Fabric Archives

I had this idea a year and a half ago to slipcover my desk chair, and I’ve finally gotten around to trying it. Guess what… it’s way harder than I thought it would be! Of course, I am a novice seamstress at best, but I’ve had some sewing successes and I thought I could do this. Well, I made three pocket-like things that are fitting (sort of), but I have no idea how to connect them. I’ve been sitting on my chair like this for about a week now…

I’ve added another page to the new sources section: Window Treatments. I hope it’s helpful!

I’ve been having a lot home design dreams lately. Usually they make no sense, like the one I had recently where Kim from Myles of Style and the Dugger family gave my living room a makeover (it resulted in forced smiles followed by tears from me). Last night was different though… I had been looking [...]

I haven’t sewn anything yet… I just draped the fabric over the curtain rod. I don’t think it looks bad. True, there is no yellow in the fabric, but I think it looks fine next to the stairway color.

Our “library” (the landing at the top of the stairs) looks pretty good. I mean, it was even in a magazine not long ago… but I’ve always thought that it could look better. (photo by Janet Mesic-Mackie for Home Magazine, September 2008) The little light in the room is horrible and it doesn’t even fully [...]