Already Covered Upholstery

To all my local friends...Already Covered Interiors and Upholstery is one of the best and most affordable upholsterers in the DC Metropolitan area. They do it all from custom headboards and valances to furniture upholstery. Cris, the owner, is a joy to work with and his employees are just as kind and amazing at what they do. 

Here's one of the guys working on my chairs...

Here is a before image of the English rollarm chairs I purchased on Craigslist 6 years ago...

I never liked the upholstery, but the bones were great!

And this is what they look like now after Cris and his team did their magic 2 years ago...

And they still like great today after 2 years of use and abuse by us and our pets...

Contact info for Cris at Already Covered Interiors and Upholstery:

2807 Merrilee Dr

Fairfax, VA 22031

703-204-1040

{just a note...I published this post about 2 years ago, but thought I'd share it again due to the amount of friends that have asked for a local upholsterer recommendation. Good luck friends with all of your upholstery needs! xx Danielle}

Great Fabric Cheatsheet

I saw this on Pinterest the other day and thought it was such a brilliant tool to get an idea of how much fabric is needed for various furniture pieces...

via pinterest

 So now when you find that awesome and dirt cheap piece on Craigslist...

Wingback Chair, $30

You know you need about 5 yards of fabric...

Iskander, LS Textiles, $15.98/yard

To make it look like this...

BHG

Seriously...do I have to say it again? WHY BUY NEW? 

A Favorite Wallpaper Source

I adore all of the wallpapers at Grow House Grow, based in Brooklyn New York. Katie Deedy is the brilliant illustrator and designer of Grow House Grow. Here a few patterns that I especially like...

Ms. Ward in Mantis

Mme Jeanne in Foam

Cochin in Hibiscus

Hotel Fantome in Absinthe

Katie Deedy has created such a fun, eclectic, yet natural vibe that appeals to me. In fact I have my eyes on this one for my older son's room eventually...

Captain Smith in Promenade 

And much to my delight I recently found out they now have fabric...

Massapeag in Loblolly 

And tile...

Massapeag Deco

Yippeee! If you haven't already known about Grow House Grow, you must pop over to their site to get a serious visual treat. 

Love It or Leave It Flea Market Find

I just had to get this piece of fabric at my local flea market last weekend...

I fell in love with the vivid colors and stylistic horses. My thoughts are making pillows to cut out the black chariot silhouettes or maybe a crazy headboard for my bedroom. Do you all like it and what do you think I should do?

Thanks for the Liebster Award Ladies

Last week or was it the week before (I'm still suffering from baby brain :), I was honored to receive the Liebster Blog Award from these two ladies...

Charmaine of My Best Friend Craig

and..

Lisa Mende of Lisa Mende Design

Thanks Lisa and Charmaine for the love! My Best Friend Craig would get along swimmingly with the Queen of Craigslist...don't you agree? Both of these blogs are fabulous, so you must go check them out!

And my apologies, but I'm gonna be the weakest link...just don't have the time to follow through the rules because this little guy requires my attention...

Before & After: Julia's Sofa

Last summer my good friend, Julia, bought a mid century sofa with great bones off of Craigslist, but the color wasn't what she had in mind...

So off to the upholsterers she went and transformed it into this sleek modern beauty...

Another comfy view...

Looks fabulous Julia! Why buy new when there are loads of great vintage furniture around? These easy to find pieces can be transformed into exactly what you want and represent a green choice. 

Earth Day

In honor of Earth Day I thought I'd share a few of my favorite eco-friendly resources...

To find out how safe and/or natural cosmetics and toiletries are I always check EWG Skin Deep first.

To be abreast of the latest stylish and sustainable products for home, fashion, and lifestyle I subscribe to ecofabulous. 

I adore Milkshake and MilkshakeKids, which provide free daily e-mails "dedicated to finding the good in everything features companies, causes, people, places, and products [that] give back and make a difference."

       

For even more kid related sites I like Healthy Child Healthy World and Inhabitots.

HAPPY EARTH DAY...which should be EVERDAY!