August 27th, 2010
People often ask where they can find good upholstery fabric. My response is to make sure it grabs your attention and then make sure it’s on sale. Rarely do I pay full price for fabric yardage. There’s no need to. There are so many local and online fabric resources selling bolt ends, you can find something that suits your fancy for a fraction of full price yardage. Today, I was going to share unusual lattice fabrics with you. Then, unexpectedly, I saw this fabric. Unusual, interesting, and linen. Wow!
It’s only available from Fabrics & Paper, which looks to be based in the UK. I’m keeping my eyes open for a version of this making it’s way over here. I can think of a way to DIY this by stitching on ribbons or a flat weave trim. This gives me an idea for a tutorial. Gotta go.
January 22nd, 2010
Photo image: Apartment Therapy
Look, I was sporting gray and yellow light years before it was “in”. Shouldn’t there be some reward for those of us who discover an offbeat color scheme before it appeals to the masses? Once the look is all over the blogosphere and on the pages of what’s left of the the design magazines, I feel a real itch to move on. I need to move on, not because it’s everywhere, but because for some reason I like to be different. I know it may be a little kooky, but I genuinely enjoy being different. It’s been a lifelong struggle and I only hope there is at least one other poor schmuck that understands this personality disorder.
Photo image: IndyStar.com
Anywho, I’m still loving gray walls with yellow, orange, red or magenta. I’ll give this scheme another year and then maybe I’ll have to ditch it for some new offbeat look. As long as I keep the big things neutral, I can easily change the small stuff. I don’t sweat the small stuff.
July 17th, 2009
Don’t you love these uber modern patched together pillows by Lisa Stickley? Are they DIY-able? OF COURSE! Get ready. We’re preparing five great tutorials for next week. Each day we’ll show you a different finishing trim technique to fancify your handmade pillows. Don’t be afraid, we’ll walk you through it.
Image: Jars of Cute
