Thursday, September 26, 2019

Catching Up on Social Media

In 2018, I stopped posting here as I was using Facebook to interact with my family and friends. Now I’ve added an account on Instagram so I can see and share home decor ideas. It’s wonderful to have so many people who love the same activity. Here is a link to my Instagram account:http://pinterest.com/debraconway


Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Spring 2018 Inspirations

I’ve probably posted a few of these photos before, but they are so inspirational!





Saturday, November 4, 2017

I keep forgetting to update here! 😆

I’ve just been putting things on my family Facebook page so I’ll try to put some pictures here ASAP.

Monday, July 18, 2016

A Cover For The Patio!

Darling husband got this for us. It's from Big Lots and we hired a great couple on Thumbtack to assemble it for us. 





Friday, May 13, 2016

New covers for the patio furniture

I'm just going to post the photos and add some notes for you to follow along. 


Old patio cushions get a makeover. 


This is the fabric for the back cushions. We have four of each, back and bottom. Two chairs and a settee. This is a batik type pattern that I really like. It's not outdoor fabric so I hope it doesn't fade.

I cut the front and back -- with a piece for the bottom -- as the store cut the fabric short and you work with what you got.


The photo above shows the dog-eared corners at the top -- made by folding the top ends together (fabric inside out) and sewing straight across. Keep the seams together. It makes a nice tailored look.


This photo shows the nice dog-eared ends on the tops of he cushions.


This is showing how I fit the long piece into the bottom. I placed the ends of the piece at the middle of each side seam and sewed then together, straight across. Then pulled each side piece up to meet the corner, pinned and sewed. 


And here it is completed.


Above are two cushions done except to hand sew the bottoms closed.


This is the bottom seat fabric.  It's outdoor fabric and has a nice weight to it.


This is a completed cover. I sewed the three sides, made the dog-eared ends -  then turned under a short hem on the open bottom. I used trim to make the ties for the bottoms. Experience shows these will need washing occasionally so I didn't want to sew them closed.


Confession time. The bottom cushion fabric is upside down. Yes, and so it got ripped apart and resewed.. Grrrrr


And here they are! New cushion covers! You'll have to come see us and sit a spell.



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Sunday, April 24, 2016

A little half bath, big idea! Frames!

As anyone who follows my work knows, I love to decorate with empty frames. I've used the technique in offices and in homes. Below are pics from the girls bathroom.




I bought them all an antique mall in Grapevine, TX. Now I've used them in our downstairs half bath.

You might remember the horse drawing from Maia's old bathroom.







We found the box of four knobs at TJ Maxx. Steve drilled holes in the cabinet doors and they fit perfectly in the little Bombay table drawers. 

Below are a couple of inspiration pics of empty frames layered -- a way I haven't tried yet...have fun!






Completed Chair!


This chair has gone from a happy floral...

To this happy green and ivory look:


And now TaDa!!


(The tape is to stop the cats from pulling down the trim before the glue dries.) The top is a butterfly embroidery square and the bottom is a teal woven fabric, both from Joann's. 



I used Tiffany blue "Provence" chalk paint on the wood, finally covering the green. It is a real pop of color in our family room.




Catching Up on Social Media

In 2018, I stopped posting here as I was using Facebook to interact with my family and friends. Now I’ve added an account on Instagram so I ...