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Time for another Fun Frugal Finds post! For the past year I’ve been wanting one of those storage ottomans that you see in a lot of the retail stores. However, I didn’t want one of those cheap collapsible, folding ones. I wanted a good-quality one …
As you all know…I decorate my main home and our vacation (beach house) in a coastal style. I just love anything and everything that screams the beach and coastal living!
Last year for Christmas 2015…my very talented brother made me two new deck chairs and a storage chest/table. The two deck chairs are made out of new wood, reclaimed wood and the arm rests are made out of wooden skis!
The storage chest/table is made out of a 35 year old wooden chest that used to belong to my deceased great auntie. He completely refurbished the wooden chest and then refurbished an old wooden surf belly board which he added to the top.
My brother spent over a month making all three of these pieces for me and gave them to me for Christmas this past year. Right now I have them sitting on my covered front porch but once the weather gets nice out again…I’ll be moving them to the deck which is near our swimming pool. I think they’ll look nice there!
My brother is extremely talented when it comes to refurbishing old furniture. He can make old things look new again or repurpose those old things into something completely new!
Do you like to build things? Rip a part old things and refinish them into new things? I’m very crafty but what my brother can do is way beyond my skills!
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Families should choose designer chairs from Living Edge or a similar outlet to make sure they have proper seating in every room of the house. Many families find that they have come up short on seating when they host friends or have a party. The …
We are very fortunate that we live in a large, older home. However, there are two very small rooms in our home that both need space saving furniture. One of those rooms is our family room and one is a guest bedroom. Let me introduce …
The couch, or sofa, is usually the main piece of furniture within a living room. As such, it is also a rather diversified piece of furniture when it comes to the available styles. When you are searching for a new sofa in your Reno furniture store, it may help to have the different types fresh within your mind.
Traditional Sofas
Seating resembling the modern-day couch has appeared as early as ancient Egypt. The modern day sofa, however, began appearing around 1680. At first, this more comfortable piece of furniture was used in the homes of the wealthy, but by the 18th century it became a furniture staple in most homes. Traditional sofas usually sit two to three people at a time. Most sofas are characterized by two arms framing two to three seat cushions, and a supportive back. The arms may be overstuffed, wooden, halfway up the back, or as tall as the back. They may be straight, or lean slightly out. The back of the couch may be taller or a halfback, be square or rounded, or may be filled with pillows. Some sofas may even feature the ability to recline, or may have built in massage.
Love Seats
Love seats are a shorter version of the sofa, though they were traditionally meant to be a larger version of the chair. These sofas, sitting about two people usually, were developed in the 17th century to provide better seating accommodation for the many-layered dresses of the women of that period. Love seats have the many varied options of the traditional sofa, which they are often paired with as a set.
Sectionals and Sleepers
The sectional sofa appeared around the 1840’s, created in order to accommodate more people. The piece generally has about eight pieces, which can often be arranged in different ways. The most common shapes for the sectional sofa, however, are L-shaped and curved. This sofa can be six to 10 or more feet long, and generally sits up to 10 people. The sleeper sofa, however, was designed with saving space in mind. This sofa was developed in the 1930’s for apartment-style living. The sofa can have its cushioned removed to unfold a mattress to form a bed. While in the past many of these beds were thought as uncomfortable, many of the mattresses available at your furniture store have improved, even to include inflatable mattresses.
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I live right outside the heart of Amish Country here in South Central Pennsylvania, so over the years, I have taken great pride in purchasing handcrafted furniture for my home and as gifts for loved ones. One of the things I love about handcrafted goods …
Next weekend my husband will begin work over at the house on remodeling my home office. I have been really thinking about the furnishing that I want to put into my new office and I decided upon two height adjustable tables. Have any of you …