The Tables Have Turned

Remember that huge dining set I did for a customer a few months back? Here's the link and a reminder pic:

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School of Restoration: Dining Chair Re-Upholstery

Just finished up another tutorial in the School of Restoration on The Divine Minimalist.  Head over and check it out, or browse a copy right here. Enjoy!

For today's tutorial, I decided to cover the revival and reupholster of old, old chairs.  Chairs are a dime-a-dozen in the thrift store & garage sale world, but 99.9% of them are severely out of date.  After all, Spring is here & we need some fresh chairs for all the guests we're about to have over, right? Right! Now as a heads up, this tutorial will be a little longer than our usual because of the steps involved.  So refill that coffee cup, put the phone on silent, and get ready to give these nasty old chairs a complete 180°!  Take a motivational sneak peak:

Materials:

• Sturdy cushioned chairs with a wooden seat under the pad. 
• Orbital sander or sand paper
• Medium to Fine sanding pads or paper
• Steel wool - Fine
• Drill or Screwdriver
• Pliers
• Staple gun & plenty of staples
• Fabric Scissors
• Box Cutter
• Mask
• Gloves
• Primer
• Spray Paint in your color choice
• Upholstery foam & batting (if replacing)
• Upholstery fabric in your pattern choice (I used 2.5 yards for 4 seats)
• Optional: Air compressor, paint gun, air blaster, paint pyramids, clear coat

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Redoux Visit

Hi everyone! Today I've been asked to post the ombre chair tutorial over at a friends blog, Redoux.  If you haven't heard of her blog yet, head over and check it out. Karen has a lot of great furniture make overs, and always some really interesting posts.  I'm happy to be guest posting on her blog today, thanks again Karen!

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Featured on: The Sentinel & The Penny Rose

I'm so excited! Recently, Christa Martin of the blog The Penny Rose, and contributor to our local newspaper, contacted me after she saw the Ombre chair post on Design*Sponge.  She asked if I would be interested in doing an interview not only for her blog, but for the paper. I was so flattered, and still am!  She wrote a nice article about me and my work, and I can't thank her enough. Here are some screen shots:

Fun! This is the first time I've had my furniture in the paper. Hop over to the Santa Cruz Sentinel to read the full article here, and for the full interview head over to The Penny Rose, Christa Martin's blog.  A big thank you to everyone who has been sharing my work, be it on Facebook, pinterest, etc.  I really appreciate it,  have a wonderful day!

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Hanging Perfect Pictures

Happy Wednesday! Even though it's the dead center of the work week, Wednesday is at least the height of it.. it's all a downhill slide into the weekend from here folks!  Today's post is short n' sweet.  For years I've struggled with lining pictures up exactly where I want them on walls (Doesn't that sound like a cheesy infomercial? Ha!).  I've never been able to line up picture frames with each other perfectly, so I usually opt for the random arrangement.  Until now! I stumbled across this little gem of a tip today, and had to share it.

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