by Sarah on October 7, 2010, 4 comments
It has been over a year now since I took a sewing class. I made three throw pillows and hemmed a pair of pants. The last thing I did before the class ended was cut a piece of Schumacher’s Chenonceau (Fawn) in preparation to make a long rectangular pillow. I successfully cut it but thats [...]
by Sarah on June 16, 2010, 2 comments
On occasion I will come across things that…make me want to lick the screen. China Seas fabrics would fall in to that category. Â I’ve included a few of my favorites. Nothing could be more perfect for my $5 flea market chair than this. Veranda As I scroll through Quadrille’s editorial portfolio and their collections I [...]
by Sarah on April 15, 2010, 6 comments
On Tuesday I posted about my mother’s porch swing and the accent pillows from Terrain that I suggested she add to the mix. Aqua Thistle pillow, Terrain, $54 And then I was perusing Tonic Living for fabric for DC’s room and I saw this…  Sweet William Teal, Tonic Living, $9.95 a yard Finally, I found [...]
by Betsy Moyer on March 16, 2010, one comment
I left three couches behind in North Carolina. I love all three of them. I equate my love for couches with my love for jeans. Its not so much that I go out and by the most expensive brands, I just like jeans and I want lots of them and I can’t bring myself to [...]
by Sarah on February 24, 2010, 3 comments
Earlier in the week Betsy wrote a post about the dining set her roommate inherited. How could they upgrade it? Might I suggest… Painting the chairs and the base (?) white and applying this fabric The fabric is Kravet Streetwise in Cafe. I found it at Modern Fabrics and on Ebay. I thought this fabric [...]