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Vintage highchair refurbish
I have an oak press-back highchair that I got 40 years ago second hand, when my son was a baby. It's not an antique but was called an antique reproduction at the time. Now my daughter has just had her first baby and I am planning on having it stripped as the finish is uneven, damaged in places and the tray a replacement…
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Feng Shui and Your Home - House Therapist here to help.
Anyone Feng Shui or Holistic Design curious? Send me your Questions!! Hey all, I'm Abby and I am a House Therapist specializing in holistic interior design and styling based in Feng Shui. I love AT and would just love to reach out to more people through this platform. I think of Shui as a way to partner with your space to…
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Wood Furniture Care
What are the best practices for maintaining wooden furniture to ensure longevity?
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Have you repurposed any old furniture or decor items?
Have you repurposed any old furniture or decor items? Show me your upcycled creations!
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waterproof fabric
looking for a way to waterproof a scarf and a shawl so I can use it as a Table Runner
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What's the next decluttering task on your agenda? I'll go first!
By this fall, my goal is to have the space above my kitchen cabinets organized. Right now, I'm using it as a storage space and it looks super cluttered. I want to purchase canvas or plastic bins and label them so it makes my life easier and looks good, too! I'd love to hear what other organizing projects people are working…
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Any hope? Upscale? Or haul for junk pickup?
After buying a house 3 years ago (huge purchase 🤪) slowly been able to purchase /change some things . Our dining room furniture is currently my husbands grandmas passed down and I can’t handle this sideboard /buffet for another day . Toss or is it salvageable ?
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What's the best way to repaint metal?
I recently bought this beautiful vintage floor lamp, but hate the color they restored it in. Its neither here nor there for me. I would have preferred a chrome vs matte-ish silver(this photo makes it look much better haha). If anyone has experience repainting/spray painting metal and whats the best brand and best way to…
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old work bench
My father was a carpenter and he used this in the basement as his work bench. He often just painted things with leftover paint from his projects… and thus the Kelly Green. I can just see him turning in his grave about me using this in my living room… he would have so wanted to build something 'nice' for me. But I love it…
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Help me "fix" this lamp
So I was on a fringe kick a few months ago and added fringe to this lamp's lampshade… and then gave the fringe a weird "wavy" trim. I don't think that fringe was the right DIY direction to take this lampshade in, but now I'm not sure what to do next! I could just take the fringe off entirely and leave it as-is, but I kind…
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New Desk Chair!
I just got my desk chair back from the upholsterer, and it was worth every penny to have a scrap of fabric I found at a sample sale turn something store bought into a custom piece! What do you all think? This isn't the exact spot where it's going to go, but it's the room. I couldn't believe how well this House of Hackney…