Lovely Transformed French Flair Chairs

Lovely Transformed French Flair Chairs

Apparently, once you start any sort of hobby, people catch on and find enjoyment in giving you things to perpetuate that hobby. It’s a wonderful reputation to build when you actually need those things, but earlier this year, I’d collected a few too many generously donated furniture items to fix up and was in over my head. Thankfully we have… Read More

A Sad Bookcase Gets a Farmhouse Makeover

A Sad Bookcase Gets a Farmhouse Makeover

What is farmhouse style? Is it wallpaper and wood? Is it mason jars and burlap? Is it old things or new? This is something I’ve thought about a lot lately. I know what I love when I see it, but struggle to grasp how to replicate it in our own home. Anyone else relate? Some projects I’ve done fail to… Read More

How to Add Upholstery to a Rocking Chair

“Michael Thonet, an Austrian cabinetmaker who lived from 1796 to 1871, was obsessed with innovative design. In 1830,Thonet experimented with ways to steam and bend beechwood from the local forests into curved and sturdy, graceful chairs. By 1853, he had opened his own shop, Gebruder Thonet, and by 1860 was producing bentwood rocking chairs with woven cane seats and backs…. Read More