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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

This antique sofa was brought to us by a client a few weeks ago in desperate need of new upholstery. My jaw dropped when I laid my eyes on it. I saw right past the water damage, torn fabric, and busted front leg and knew how stunning this piece once was. This sofa is so unique [...]

Wow! This has been a crazy week. I didn’t want to skip our weekly blog party, so I threw this little post together last minute (disclaimer). This fiddle back chair was in bad condition when I found it. You’ll have to just trust me on this one since I totally forgot to take a before picture. [...]

I’ve been working on lots of upholstery projects lately, which leaves me with tons of burlap and muslin scraps. Even though most of the scraps aren’t really big enough to do much with I hate throwing them away. I’ve gathered up a big pile of little remnants and today I had an idea as to [...]

I picked up this cute little chair at my local Salvation Army. I thought it would be a fun and simple project because of the clean lines and basic shape. I was right! I had a ton of fun. From start to finish it only took me about a day and a half to reupholster [...]