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Before & after makeoverS

Knack Studios

Caroline Amusement Park, desk transformed

See her blog post for the before and after shots plus more about Quilt Market, where this guy will be on isplay.

And she even wrote us a tutorial on how to make those fabric covered knobs. Click here to learn how to make your own.

And check out what Barb Blair of Knack Studios
pulled off with this very 60's (maybe 70's?) looking hutch. I found it on Design*Sponge's Before and After. (The comments on that blog made my giggle- lots of defenders of the original hutch. Personally, I say "Yuck" to ugly veneers and "Hurray" for orange!)

from whitney at darling dexter. she included some great process shots to show how she changed our her fabric so if you’re looking to do something similar all you need is some furniture, batting and a good staple gun! click here for more information on her makeover project and more pictures. thanks, whitney!

[the fabric whitney used is called "moorish tile" by braemore]

Photo of French Boiserie Plaster from European Antique Market
French grays and blues, wintery whites, the
colors dreams are made of.

Grab your cashmere throw and voyage with me
to Scania, Sweden, the southern most province
on the Baltic Sea.

We'll visit the renovated home of
Barbo Grandelius (Antiquarian and Decoratrice)
and her husband Göran Peterson.

Furnished with Gustavian and French antiques.

Their love affair with antiques began when
Göran purchased a Rococo canape several
years ago at auction.

That led to moving from the heart of Sweden
to an area rich with antiquities. Now they
are living in their heart :)


Bitten by Vermoulu, the woodworm they were..
and his venom is contagious!
Who could possibly stop with just one piece?
Just ask my friend, Theresa Smith from

Then of course, you need a beautiful backdrop
that lets the pieces breathe. What is more
wonderful than plaster patinaed walls?

The transparency of antique glass just adds
to the ambiance.

The signature of practicality is always present in
European Country interiors.

Along with touches of formality in unexpected
places.
Architectural fragments add so much
character to a space, don't you think?Old plank floors to die for! If you want to seemore fabulous floors, check out Ness's beforeand after shots of her home on her blog

A little black always classes things up a bit.

I love this linen shade with the botanicals.

Barbo's photos via Casa magazine
I want 12 inch windowsills to display myStaffordshire dogs!!!

Quite the place huh?Well, if you like the color scheme and

French antiques we would be glad tohelp you start your collection!The following photos are from.

We have a large selection of white porcelain andpottery. All these pieces are antiques and date

from 19th to early 20th century.Top left souperie/tureen is Sarreguemines faience.

Top right, daisy knob, no mark, stilt marksvisible on lid and bottom.

Middle left, no markings, pottery, unglazed bottom.Middle right, Choisy-le-Roi porcelain.

Bottom right, oval fish plattersBottom right, Limoges whiteware bowls.

We also have a large selection of vegetablebowls (all whiteware).Do you like French Iron Chandeliers?

A Louis XVI style, original painted armoirefrom early 1900's perhaps, or a French countrycupboard?

Garden pieces, zinc, trumeaus and accessoriesto help you achieve the look.

"Furnishings from European country villas,history steeped estates, and pied-a-terres are inspiration sources for the next wave of high end seating and accent solutions".Quoted from this months Design & Decormagazine.

Louis XV style buffet deux corp, (a buffet oftwo bodies). Late 1800's. These pieces are

wonderful in any room of the house.

Toleware, clock faces, needlepoint tapestries,and statuary are scattered about our store.

And no French maison is sans bust!

We have lots of bergeres (enclosed arms), fauteuils (open arms), and

chaises (no arms), waiting for your fabric choices and FYI, if you are in

need of a reasonable, excellent upholsterer, we've got your man!

Didn't aim to get carried away here, but Vermoulu bit me long ago.