Killer Legs: Work Table to French Farm Swirl Table
It was the legs that got me. Leaning, without their tabletop, in a corner of a filthy, rundown garage apartment formerly inhabited by a very disorganized old person and what must have been a dozen...
View ArticleLittle Black Dress(er): Worn With Pearls
Black is the new black; it’s always classic. Everyone looks good in it, including furniture. This dresser had such a good figure that black would only complement it further, so black she became. Here’s...
View ArticleCopper Show Stoppers: Instant Impact
Wood and metal are such studies in contrast. Warm wood, cold metal. Wood gives, metal resists. Wood dampens sound, metal amplifies it. Most of the furniture pieces I do are made of wood, and my paint...
View ArticleEmpire Dresser: Meant to Be For Me (to paint)
The style is well-known. The chunky red mahogany curved massiveness of American Empire style. Always veneered, almost always chipped, sometimes irreparably. Many of them handmade, but so old and well...
View ArticleSouth Beach Inspired: The Blue and White Dresser
Okay, so I may not know when to say when. I probably held on way too long to the pink and orange color combination that I loved so much. No one else did. :( Actually, I should say that it … Continue...
View ArticleTraditionally Upholstered French Dining Chairs: More Horsehair and Burlap!
Upholstering furniture in the traditional way is an adventure not for the faint of heart! Join me as I show you why on these beautiful vintage French chairs...
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