Where Reducers are Producers
Now called Neo Feng Shui, this very simple, effective and ancient wisdom is taking charge of a new direction and impulse in people's lives. Through her more than 10 years of experience with teaching and consulting private people and businesses, she shares an easy to understand and simple way of learning how to arrange your home according to your needs and wishes.
With Neo Feng Shui you will discover a new and powerful connection between the use of colors and the Five Elements and the Bagua. Neo Feng Shui offers simple guidelines that do not involve any particular beliefs or rules (uhem, no chimes or frogs).
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If you've got old (even antique) furniture in your home the chances are sooner or later you're going to have to re-upholster your chairs or settees. Simply because the fabric becomes worn. In fact furniture can get upholstered several times during its lifetime.
So you can either have a local upholsterer do the work for you. Or you can do the re-upholstery yourself.
The first job is to remove the old fabric, the stuffing, the springs and webbing. You're then left with just the frame.
Webbing is then cut and tacked onto the back of the chair stretched towards the front. And then from side to side. Onto the webbing new (or the existing) springs are sown. The springs must be carefully aligned otherwise the piece may end up looking unsightly. Also the springs are tied together.
Next the webbing and springs are covered with a canvas which is then tacked along the sides. Then a series of large stuffing loops are attached. Under these horse hair is stuffed.
Now here's a tip for you. Before stuffing the horse hair make sure you tease it out so you increase its volume This emphases the spring. When you start stuffing the horse hair do it a little at a time making sure you get an even stuffing.
Then the horse hair stuffing is covered with scrim and tacked down, making sure all bumps are removed. The scrim must have stuffed overlaps on all four sides of the chair.
Stitching in is next whereby the stuffing is sown in. The needle is inserted through the rolls at an angle of 45 degrees. The needle is not pulled out but just as the end reaches the top of the seat, the angle is shifted 45degrees. And is then pushed out the side of the chair. A series of stitches is then made around the chair. Another series of stitches can be repeated around the chair.
After stitching some more stuffed loops are applied along with a thin layer of horse hair and unbleached wadding. The seat should then be covered with unbleached calico. This cloth needs to be smooth with no folds showing.
Finally the fabric is put on by tacking around the outside of the chair. One thing. Make sure your fabric is 5cm longer than it needs to be.
And there you have your chair. Ready to take pride of place in your home.
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Just recently we fixed up a rusty, metal cabinet, perfect for storing paint, supplies, tool, etc. in a garage or basement.
Spray Painting Tips:
To use less paint, match the paint with the original color or at least paint light things a light color and dark things a dark color.
Use masking tape to cover your hardware, this give a clean look.
DON'T BE SHELF-LESS!
2 UPCYCLING SHELF PROJECTS
1) The Bread Box ShelfThe shelf picked to the left is one that we converted from an old bread box. We removed the hinged lid and positioned it on the wall so the indents from the hinges were not visible.
This project also works great with vintage consumer products crates with retro graphics.
2) Dresser Drawer Shelves
A few summers ago we came across an old dresser out to the curb. It was damaged but salvageable. We were not able to fit the whole dresser into our car so we took as many drawers as we could.
It sat in our garage until inspiration struck. I pulled apart the dovetailed drawer front of the smallest drawer and added hooks for one side of our front hall closet. With a larger drawer front, I made a shelf with a bar underneath. The largest drawer front I used to make a deep shelf across the back of the closet.
As you can see, the closet has beautifully matching wood, repurposed for a useful, inexpensive outcome.To learn more great ideas for designing on a budget by reusing old items, check out Designing On A Budget. Home Interior Decorating Guide ($16.99) instant download e-book.
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