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kristinirene

 
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A complete design fanatic stuck in a therapist's body!!!  Let me out.

I get fixated all day long with design, particularly minimalist and functional stuff that is ancient and likely european or euro-influenced.  I love the focus now on paring down and making homes workable and comfortable, esp. small spots.

 I suck at being a craftsperson, but I have fantastic ideas; this brain comes up with some great stuff, but I need my gerard malanga, you know?

 

 

 

 

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Reupholstering Chair Cushions???

By kristinirene Ryan_ky_medium

Here in Sunny Florida, a typical garage sale will consist of junk, junk, junk, junk and then miraculously, a vintage 70's heavy rattan chair for $5!  I lucked upon a divorce sai last week and this guy sold me a swivel base rattan chair with cushions for yes, $5.  However, the back and seat cushions are a crime against humanity.  They are a bleached out salmon-colored wide wale corduroy and they luckily are easily removed with velcro-backed straps.

 

The cushions themselves are in good shape, but how would a person who has no clue how to sew most easily cover these up?  I honestly have never even paid anyone to reupholster a thing, so if anyone in the St. Petersburg/Tampa area is reading this and has a connection in town, let me k » READ MORE

June 02, 2007
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Painting over a cheap wood nightstand?

By kristinirene Ryan_ky_medium I wanna paint over a cheap pine, stained nightstand I bought junk saling today with a "high gloss enamel" to achieve a 1950's "Oriental" look.  Can someone reccommend a brand (Lowe's stock preferred) to do this with?  Can we just paint over the old stuff?  Thanks--never done this before!
February 23, 2007
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sparkie

January 20, 2007

Re: Bamboo screen finish...I was hoping you were aiming for a distressed paint finish cause that would of been easy.  :)  Guess ya gotta strip it.  I used some of that cirtus strip stuff recently and smell was good, think non-caustic too.  Another thought, maybe a thin liquid product would dissolve it, depending on ppppppppoil or latex.  I picked up to 1 gal cans of liquid strip and it cleans hard paint brushes that I forgot to clean.  Think it works on oil & latex. 

Can you work outside?  Protect eyes.  Maybe you can give it a final rinse at a car wash (self serve) if you can't at home. 

Hard to say w/o seeing it in person.  Tip:  on some things, I have had great luck using Old English to fill in scratches (after stripping) so maybe you don;t have to fully strip all???.  Good luck!

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apartmentlife

January 18, 2007
Feel free to email me: melanielevi@gmail.com. Bella Brava is on the site of what used to be my favorite cafe - Ovo. My sister-in law's brother was a sous chef at Bella Brava before he moved to Chicago last year!
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apartmentlife

January 17, 2007
Welcome to St. Pete, Kristin! You're leaving one amazing city for another - and downsizing is going to be such a fantastic challenge! I'm happy to share the sales and scoop on the hidden gems here; that's half the fun!

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