painted upholstery DIY
A $30 vintage mid-century rattan empire armchair I bought at Canton, TX First Monday Trade Days needed a makeover. (If you have not been to this junk, craft, import, need a tetanus shot heaven—YOU SHOULD GO! Details here: http://www.firstmondaycanton.com) Before versions of this chair can be found here https://www.etsy.com/listing/183920344/vintage-mid-century-caning-chair-rattan?ref=market and here http://www.pinterest.com/pin/448178600390542054/ It was faded burgundy velvet
trim & clip framing DIY
Like everything else in our home what is on the walls changes as much as the color of the walls. I make new stuff, buy new stuff, redo existing stuff… and for large artwork pieces framing can be expensive. This portrait of my husband I drew last year is 32” W x 40” H will be a big chunk of change when I finally take it in to be framed. I still want to display it in the mean time with all the wall gallery home décor trends going on, so this is what I came up. My inspiration (f
fabric & curtains
Pattern and color are for me. Fabric is that. So a curtain that I can open and let the light all the way in or close completely for privacy is what dresses our windows. We have tall ceilings in our home thus curtains in a lot of our rooms need to be custom lengths. I'm not a tailor or seamstress, and my seams are very crooked. Can’t follow a dress pattern very well… As in I’m not for hire on those projects. That disclosed I do get out my sewing machine frequently. I can do pa
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