Scanning, Shredding and Rethinking
Scanning and shredding seven drawers of paperwork, and rethinking my office storage.
Tag: Furniture
Anyone for a Pic-a-Nic?
New Terracast planters and a picnic spot at last.
More Chairs
Comfortable new dining chairs from the same World Market trip.
A Chair for the Guest Room
A cozy swivel chair for the guest room, and a pillow to go with it.
Another Ottoman
A plain auction ottoman, transformed with fabric paint and a compass.
End Table Ending (with Lamps!)
The end tables and lamps from my parents’ house, together at last.
More Old Tables Made New
My parents’ mid-century slat tables, refinished.
Prettified Table Lamps
My parents’ old table lamps, cleaned up and rewired.
Even More Auction Finds
Even more auction finds, including a dresser and a bold armchair.
Round Table Tale
A scruffy auction coffee table, sanded and refinished for the great room.
Another use for that fabric…
More of the bird fabric goes to new seat cushions in the great room.
Found on Auction
An early-1800s Davenport desk from auction, with a 1933 receipt from Southwold still in the drawer.
All the Way from Ohio
A month in Ohio organizing my parents’ basement, and the family pieces I brought back.
Respray
A fresh coat of spray paint for our patio furniture.
Hat Rack Tricks
Replacing the cluttered coat rack bench by the north hall door.
New Old Table
An old IKEA table gets stained and stenciled with leaves to match the boys’ trees.
Ottoman Empire and the Comfy Chair
Reupholstering my old $25 thrift-store armchair and making an ottoman to go with it.
“New” Desk
My father’s childhood desk gets some TLC from Agent Smith’s dad.
Making the Great Room Great, Step Five: Finding Furniture
Making the great room great: finding mid-century furniture, mostly at auction.
More Furniture Finds
More auction finds: a deco side table, a Stein daybed and a wooden rocking chair.
A Trip to the Auction House
Our new great room table and chairs came from an auction house and a closing hardware store.
Blue Room Refresh, Part 1
Blue room refresh: deciding on a Murphy bed.
Console Tables
Finding the right console tables for the foyer.
My Grandmother’s Cedar Chest
My grandmother’s cedar chest, refinished and now used daily in my office.
Finally, new posts coming…but first, a couch!
The blue couch finally finds its spot, in my office, where it actually gets used.
Finishing the Kitchen Chairs
New cushions, new glides and fresh paint for the metal kitchen chairs.
More Kitchen Chairs
Slipcovers for the refinished wooden kitchen chairs, and taking apart my great aunt’s 1969 metal chairs to refinish them properly.
The Kitchen Table
My grandmother’s old kitchen table and chairs, finally refinished and in our kitchen.
The Best Mattress
How we finally found the best mattress, after years of sore backs.
In the bedroom
New bedroom furniture to match our bed from Gingko Furniture, and some art to cover the holes.
Our lack of a Chesterfield Sofa
The great room is still mostly empty, and we’re in no hurry to fill it.
Final Blue Room Pics
Before, mockup and after shots of the blue room, with the couch we wanted in blue and grey.