Sharing step by step how we restored the top of an Victorian Eastlake chest.
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Add cabin style to your home's decor with the cabin decor ideas in this article. Helpful photos illustrate a variety of cabin decorating themes, including Mod Lodge, Cool and Contemporary, East Coast Cowboy, a Woodsy Retreat, and many more!
Which Solvent to Use for Testing and Stripping Wood: How to determine and strip a finish. Find out the best and quickest methods at Queen Bee of Honey Dos!
Colour, curves and even Ancient Greece are having a moment. Here's how to follow interior-design trends without being a slave to fashion.
Taken on as a life-changing project by an antiques dealer and his husband, an unloved 19th-century chateau in the Périgord has been revived with exuberant colour, pattern and texture
Designed by Willis Polk in 1915, this historic Berkeley residence's interiors were redesigned to include restored original finishes and details.
Have you ever wanted to paint a piece of furniture that was already painted!? This article will teach you all you need to do to prep you furniture so that the furniture painting process is easy to execute once the right prep work has been done!
Refinishing wood furniture is easy with only two household items (vinegar and olive oil) to remove scratches and bring it back to life.
Fitted carpets are back – but don’t worry, they aren’t the retro horrors of decades past. Today, interior designers the world over are using wall-to-wall soft furnishings to embrace bold colours, fun patterns and tactile textures. Here, two experts explain all…
Balayage Furniture Painting Technique. Learn how to re-create this unique paint finish on your furniture! See more FREE painted furniture tutorials here!
In an extract from her new book, Mario Buatta: Anatomy of a Decorator, Emily Evans Eerdmans reveals how the ‘Prince of Chintz’ created his timeless interiors
Learn how to easily restore old wood furniture with a few simple products. You can make your furniture shine, no sanding required!
Artist John Dowd did not reinvent himself when he arrived in Provincetown, Massachusetts, immediately after college. He found himself.
Looking to restore an old piece of furniture back to its natural wood finish? Follow these easy steps on how to strip and sand furniture to remove old paint and stain and start fresh with natural wood.
DON'T SCREW UP YOUR PAINT JOB! ?How To Paint Furniture The Right Way! Prep, Problems, Best Furniture Paint, and the 5 STEPS to a Perfect Paint Finish Every Time!
'Traditional as radical' was the title of Sebastian Cox's Master's thesis, and he's revived the strapline for his British furniture design business.
Welcome to Themed Furniture Thursday, where I and several other furniture redoers make over a piece of furniture to fit a different theme each month! This month's theme is "Inspired By". I'll share how I was inspired a little further down. First, check out this piece I found at my local Goodwill last Spring: Pretty, right? I
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WELCOME TO MY 23RD REVIVAL MONDAY.. AND IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD ONE !!!! #1 FIRST UP IS KORRIE @ RED HEN HOME I LOVE HER REDOS AND THIS I...
With such an extraordinary, enigmatic exterior to live up to, the interior of this north London house required special treatment. The owners called in visionary design studio Maddux Creative, the winners of our 2022 Interior Designer of the Year award
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You guys know I love the thrill of taking an old and poorly cared for piece of furniture, stripping it down and giving it a new take on life. But sometimes I feel like there is a call to respect the story of a piece. To leave the dings and scratches because they are part...
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Damaged veneer is a common trait of vintage furniture, but it's very easy to remove and repair with quality products that get the job done!
A descendent of the late Philip Trammell Shutze, a noted stalwart of European classicism and a devout Italophile, once remarked that Atlanta’s most celebrated architect would have been perfectly happy had he been born during the 18th century. It should seem divinely ordained, then, that an early Atlanta home of his design would be brought back to life under the careful guidance of a young family whose own roots trace back to the Italian region the late architect most adored. That this family would have carte blanche to pull from family homes in Italy, chock-full of 17th- and 18th-century art and museum-worthy furnishings, would no doubt have left Mr. Shutze especially chuffed.
Distressing and aging painted furniture is all the rage. Learn from others and have success on your project! Here are some common mistakes I have seen.
They weren’t really much to speak of. At first. Just your average 1990’s Are-They-Real-Wood-or-Aren’t-They Endtables. Well, it turns out there was just enough ‘real’ wood to make for a truly fabulous revival. I still remember chasing these bad boys down. One failed attempted on my part. Another failed attempt on my husband’s part. And a […]
The history and style of the heyday bungalow with its exotic, Anglo–Indian associations and artistic naturalism.
Colour, curves and even Ancient Greece are having a moment. Here's how to follow interior-design trends without being a slave to fashion.
Want to refinish furniture without stripping or sanding? Follow easy 3 step tutorial to bring old furniture back to life.
