Welcome to my weekly linky party. I’m so excited to share this weeks transformation with you! This sofa was dropped off for re-upholstery by the sweetest couple about three weeks ago. I had fun searching through our Carole Fabrics sample books and helping them select a fabric. They also sat on several foam samples to select [...]
This French Provincial style highboy dresser is the newest addition to our boutique. It’s got such great character and charm. I love the original hardware, and the great antique gold finish that has aged and crackled just perfectly. It is offered at $425.
My mom and dad spotted this beauty at the Salvation Army on half price day!! I was super excited when they showed up at our workshop with this desk. It has such great lines, gorgeous detail, and the quality of the craftsmanship is unlike most furniture built today. I knew it would be great painted [...]
Here at Alchemy fine living, located in Santa Ana California, my mom and I offer custom sewing and upholstery services. She and I create custom pillows, bedding, window coverings, slipcovers and so much more. After we complete a sewing or upholstery project we are often left with remnants of fabric. We hoard every piece of [...]
My mom and I love to paint furniture and we love to experiment with new techniques. The technique that my mom used to paint this little side table is super quick and so easy. I discovered it one day when I didn’t really have any of my proper tools or equipment on hand. I was also in a hurry, for [...]
I found this dresser, as is the case with many of the pieces I refinish, at the Salvation Army. It is made of solid hardwood, so it weighs a ton, and has dove tail joints on all of the drawers. It’s kind of plain, but very well built.
I decided it needed a [...]
I recently had the pleasure of designing and creating a custom cushion for this little vanity chair. It was a bit of a challenge because of the shape of the chair, but it was so much fun to do. I love the gorgeous fabric that was chosen by my client. I picked out a gross [...]
This oak table was in really bad condition. The top was beat up! I’m not really into refinishing furniture, instead I love to embrace it’s flaws or disguise them in clever ways (so much easier than the pain staking work involved in restoring abused wood to it’s previously beautiful state). This table was painted, distressed, [...]
Last week was out of control!! Not only did I wait till the very last minute to do all of my Christmas shopping, but to add to it, we were slammed with a huge sewing order. Our turnaround time is usually two to three weeks. This client wanted a rush order so, in one week my mom and I [...]
I bought a big bag of oranges a while back and a few of them went uneaten. The last stragglers were no longer edible, and I’m embarrassed to admit, they were just hanging out in the fridge drawer. (They weren’t growing mold or anything, I’m not that bad.) What to do with these oranges? I’ll make [...]
Alchemy fine living is an antiques & home furnishings business located in Santa Ana, Ca. Alchemy can be defined as an inexplicable or mysterious transmuting power or process; transforming something common into something special.ABOUT ME
Alchemy fine living is my antiques & home furnishings business. I'm Deana, the author of this blog. My mom Connie & I followed our dreams & opened our store in 2008. It's a collection of all the things she & I truly love. We combine antiques with new treasures, as well as, a selection of handcrafted items created by the two of us. We also offer custom sewing, re-upholstery, & furniture painting services.
173 E City Place Dr.
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