t under ideal circumstances. As many of you did, we made the best of it and used the time to get some projects done around the house that have been hanging...

Furniture Dilemmas | Marylisa’s French Chairs

by Marian Parsons | Mar 3, 2020 | All Things Home, Furniture Makeovers, Tutorials, upholstery, upholstery makeovers

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...

My MN Home Tour

by Marian Parsons | Feb 6, 2020

My Minnesota Home Tour After living in a cute 1940’s cape cod in Pennsylvania for 11 years (you can tour that home HERE), we moved to a 13-year-old suburban home in Rochester, Minnesota, in the summer of 2017. The way this move came about is a pretty awesome...

milk paint 101 | topcoats

by Marian Parsons | Mar 15, 2016 | All Things Home, Furniture Makeovers, Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint, Painting & Refinishing, Tutorials

I realized I totally dropped the ball on our Milk Paint 101 series! I left you at the first coat and promptly forgot about you. So, you’ve applied the number of coats needed in order to get the finish as opaque as desired. In most cases, two coats do it....

reupholstering a French chair | part 6 | applying the trim

by Marian Parsons | Mar 1, 2015 | All Things Home, Before and Afters, Furniture Makeovers, Tutorials, upholstery

We are finally at our final installment of this video tutorial series on reupholstering a French style chair. It’s time to frame out those upholstered panels and cover the staples with some gimp trim. In case you missed the first five parts, or need to...