Sharon Lee

When you make your initial attempt to trim out a sofa with bullion fringe, you purchase sufficient material for only front apron. It makes sense … Read more

For example, if you sewed up a cushion only to discover that you were three inches short of piping around the last corner, it’s because … Read more

How to calculate exterior paint. When it comes to purchasing exterior paint, the math doesn’t always work out like you think it should. Take, for … Read more

Trim is element in a room that can make it feel finished or unfinished. The stitching may be perfect and the fabrics rich, but if … Read more

When you begin designing your window bench (with fabric and measuring tape in hand), you presume there’s an easy match between those two items. There … Read more

But what if you’re all set to make a tufted bench and don’t know how many buttons to order? Panic sets in. Too few and … Read more

But the ties themselves were more than just decorative ribbon tied onto something after-the-fact. They’re a structural element of the cushion that has certain specific … Read more

Spent your afternoons arranging flowers, only to realize that sashes on your chairs look like they were cut by someone in a hurry? They don’t … Read more

Geometry, not decoration, is key to linen math. You can tell when a planner is stumped by tablecloths that only reach three inches from the … Read more

The purchase of chair covers has never felt very exact to me…until I tried to sew one. It sounds like a good idea, and you … Read more