yes, do get rid of stuff you do not like and replace by shopping in a flee market, thrift shops, craigslist free stuff, you can also make a slip cover for your couch they are easy to make and do no...

i am a self learning of upholstery. but i cannot take on any projects that take a lot of sewing because i have a 15 yr. old 60.00 basic brother sewing machine that will not sew anything even...

i used to pay 75 cents per item to a lady to do my ironing. and take pants to cleaners. but with money so tight i am doing the ironing, i wash on delicate cycle and hang dry his pants and shirts. i...

about the shaker brooms, i remember always going to mexico and buying them there for 2-3$ , also hand made. best brooms ever.

it is so easy, just follow the present upholstery taking pictures as you go for later reference. this is what i do and i am on my 8th piece.

just fill in the chipped places with wood putty, then go to a wood place and buy wood veneer sheets and glue and while you are in the store read a book on how to do it. it is really easy. go...

calm down, relax, this is the best time to paint , when all is still in boxes. if it is a home office i think the best color is a light grey. start by peeling all that is loose and fill in all hole...

look up a upholstery or woodcraft store and see how much a piece to fit the cane part would be, they sell cane by the sheet, and you just put it in like screen on a door or window. then just reupho...

yeeaayyyy!!!!! elizabethy!! that is the one i shop at i live in rowlett tx and drive 25 or so miles there.

i agree, round tables, duncan phye, style, you can find them at most antique shops, even at thrift shops or garage sales, they do not have to match exactly , as long as they are both round.

make a light box, with the lights shining up then put some nice colored vases of all shapes. or a nice chandelier, or a vase with some nice twigs , glue little bulbs of some kind , (oriental like) ...

i am on a white venture, ha ha ha, i am painting it all white. so go white!!!!

just take a measuring tape and start at the end all the way to the bottom of back. it's all about the material you choose, if you go to an upholstery shop they make money out of the material you bu...

by all means !!! add it to your modern furniture. i have a couch and three chairs antiques that i reupholstered in a solid chocolate and they go really good with all the modern surroundings. go for...

if the slipcover solution does not work out for you, then just reupholster the arms, it is easy and you do not even have to sew, just get material and either take arms off and redo the stuffing on ...

upholstery really is easy if you just take the time to take out staples one at a time , just follow the upholstery on it, use only solid colored materials, and staple away. take pictures as you tak...