This antique (1920s) Hoosier cabinet was among the items salvaged from my grandmother’s home post-hurricane. I never liked it, but it meant a lot to my grandmother, and to my mother, so I worked on refinishing it to make it more modern and neutral for my home. Here’a a recap of the process in part […]
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Hoosier Cabinet Restoration (Part 1: Prep)
This antique (1920s) Hoosier cabinet was among the items salvaged from my grandmother’s home post-hurricane. I never liked it, but it meant a lot to my grandmother, and to my mother, so I worked on refinishing it to make it more modern and neutral for my home. Here’a a recap of the process in part […]
Sewing Rocker Restoration
This little antique (late 1800s, early 1900s maybe?) sewing rocker was among the items salvaged from my grandmother’s home post-hurricane. While the larger pressed back rocker was with the reupholsterer, I worked on refinishing this one to make it more modern and neutral for my home. Here’a a recap of the process. [Read the origin […]
Pressed Back Rocker Restoration
Among the items salvaged from my grandmother’s home post-hurricane, this antique (late 1800s, early 1900s maybe?) pressed back rocker is one of the coolest. And I only had a small hand in its restoration. Here’s a recap of its history, condition, and reupholstering. [Read the origin story of these heirloom restorations here: Heirloom Restoration] I’ve always […]
Dining Chairs Restoration
We salvaged these two dining chairs from my grandmother’s home post-hurricane, though to be honest, I almost left them behind. They have definitely seen better days; years of use, very dated upholstery, faded wood finish, and water damage from the hurricane. My friend convinced me to refinish them, and I’m so glad I did! Here’s […]
Mirror Restoration
The first thing from my grandmother Nonna’s home that I restored was this heavy porcelain mirror from at least the 1960s, judging by its existence in old pictures. It was blue and ivory and very, very dirty. I didn’t love it, but I couldn’t leave it behind. Within a week I had this mirror cleaned, […]
Heirloom Restoration
My family has experienced a lot of tragedies this past year+, including a monster hurricane damaging my grandmother’s home in Louisiana, and then losing my grandmother and my mother most recently. Because of the water damage following the hurricane, I couldn’t handle being in the house after the storm. Physically or mentally. But my mother, […]
What the Adidas Are You Wearing?
Those who know, know. But for everyone else wondering “what’s the deal with all the Adidas?”, here’s a little story about the ridiculousness that has three-striped my life (and a few costumes), so you can be in on the inside joke too. It all started a few years ago before a transatlantic flight from Houston […]
Our Virtual Holiday Card: 2020 Edition
Because I have no concept of time, nor do social norms apply this crazy year, I decorated for Halloween in September, put up the Christmas tree before Thanksgiving, and I finished designing our annual year-in-review card way before December. I hope you all have the jolliest of holidays this year and the warmest of wishes. […]
Becoming Comfortable With Social Distancing
It took most of the year to accept not the new normal, but the temporary adjustments to visiting with friends during this pandemic. And from what we thought would only be a few weeks turned months and multiple seasons. So we slowly added more and more creature comforts to make socially distanced outdoor gatherings more […]