Before & After: Chair Stools

My most recent client was such a dear. She was SO embarrassed by the cleanliness of her chair stools. When in all actuality, they weren’t even bad – in fact, I didn’t see them as dirty at all. I viewed them as four, well-used pieces of furniture, very worthy of a...

Custom Order: ’69 Airstream

You’ve probably figured out by now that I love the old stuff. What can I say? I am so vintage. In the early part of this year, I had the pleasure of creating a custom order for a client’s 1969 Airstream.  The gig included six very complicated cushions and a leather...

Before & After: “Huxtable” Chaise Lounge

This piece is a family heirloom from the 1930’s. It’s been moved multiple times: Nebraska to Texas, Texas to Nebraska, back to Texas, and then after my grandfather’s passing in 1987, one last time back to Nebraska. Well, that is until the winter of 2012 . . . See, one...

Custom Order: Aztec Cushions

Your own style is one of the most beautiful things in the world. It’s what makes you, well, YOU! I absolutely love it when my clients are so keyed into their own style that it ends up being incorporated into their custom orders. I created these Aztec cushions in...

Before & After: California Modern

This is the one that started it all. I was editing my Homebird Upholstery portfolio yesterday and ran across this photo – back in my creative-suppressed days and not a nice camera. Oh, how things have changed! Many people have asked me how I got into upholstery [it...

Custom Order: Front Desk Panels

When your clients are as creative as you, it’s a beautiful thing. Especially, when they trust you enough to let your design-freak-flag fly high . . . and solo! Here’s a custom order I created this past fall. See, my friend, Jen, is the owner of TWIG hair lounge...