Isn’t this the most beautiful Moses basket stand for little ones? Nathan designed it for his new little one.
But wait, it gets even better!
Butterfly joints keep some of the pieces together.
While other butterflies are engraved on the legs….
…and the platform where the basket sits. Love the details that went into this piece!
I’ve been following this blog for a while and just LOVE it! It’s put together by Ana and called Knock Off Wood. She takes things she sees in stores like Pottery Barn, West Elm, Land of Nod, and other stores, and makes the plans and a shopping list of supplies so you can make your own pieces for WAY less! Here are some examples of her plans and finished project! Be sure to go over and check out her awesome site!
This hutch as seen in Canadian House and Home was the inspiration for the plans for the hutch below!
This is what the finished piece will look like, go here to see the full list of instructions, supplies and everything else you need to get started!
These are some of my favorite shelves from Pottery Barn Kids, but at a hefty price tag of $900, not always affordable!
Ana shares the plans and finished shelves with us…and the best part is that she spent only $60! She’s a genius!!
Worried about not being able to build these pieces? Check out her newly created Flickr Gallery to see what people just like you have been building with her plans! I can’t wait to get back into a house so I have a garage to build some new furniture in!
Enjoy!
An incredible website just launched called Fashion 4 Home and is the first online-only furniture retailer in the US to offer consumers high quality modern furniture at 50-70% less than traditional retail prices. They are reorganizing the home furniture supply chain by creating a direct-to-consumer connection for high-end furniture thus being able to offer high quality furniture at a fraction of the price.
We love saving money, don’t you? Especially on quality furniture! Another great thing about Fashion 4 Home is that it gives consumers the ability to comment and vote on designs, thereby influencing the products offered in the online store. Isn’t that great? We get to vote and they listen!
{3 seat sofa- Chelsea Dark Grey}
To celebrate the company’s US launch, Fashion4Home.com is giving away discount codes through Twitter. Just start following them and you will receive a code for an additional 10% off your purchase.
I was introduced to a Flickr Pool called Furniture Redo via How About Orange and thought I’d share some of my favorites. I love repainting older furniture pieces for a great new look! (In fact I’m repainting one of my pieces now! I’ll share shortly!) It’s super easy and gives you a whole new look!
From Knack Studios
One of our readers Christy wrote us with the following dilemma:
“My couches are nasty but not nasty enough to get rid of–especially with my kids! I’d like to have some slipcovers that I can wash but I’m overwhelmed by what is available. I can handle something DIY but I want them to be snug and not look like, well, slipcovers. Am I asking for the impossible here? What do you think?”
Christy is right, there are lots of slipcovers out there that scream “I’m a slipcover!” The main reason they look like this is due to the fact that sofas come in many sizes, shapes, and styles and the slipcover manufacturer must make their slipcovers to fit as many sofas as possible. This tends to have features like bunched fabric, extra fabric, or skirts that are too long or too short. (Good thing apparel manufacturers don’t try to do the same thing!)
Christy, good news is, if you know your way around a sewing machine you can essentially make your own pattern with a little effort. I just finished helping one of my clients do the exact same thing. While I didn’t sew them myself I worked with my workroom to make sure they were fitted, and not more of the drape and tie type of slipcover. I watched her very carefully during the process so I could make my own later, and share with you how it’s done.
Things you’ll need to make the pattern:
1 bolt muslin fabric
Lots of pins
Pinking Shears
You’ll want to start off with the bolt of muslin. (Sometimes I’ll go straight to working on the pattern with the final fabric to be used, but since upholstery fabric can get expensive, and, depending on the design of your sofa you’ll need 10-15 yards of fabric we’ll use inexpensive muslin to create the pattern and then cut out the final pieces with your fabric.)
If your cushions are removable, go ahead and remove them so you have the basic shape of your sofa. Lay a large piece of fabric down on the sofa seat. (It’s called the deck without the cushions there.) Cut out the exact shape leaving 1/2″ extra fabric around all the edges. Continue to cut the pieces out by draping the fabric, trimming, and then pin together. You’re essentially putting the pattern together right there on your sofa. If you’re having trouble figuring out where to cut the pieces and make seams, just look at how your current sofa is upholstered, and anywhere there’s a seam, you know that you will also need a seam there.
After you’ve got the sofa pattern completed, make separate templates using your cushions. If the seat cushions are all the same size, just do one template and use it for all of them. Do the same for the back cushions.
When you’ve got your pattern made you’re practically there! Be sure to prewash the upholstery fabric you’re using first. We wouldn’t want to sew the entire slipcover, and then have it shrink on us!!
Remove all the pins from your pieced pattern (be sure you number or label them to keep then straight!) and lay them out on your final fabric. Cut the pieces out and sew together. Remember to match patterns if your upholstery fabric has a pattern to it. If you’re using a suede or other fabric with nap, keep that in mind as you cut out the pieces too. (For good instructions on the order in which to sew everything see here.)
Sew your cushion covers and place on your sofa! You just made a custom fitted slipcover!!
Be sure you keep your muslin pieces so you can sew different slipcovers later!
Tags: DIY, fabric, furniture, How to, make, sew, slipcover, sofa
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