Showing posts with label painted upholstery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label painted upholstery. Show all posts

NEUTRAL WINTER DECORATING - progressing into spring







In the winter I like to pair things down. Stick to neutrals and try to keep things cleaner. It's the perfect back drop for all the colors coming in spring.


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DRIFTWOOD FINISH & PAINTED UPHOLSTERY - a new look for grandma's chairs





These chairs I worked on are probably 100 years old and unfortunately they were showing their age. Beloved by their family they were brought to me for much love and attention.
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PAINTING AN UPHOLSTERED CHAIR FROM TOP TO BOTTOM - our bedroom chair



From the wood frame all the way to the fabric upholstery, tips on how I successfully painted this entire chair. 



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HOW I UPHOLSTER CORNERS - foot stool video






There are plenty of upholstery tutorials on the web but I definitely still get asked how I do the corners
when I upholster. I am not professionally trained, I learned over years what works for me and what doesn't.


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BUILDING A FOOT STOOL - grain sack fabric and tips












I found a new magazine at the drug store recently. For me a new magazine means shutting out the world and enjoying some quiet time in a comfy chair with my feet up.

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STENCILED FOOT STOOLS - french painted graphic




What would you do with a large collection of old furniture legs? I have a huge stockpile of tapered furniture legs that continues to grow
because I didn't know what to do with them. I've run across different
projects on Pinterest but none really got me excited. Finally a magazine article changed that and I found myself consumed with an idea.

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UNION JACK CHAIR - painted upholstery


It has been quite awhile since I last saw my Silver Union Jack chair I created for a charity
auction. A local business owner bought it for her hubby, and at a decent price for the charity.
Lucky me I have wrangled a visit several hours away to seeing the chair again in it's new home.

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ANNIE SLOAN & THE PAINTED LEATHER CHAIR







That title sounds a little
like an adventure novel
if you ask me and the 
story does have it's ups
and downs.



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PAINTING UPHOLSTERY - grey and white french chair






I did it .... I painted a whole chair from the frame to the upholstery. Everybody else is doing it why not me.


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ARM CHAIR UPHOLSTERY - step by step how I did it




I created this chair for a charity event we have locally to support the Christmas Bureau. I also photographed each
step to offer some guidance to others who want to try it themselves.



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CHAIR FOR CHARITY REVEAL union jack upholstered chair




One guess what I did to my chair for Charity?


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THE CAPTAIN AND HIS SOLDIERS PT2 - union jack painted upholstery







After painting the frames of these vintage 80's dining chairs, I custom painted the seats with a union jack flag.


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