First up is Jennifer from The Chronicles of Home. When I first found Jennifer’s blog I was instantly hooked! She has crazy good building and upholstery skills with professional results!! AND she can cook! What can’t she do!? Her feature in September’s BHG magazine for transforming a torn leather sofa into a lush ivory velvet was SO well deserved! It looks like it’s always been that way – as any great DIY should!
Read on to learn a little more about Jennifer.
Hello there to Sarah’s readers! I’m so happy to be taking part in Sarah’s interview series while she and David are making their way across the country and on a little hiatus from banging out spectacular projects. What will we all do without the amazing eye candy and inspiration while they’re moving?? I’m scared.
sidecar. For something less boozy, you can’t beat mulled hot cider this
time of year! I also love firing up my oven and stovetop after a
summer of grilling and cooking roast chicken, gratins, roasted
vegetables, and soups.
Fresh
flowers – they give a room instant life and style. Coating something with a
little gold rub-n-buff or gold spray paint never hurts either 🙂
such a project junkie, it’s hard to choose favorites. In general, my
favorite types of projects are making furniture and reupholstering classic pieces. My favorite pieces I’ve made have to be a pair of X benches.
My favorite rehabbed piece is my sofa, which I stripped down to the frame and reupholstered in dreamy ivory velvet.
This sofa project also led me to a feature in the October 2013 Better Homes & Gardens magazine, which, other than getting married and the birth of my two daughters, was pretty much the highlight of my adult life.
It’s not new, but I can’t imagine ever not loving Dwell Vintage Plumes in Jade. I think it’s the perfect marriage of traditional and contemporary.
I’ll never be as avant-garde as Emily Henderson, but I think everything the girl touches is just pure, unexpected, luxe, wacky brilliance.
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Thanks so much Jennifer!! I definitely agree that fresh flowers can make all of the difference in a room (one of my favorites too!) and you can never go wrong with adding little gold! 🙂
If you’re new to Jennifer’s blog, make sure to check out her project’s page, healthy recipe page, and home tour page!
loved learning more about you, Jennifer, and would love to have some boozy fall drinks with you on your amazing sofa! 🙂
I totally agree with you about Jennifer having crazy good building and upholstery skills, not to mention her amazing recipes. Her and her blog are awesome 😉
Oh, what's not to love about Jennifer? She has such a good eye for design, and amazing building skills too!
Jennifer is one Great Gal! Her projects are amazing….just look at that sofa and those benches! Can you imagine being in a National Mag? Well BHG agreed with all who know her and did a great feature!
I love Jennifer's couch that was featured! I am trying to master upholstery and it is a true talent and so I admire her skills for sure! Love this Dwell fabric also! It will never go out of style! The colors and print are timeless!
Laura
House Envy
I wish I had just one ounce of Jennifer's furniture making prowess! She has some major talent!
I'm glad someone likes making and upholstering furniture! 🙂 Ha! Nice to learn more about you, Jennifer!