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If the bed or sofa is a blank canvas, it's the pillows I consider the paint. Throw pillows are an easy way to give your most cozy spaces a little more of your own personality. And if your personality is a self-proclaimed geek, techie, blogger, photographer, voracious e-reader, or smartphone addict? Well then, these are the prints for you to use in your next fabric or uplohstery DIY project. 

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Leslie loves to reupholster furniture and found this little chair at an estate sale for ten bucks. Although it had a great shape, it was in a sorry state, with stains on the old fabric. After Leslie stripped it down and rebuilt the springs and padding, it sat in her garage until the right fabric came along.

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You know, there are some things you think are pretty, and there are some things that just grab you. There are a few things I feel this way about. Tortoiseshell cats. Saturated blues and greens. And velvet. Something about the way it reflects light, the way it says 'TOUCH ME', just gets me every time. 

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Over the weekend I visited a vintage furniture warehouse in Bel Air, Maryland called Ryan's Relics (thanks to a recommendation from a good friend and her husband), where I picked up this beautiful wooden bench. I love finding these around town because they make such great accents to the foot of the bed or near the front door. More

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You see a chair on the curb. It's sitting right in front of your building and it's free. Or, you're at the thrift store and spy a cheap sofa. But something holds you back. You're just. not. quite. sure. If only there were guidelines — holy reminders if you will — of things to keep in mind while looking at used furniture. How do you decide if it's the right thing to re-do? Or if you should run in the other direction? More

After scoring these sweet cane back chairs from a Craigslist seller, Maria wondered what to do with them. Well, inspiration struck, and she shared her chic transformation with us.

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If you read the January Cure diaries, you probably saw my window seats, both bare and then with cushions. If you're interested, here's how I made the cushions in about an hour.

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Collecting chairs is a little bit of a guilty pleasure for me. I could spend whole weekends searching for them in flea markets and antique stores, or trolling the internet for rare ones. I'm that girl who will get giddy more giddy over a chair in someone's home than over their shoe collection, and I have the Pinterest board to prove it! Thanks to a lucky Craigslist find, I scored this antique armless chair that was made in Italy over 60 years ago. Despite the chair being covered with a bit of cat hair, I knew with some time and fabric (and lots and lots… and lots… of staples) she would be a beauty. More