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Five Tricky Chair Fixes to Save the Day

Five Tricky Chair Fixes to Save the Day

(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 …

Make & Take Thursday Night Craft Socials Announced

Make & Take Thursday Night Craft Socials Announced

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 …

The Upholsterer’s Brain

The Upholsterer’s Brain

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 …

Happy Summer Days

Happy Summer Days

Summer is my very favorite time of the year. Do you remember when getting your ‘colors’ done was so trendy? We all had a season that coordinated with our basic coloring. I don’t know if this is a fact, but I do think that we …

Gratitude Schmatitude! But It REALLY Works!

Gratitude Schmatitude! But It REALLY Works!

The entire time I was growing up, my dear mother’s message to me was to stop and be grateful for all the good all around me. Little did she know, I was an unusual child who truly did look for the good all around me. …

The ORIGINAL Salvaged Spool Ottoman Upholstery Workshop

The ORIGINAL Salvaged Spool Ottoman Upholstery Workshop

  Back by popular demand are our spool ottoman workshops. If you’ve ever just wanted to get a taste of what upholstery is like, this is the way to find out. You get it all in this one day workshop. And I’m not even including …