Well, I’ve jumped into the visually dangerous world of Skype video interviews. Whether I want to proceed with video interviews, or less visually threatening simple audio podcasts is yet to be determined. Today’s interview with Andrea Mihalik, founder and owner of Wild Chairy, will let …
The most exquisitely interesting things I find are usually discovered on the road to somewhere else. I think that’s a fair statement. As was the case as I was hunting down upholstered banquettes when I spied these pieces of multi textural deliciousness created by artist …
This isn’t a new project but since I found it had over 500 pins on Pinterest, I felt it was worth reusing. If you think creating giant tassels is straightforward, you’re in for a little surprise. It’s still very easy though. I first saw giant …
I’ll tell you right here and now that this post is about my Flipping Furniture online class. You can read all about it to see how people just like you have taken their hobby and turned it into a profit making small business. The reason …
Off and on during the past year or two I’ve been stopped dead in my tracks with images I see on Damien Jaffré’s Instagram feed found at damienjaffreupholsterer. I remember him telling me long ago that he’s a Paris upholsterer who wants to relocate to …
One fun aspect to fiddling around on Instagram during odd hours is that you discover people all over the world who are doing the same things you like to do. Less than a year ago, I discovered Nia Sayers, founder and owner of Summerland Style, …
What happens when everything you can think of making looks like everything you’ve been doing for the past five years? Either you a.) Give up b.) Don’t change c.) Start looking around to see what you can copy, or d.) Go get yourself inspired. Of …
Handmade upholstery fabric will be ‘having a long moment’, as predicted. As more and more talented Makers venture into the age old craft of upholstering, the designy, artsy participants can’t help but give bequeath their creative stamp to existing furniture. This folksy, sewn appliqué fabric …
On Monday, over on Instagram, I posed the question to my lovely followers how much they thought it would cost to flip this $9.99 Goodwill chair. Today, I’m breaking it down. Now remember, costs vary depending upon what part of the country you live in. …
Happy August! But what I really feel is “Doggone it! Summer’s almost over!” Now that we’re being honest, I might as well tell you that Spring and Summer are really the only seasons I like. Fall has that ‘Sunday night feeling’, you know, when you …
Back in the 90’s and early 2000’s, fringes and trims were dripping off of chairs, loveseats, sofas, table edges, drapes and any other surface to which you could attach them. It got to be way too much visual noise. To this day, some people still …
Before we had industrial sewing machines that can practically stitch two pieces of concrete together, hardy craftsmen were quite adept at hand stitching leather upholstery and other durable goods. At the time, they probably only dreamed of a machine that could sew their wares, while …