blue checks & yellow toile
I must say that I am really enjoying playing with pattern on the chairs I’ve been upholstering. For the past few years, I’ve been stuck in the grain sack/hemp sheet/nubby linen rut. While I still love those and you’ll see them a lot in my work, I was ready to break out and stretch my […]
“Swedish” secretary desk
Sometimes I need to spend a little time with a piece before I know how I want to “mustard-ize” it. Other times, inspiration hits me immediately and I can’t wait to get to work on it. My furniture does not get the first-come-first-serve treatment. So, even with a bunch of other pieces that have been […]
Sailrite Sewing Machine Giveaway
I have a really, really awesome giveaway today…just so you know. But, let me start from the beginning. A couple of years ago, I was upholstering a channel back chair and I found the end of my rope with my $150 run-of-the-mill sewing machine. Don’t get me wrong. That inexpensive machine has served me so […]
the china cabinet on my doorstep
Usually I have to hunt for my furniture, but lately a few pieces have been finding me. That was the case with this china cabinet… An antique store owner who I’ve shopped from a few times stopped by my studio a few weeks ago. He knocked on the door. “I have something in the truck […]
design ramblings |episode 18 | succulents
I turned the camera on and pressed record before Kriste and I even knew what we were going to talk about. Kriste suggested something spring-related. Something about flowers… I chimed in, “Let’s talk about succulents.” So, that’s what we rambled about this week… (In case you haven’t been watching to the end of the videos, […]
furniture feature friday | favorites & link party
Good evening, all! Unfortunately, I’m feeling a bit under the weather tonight. I’m not sure if it’s just a headache or if I’m finally succumbing to the illness that my boys had last weekend. Either way, I’m hitting the sack early tonight and didn’t have a chance to pick favorites from last week. I look […]
furniture feature friday | favorites & link party
Good evening, all! Unfortunately, I’m feeling a bit under the weather tonight. I’m not sure if it’s just a headache or if I’m finally succumbing to the illness that my boys had last weekend. Either way, I’m hitting the sack early tonight and didn’t have a chance to pick favorites from last week. I look […]
pennants + golf club = window treatments
I made a few updates in the boy’s room over the weekend. All three of my boys (including Jeff) have been sick, so I’ve been playing nurse most of the time, but Sunday afternoon was so beautiful and the sunshine and warm weather gave me a boost of energy. I threw open the windows, so […]