Antique chair with redone coffee sack burlap seat
our good friends gave us this antique chair. what a treat to get a gift like this! looks like it had been in their family for a long time…and perhaps in the garage for a while, too. the leather seat was torn and not salvageable. so sad. batting and burlap wrapped around the seat I […]
Beachy, simple, fall mantle :: sea fans, vintage windows, baby pumpkins

before moving to this house, i was on a craigslist spree. lookie here…i picked up these 1950’s windows for $5 each. i ordered some sea fans, and using a few dabs of hot glue along the center wood strip, i achieved this look. pretty nifty. i kept the look simple and clean. i love the […]
the look of fall in so cal…
note that the light fixture on the right hasn’t yet been installed. the glass arrived broken courtesy of FedEx. thanks. 🙂 linked to
Surf breaks window/subway art

My husband grew up surfing in southern California with his twin brother and younger brother. They’ve since toured the world catching the most epic waves God has to offer. In preparation for husband’s man cave in our new home, I wanted to make him something exceptionally special. I think I hit jackpot!! He […]