I finished a piece of furniture this summer, July to be specific. I thought maybe October would be a good time to share it? Why not? All the other blogs are conjuring up all things autumn leaves and pumpkins please, and here’s my late summer project. So if you feel like a fun bit of …
Perhaps you remember, a couple posts back that was a couple of months back where I started telling a story of a settee. You can read the beginning of the story here. This is in all fairness, Part 2. It’s the part of the story we all like where the hero overcomes adversity and the …
About five years ago, I found it. I was scrolling through the antique section on Craigslist and landed on a reasonably priced settee. Accompanied by a racing heart, I showed my husband the photo of the settee that was begging to become mine. One I could remake and restore and become a little more French-country …
Normally, I try not to schedule posts that are so similar back to back. I know, you just saw The Round Farmhouse Table last week. But as I hinted, I found a pedestal table a couple of weeks ago at a thrift store. It was originally what I was looking for and therefore decided to …
In the first year of blogging, I shared my adventure in remaking our dining room table. It was quite the journey, and as most learning journeys go, this one took longer than I had anticipated. Honestly, I have been on the look out since then for an even larger table. Though it accommodates our family …
Dear Sir John Harrington, I know this may seem a bit odd, although, I know you have resolved to live with unique labels yourself, but I am writing to you from the future. About 400 years beyond your life. I know, the chances of your grasping this information is about as far a the chances …
It has been a LONG time since I’ve restored a piece of furniture. As in a year and a half. A lot played into that, but I am delighted to say, I’m back! Now that we are faced with the heart of winter, I don’t know if I’ll tackle any more large pieces before things …
I had just five minutes, but I wanted to take a turn about one of my frequented thrift stores, just to see if there was any new hidden treasure waiting to be rescued and restored. After all, it had been a week since I’d last been there. A lot of things can float in and …
Well, we have survived the marathon move and are settling in. It was a crazy move, as we were literally trading houses with our renter. The house we moved into had been converted to a duplex the last four years as a rental. It had been my in-laws for 21 years, and before that my husband’s great-grandfather’s. …
In November I shared about the coffee table I crafted into a velvet tufted ottoman. You can see that post here. In January, it was featured amongst numerous other blogs, and I received countless comments requesting a tutorial. I didn’t take photos as I made the original ottoman, for fear of it not turning out. Well, …