Monthly Archives: February 2012

Seat Cushion: Pieces and Sewing

Posted by Amber in DIY, How to on February 29, 2012  ||  Comments Off on Seat Cushion: Pieces and Sewing

After you’ve made your piping, it’s time to cut and sew the pieces of your seat cushion. Lay your cushions on your ironed fabric. Flip it over and check to make sure you like how the pattern is arranged on … Continue reading →

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Seat Cushion: Piping

Posted by Amber in DIY, How to on February 28, 2012  ||  2 Comments

I wanted to share the process of making the seat cushions since I felt like a had to mesh a bunch of tutorials online to make a seat cushion with piping for our dining chairs. You don’t want to read … Continue reading →

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Guide to Painting Furniture

Posted by Amber in DIY, Guide, How to, Kitchen on February 27, 2012  ||  25 Comments

Here is the Wills Casa rendition of how to paint furniture. Nick showed you the nook update with our now black (and super awesome) $25 craigslist table. I wanted to show the whole process of the transformation as a guide to … Continue reading →

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My Wife is A Beast

Posted by Nick in Side Note on February 22, 2012  ||  Comments Off on My Wife is A Beast

And I mean that in the most flattering way possible. Quick story: when we were in high school, Amber worked 2 jobs. She would wake up super early and work at a coffee house before school and then go to … Continue reading →

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Nook Update

Posted by Nick in Antiquing, Kitchen on February 17, 2012  ||  4 Comments

So you saw that we got a new rug for the nook right? And you saw that Amber had finished painting the chairs? So the newest component was the table. Amber spent about a week and a half getting it … Continue reading →

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Jason Wu for Target Scramble

Posted by Amber in Style on February 15, 2012  ||  2 Comments

I know I’m late in posting this, but I wanted to share it. I was way too excited for Jason Wu for Target, so I convinced Jamie to go with me to knock people down buy all kinds of stylish goodness. Ramona … Continue reading →

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Happy Handmade Valentine’s Day

Posted by Amber in DIY on February 14, 2012  ||  Comments Off on Happy Handmade Valentine’s Day

This weekend I was laughing with my sister about how holidays and kids’ parties will never be simple again thanks to the internet, more specifically Pinterest. Valentine’s Day is no exception. I will say that none of the things that … Continue reading →

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Rug for the Nook

Posted by Nick in Antiquing, Kitchen on February 13, 2012  ||  1 Comment

Last month we did 2 posts on the current status of the kitchen. The second post focused specifically on the  status of the nook. If you look at the punch list, it mentions getting a new rug. We loved the way … Continue reading →

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Chair Pad Situation

Posted by Nick in DIY, Kitchen on February 10, 2012  ||  Comments Off on Chair Pad Situation

The fabric for the nook arm chairs showed up last week and it was time to get some new pads made. I didn’t think the old ones being replaced was a necessity, but we figured that we should go ahead … Continue reading →

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Overthink, Rethink, Decide

Posted by Amber in DIY, Kitchen on February 9, 2012  ||  Comments Off on Overthink, Rethink, Decide

I have a process that requires way too much time to pull the trigger on most home improvement decisions. It’s overthink, decide, rethink, decide…and even then I skip that last step for months. Maybe the reason I like antiquing so … Continue reading →

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