Keep the couch makeovers a-rollin! If you’re a frequenter of this blog you may know by now that Christi loves to let me yammer on about the projects she’s completed like this one. Most recently she found a couch on the side of the road and knew immediately [...]
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Why is it that I can relate just about everything I see/experience/hear/whatever to the TV show Friends. It’s been off the air for like six years and I still quote it like it was last nights episode. For example today I’m supposed to show you what an apothecary chest looks like and all I can [...]
Continue Reading... →Faux fur, faux marble, faux leather. Most of the mid level furniture/home accessories that you find in retail stores and online shops have elements or even “ingredients” if you will that are faux something.
Faux: (adj) a simulation of something else that resembles the original concept.
Would you believe me if I said that I [...]
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There are so many different types of furniture out there it’s hard to keep them all straight. I have found myself recently drawn to vintage furniture and I thought it would be fun to educate us all on a special type of love seat called the settee. I love the way they look so sweet [...]
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Furniture distressing is a happening trend right now in many industries from clothing all the way to furniture. You see it on pinterest and in stores, people are doing it on home make over shows and personal before and after stories.
What Is Distressing?
Distressed: Furniture that is marred to create the appearance of age [...]
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Have you ever been shopping online for a media stand or a desk and came across the word hardwood veneer cover? What does that mean? Is it the same as wood? Is it higher or lower quality? Let’s start with what veneer is.
Hardwood Veneer: (n.) a thin layer of wood permanently bonded to a [...]
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Confession: I am obsessed with my dogs. If I wasn’t such a tightwad I would probably buy one of those couchy looking dog beds, you know the ones I’m talking about, the ones with the red velvet fabric and the gold tassels. Alright, I’m 90% kidding but I would buy pet furniture if I could [...]
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Happy Wednesday, who’s as exhausted as I am this week?? Well this may perk us all back up, guess what time of year it is again? You guessed it, Apartment Therapy’s the Homies 2012 edition. One of my readers was kind enough to nominate us for Best Home Decor Blog, (shout out, you know who [...]
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