One morning in late July, I received an email about a kidpreneur named Owen Simoes. Kid entrepreneurs are popping up all over the place. With so many free resources available to build their own websites, along with their cracker jack tech and social media skills, …
Not that anyone in their right mind would want to cover up the top of this very iconic plank top coffee table, however, you just might have one on hand that has an irreparable deep gouge in the top, or the formica top is a …
Warning: this isn’t a blog post about ‘lidder-ully’ transforming your old chair or other decor. It’s a metaphor for renewal, reappraisal and a fresh new start. But this process has opened the way for doing what I do best–literal, physical, tangible, furniture transformations. This post …
(First posted on ModHomeEc.com on July 14, 2016) Besides dazzling upholstery jobs, people LOVE tutorials that teach them how to fix existing furniture that may be wearing out, or may have had an unexpected mishap. Whether they love it or hate it and a new …
Sooooooo, we’re blowing this CRAFT thing up into a regular night of MAKING fun and relaxation. Every 3rd Thursday of the month, we’ll have a featured artisanal craft for you to learn. You’ll be introduced to new skills, tools, materials, techniques while you get to …
On the surface, this might seem either really obvious, or impossible. In truth, it’s neither. In my many years of experience and getting to know many many upholsterers, the craft of upholstery can be executed in as many different ways as there are species of …