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Spring Projects
After a long hiatus from upholstery, I’m returning to it with something small—a little antique stool with a long history. I found this piece for $2.50 at a community yard sale last fall. I was there with a friend who is an antiques valuer and appraiser, and she insisted I “break the bank” and bring…
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The bench with the many outfit changes
This little bench keeps changing its outfit. I got a glimpse of what it wore in the early 1900s when I stripped one outfit off. That outfit was a peach coloured silk embossed fabric and I am sure it was very pretty in its day. But let’s fast forward to a couple of years ago…
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Happy 85th Birthday Mom!
My mother turned 85 years young on April 17, 2025. To celebrate her birthday, family members from around NS (Cape Breton), NFLD, NB and ONT travelled to Brookfield, NS to surprise her, and surprise her we did… all day long, one by one, knocks on her door, tears of joy and lots of laughter and…
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Spring brings blossoms
Flowers and pastel colours remind me of spring so I am officially calling my latest chair Spring Blossoms. This chair was purchased two years ago in a set of three from a seller in Ottawa. I was in my chair collection mode and constantly looking on FB Marketplace to find chair deals. Clealy I thought…
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Something different: an ottoman!
I’m excited to tell you about my recently completed project, a wonderful addition to my livingroom! However, before I do that, I would like to introduce you to Interior Designer Elizabeth Hay because it was her hexagon shaped ottoman in her cottage in Devon, England that made me want a unique shaped ottoman for my…
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Winter Prep
Over the past month I have been in the garage stripping old fabric, horse hair, hay, foam, staples, and nails off of a few antique furniture pieces so they will be ready to work on after Christmas. There’s a lot of dirt and dust to deal with so my plan was to get everything down…
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Colouring a dining room happy with chairs!
I finished the dining room chairs that I first wrote about in this blog post back in July. I will recap a bit about them but I encourage you to go back and read the post as it takes a brief but personal dive into describing my friend and her home and the story of…
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Dining room chairs that will make a statement
A few months ago I was invited into a client’s home to talk about upholstering chairs for her dining room. Her home is gorgeous with lots of colour, pattern, and texture from her artwork, fabric choices, and thoughtful decor. Although her dining room is a beautiful space, she wanted to inject an elegant and whimsical…
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Share beauty and inspire others
I wrote this post a while back when after listening to a podcast. I actually listen to a lot of podcasts as I find that it is a great use of time to put on my headphones while I work on my chairs, go for walks, work on projects in the house, garden, you name…
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Monkey mind
I was going to ask my lovely readers if you have monkey mind but I know you do. We all do whether we want to admit it or not. Even Zen practioners have to deal with it at times. But there is no question that some of us have it more than others. Thoughts darting…