Using a dining room china cabinet for storing clothes in my bedroom is practical and economical. Unlike good quality vintage armoires, dining room china cabinets are abundant and inexpensive right now. Thrift stores in our area are being stocked by estates with furniture purchased in the 1960s. In those days, every house had a china hutch in the dining room. Now that kitchens … [Read more...]
Stripes on Furniture
Stripes on furniture -- especially dressers -- add texture and pattern to basic pieces. There's a tall, dark chest of drawers in our guest room. It's mahogany and refinished with a high gloss surface I don't like at all. That chest desperately needs a light color or perhaps a "stripes on furniture" treatment. I’ve been thinking pale green or ochre but then I saw the … [Read more...]