Now all my scavenged deck furniture is looking good, don’t you think? This is where we were: See the settee? It was the last man standing (with a man lying down on it!). That plaid had to go! Otherwise, not bad: A good amount of this deck furniture covered with nice Sunbrella fabric that resists… Read More »
Sagging leather chair cushion fix!
In this before-and-after you might be underwhelmed, because I’m not a fancy decorator, but I want you to keep in mind two things. 1. There is now one less large object in my linen closet/stash/hoard. 2. I no longer feel mocked by the saggy cushion, even though it’s still very much a lived-in chair, and… Read More »
Curtains, and that’s saying something.
We’re getting ready for Thanksgiving, and you probably are too. So things may or may not be pretty quiet here on the blog for the rest of the week. You just never know with us. But since company will be coming in the next few weeks, I thought I’d show you another little peek at… Read More »
{bits & pieces}
The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature at Like Mother, Like Daughter! Calling all Medievalists! Apparently there is a riddle out there, within the margins of the pages of 13th and 14th century texts, which specialists have yet to solve: what’s with the knights dueling snails? Yes, you read that correctly. There are… Read More »
Shenandoah vintage
The Quack and I spent a beautiful week in the Shenandoah Valley for vacation. View from on top of Stony Man. We went on several hikes, drove over the mountains into beautiful West Virginia, saw some super cute towns. And relaxed…a lot! One great find was the Factory Antique Mall in Verona. Miles and miles of… Read More »