Dining Chair Slipcover Tutorial
I wrote a tutorial on making dining room chair slipcovers years (and several dining sets) ago when I was a contributor to Cottages & Bungalows magazine. It’s so neat to see how far I’ve come in my sewing, photography, writing, styling. I’ve really grown a lot. Anyway, since I’ve improved in a few departments, […]
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I wrote a tutorial on making dining room chair slipcovers years (and several dining sets) ago when I was a contributor to Cottages & Bungalows magazine. It’s so neat to see how far I’ve come in my sewing, photography, writing, styling. I’ve really grown a lot. Anyway, since I’ve improved in a few departments, […]
Getting a Tree & Style Update
Today we went to pick out our Christmas tree at the local tree farm where we have bought our trees for the past few years. It was a chilly day, so we strolled through the open barn looking over the lineup of 8 ft+ trees. One caught my eye. It was tall and looked perfect. […]
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I finished painting, staining and slip covering the four Craig’s List chairs for the dining room a fewweeks ago and have been on the hunt for chairs to use for the ends of the table. As it happens, I’ve had two other French cane chairs that are almost identical to the Craig’s List ones in […]
“fixing” a broken cane seat
I finished painting, staining and slip covering the four Craig’s List chairs for the dining room a fewweeks ago and have been on the hunt for chairs to use for the ends of the table. As it happens, I’ve had two other French cane chairs that are almost identical to the Craig’s List ones in […]
FURNITURE FEATURE FRIDAY – Favorites & Link Party
Well, I had to take one of my boys to the emergency room to have stitches removed (the follow-up of an accident involving his brother, a flashlight and his lip), helped with homework, made dinner, went to play practice, got the boys in bed, finally ate dinner myself and plopped on the couch to watch […]
FURNITURE FEATURE FRIDAY – Favorites & Link Party
Well, I had to take one of my boys to the emergency room to have stitches removed (the follow-up of an accident involving his brother, a flashlight and his lip), helped with homework, made dinner, went to play practice, got the boys in bed, finally ate dinner myself and plopped on the couch to watch […]
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Several people asked for a tutorial on the part upholstered/part slipcovered French chair I revealed yesterday, so this is it! This isn’t a comprehensive upholstery post, but it will give you an idea of what’s involved in upholstering the back and arms of a chair in this style. To get you started, you can read THIS […]