1800's Linen Dresser
I hope you’re ready for some furniture makeovers, because you’re going to be seeing a lot over the next few weeks! I’ve got quite a collection growing for Lucketts. Here’s the 1800’s dresser with the amazing carved handles that I finished yesterday… It was pretty rough when I bought it, but I could see the […]
…in the works
This is when blogging and doing everything else at the same time is hard. I have a bunch of things in the works, but nothing ready for that beauty shot that makes the before and after posts so fun to share (and read, I’m sure!) So, today I’m showing a few pieces that are in […]
humble upholstery & an ornate frame
This chair has been languishing in my basement for a while…almost a year, I think. Sometimes I don’t work on pieces because I’m stalling, busy, uninspired or it keeps falling to the bottom of the to-do list. I think other times, providence plays a small role. I wasn’t really sure what fabric I was going […]
open road…
Over the past week, we have been finishing up projects in our home. This week, Jeff used the power washer on the deck, my mom and I cleaned the basement and we had a handyman come out to fix a few things that were beyond our DIY abilities. It feels amazing to have things done! […]
cleaning the basement & a stool for Lucketts
Today, my mom and I spent a few hours cleaning out the basement. After all of the project-finishing, organizing, cleaning, shopping for Lucketts, shipping for the online shop, etc, the basement was a mess. I can tolerate a messy basement for a while, because I can close the door and not look at it. There […]
Furniture Feature Friday – Link Party
Furniture Feature Friday sort of caught up on me today, but I didn’t want to skip it altogether! So, here’s the party without the favorites. I’m looking forward to getting a lot of inspiration from you… Here are the rules for our furniture get-together… 1.) Your post has to be about furniture. Please, please, please…just […]
the right lamp shade
A few months ago, I bought this pretty alabaster lamp at an antique store. I loved the shape of it… It came with a shade, but I didn’t think it fit the lamp very well. I ended up hanging onto it without a shade in the basement for a while and finally moved it up […]
stockings, skirts & stone paths
Today I started working on my Christmas freelance projects. I know it’s April, but this is a pretty normal time of year for me to be working on Christmas stuff, actually. These projects are for Christmas 2014 and are launched in July for “Christmas in July” and will then be promoted again when everyone else […]