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Tag Archives: diy
Modern Advent Wreath
I have been in full Advent planning mode for about a month. For some of you an Advent wreath has always been a part of your Christmas tradition. I had no idea what they were until I started planning for … Continue reading
Tagged As Advent, Advent Wreath, christmas, diy
How to Sew Lined, Pleated Drapes
Supplies: Fabric (use this calculator if you need your panels to be a specific width) Drapery Liner or Muslin Coordinating Thread Wall Pleater Hooks Pleater Tape (you need the width of your fabric x2) Curtain Rod Curtain Rings Start by washing and … Continue reading
Gather Ye Supplies
Remember when I bought that awesome fabric for the formal dining room? I couldn’t wait to make the drapes especially after we got our bentwoods in there. I’ve made a total of 9 curtain panels for our casa so far, … Continue reading
Tagged As curtains, dining room, diy, sewing
Color Blocking Process
Once we decided to color block our bentwoods, we starting thinking about how we should go about executing our idea. I prepped the chairs similar to the table with one huge exception the wood filler. All 8 of our chairs were … Continue reading
That’s Right We Color Blocked Them
One night we were talking about our collection of 7 mismatched Thonet bentwood chairs that we had started over a year ago. It was decision time for the formal dining. We’ve been sitting on projects in there for far too … Continue reading
Seat Cushion: Piping
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
Tagged As crafty, diy, How to Make Piping, nook, Nook Chairs, prudent baby, Seat Cushions with Piping, sewing
Chair Facelift Part 1
I picked up 3 chairs (2 were the same and the other was ugly just part of the deal) on Craigslist for $45. The plan was to use the matching pair for the ends of the nook table. They were pretty beat up, … Continue reading
Tagged As behr paint, craigslist, dining room, diy, furniture update, home depot, nook, painting furniture
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