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 […]
{right back where I started}
This phrase is usually about something negative. Oh, like…I lost 35 lbs, but now I’m right back where I started. Not that I have any idea at all what that feels like. But in this case, it’s a great thing. Many of you ask how I do all of the things I do. When I […]
FFF
Welome to FFF on the new blog. I’m assuming it’s all going to happen without a hitch…fingers crossed. Here are some favorites from last week… I absolutely adore this bench painted by Kim from Savvy Southern Style. The lines, the caning, oh…those legs. Just stunning. Whitney and Dustin from The Rooster & the Hen […]
Lucketts Holiday Open House
Yesterday was all about Lucketts. I went down there to get my room ready for the open house. (Minus the sofa. Poor Ruthie was up until 3:30am on Thursday working on that thing and just couldn’t make it to Lucketts in time, so she’s bringing it early tomorrow and will help me haul it up […]
DIY Farmhouse Table Tutorial
I received several requests for the tutorial on building a simple DIY farmhouse table (with just a drill) that was published in the October 2011 issue of Cottages & Bungalows. I just got the “thumbs up” to publish the full tutorial on my blog, so here you go! DIY farm house table | materials […]
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 […]
welcome to wordpress
Believe it or not, my very first blog was started in WordPress. Had I just stayed there, I would’ve saved myself a lot of trouble, but I think it was a good thing for me at the time. I was on WordPress and felt pretty alone. I didn’t understand how to plug into the blog […]
shopping while hungry, snow & speculoos
You know the saying, “Never shop for groceries when you’re hungry.” Well, I went “shopping while hungry” so to speak. My space at Lucketts was empty and I was pretty anxious about getting it stuffed to the gills for the holiday open house (November 4-6.) Well, I shopped and sourced and scrounged and made bins […]