Tag Archives: nook

Color Blocking Process

Posted by Amber in DIY, How to on March 8, 2012  ||  26 Comments

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 →

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Chair Facelift Complete

Posted by Amber in DIY on March 2, 2012  ||  6 Comments

To bring you up to date on the reupholstery progress, I painted the chairs, made the piping and sewed the cushion pieces together. Here are some tips for the final step – stapling the the cushion and seat pad. I sprayed adhesive on the wood … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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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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Chair Facelift Fabric Edition

Posted by Amber in DIY, Kitchen on January 30, 2012  ||  Comments Off on Chair Facelift Fabric Edition

After the chairs were painted, I focused my attention on what fabric I wanted for the reupholstery. I had been looking for about 2 weeks, but when I finished painting I knew it was time to pull the trigger on … Continue reading →

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Chair Facelift Part 1

Posted by Amber in DIY, Kitchen on January 27, 2012  ||  2 Comments

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 →

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