Making slipcovers and playing…
Because I just cannot leave anything alone, I decided the lace slipcovers I made last year were too white, so I made four more out of drop cloth fabric. If you remember, they looked like…
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Because I just cannot leave anything alone, I decided the lace slipcovers I made last year were too white, so I made four more out of drop cloth fabric. If you remember, they looked like…
View PostI dove right into pillow making last week. Literally. I’m still cleaning up feathers. After thinking, thinking, and thinking some more, I ended up only using one of the fabrics I showed you, which was the…
View PostI am not switching over to French style, it’s just that I keep running into these ridiculous deals. This French Provincial-style chair was $40 on Craigslist, and I couldn’t pass it up…especially in such great…
View PostMy first trip to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey on temporary duty, I could not for the life of me understand the excitement about “going rug shopping.” (Source: Yellow Star Carpets) I honestly just didn’t get…
View PostAfter all the Christmas decor is taken down, things look kind of sparse. That really gives me a blank slate to change things up a bit…as much as I can here. My first stop for…
View PostOne of my favorite things to do is use doors and windows from the “old” house in my decor. This oak door replaced the white tongue and groove one I had here last fall and…
View PostWhat does your dream house look like? Perhaps a French-style chateau? (Source: Biltmore House) Or maybe a mountain chalet? (Source pinterest) There are so many wonderful styles of houses, and I’ve had several books of…
View Post2013 was a pretty interesting year here at Far Above Rubies. After selling the leather furniture and starting over with only the antiques and family pieces I had, or could dig up here, I really…
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