Fabric

Painting the Stairway

Brandon started priming the knotty pine in the stairway last night.

My dad was horrified when we said we planned to paint it. “That’s nice wood!” Sorry dad.
We actually found out from our neighbor that the previous owners had only recently put it up when they decided to sell! The addition was done [...]

I need to learn how to sew.

I ordered some fabric from reprodepot with the intention of making my own curtains.

Great idea, in theory! The problem is… I don’t know how to sew.
I’m a very crafty lady, and I can do a lot of home improvement projects (I used to be a handyman, er handywoman), but I never learned how to [...]

Tansu and Satula

I wrote a little haiku for today.
Beautiful fabric,
why are you so hard to find?
I just want curtains.

The above fabrics are both by Marimekko, and they’re both available (I think) on this Japanese website: http://www.icenter.co.jp/satula.htm. At least I know the names, numbers, and corresponding colorways for each of the fabrics (Tansu: 19926-21 and Satula: 19927-24).
I [...]