We bought a Three-String, 3/4 Pretzel, Frankl-Style chair home from Palm Springs a couple of years ago that didn't have any cushions, so I made some cushions for it: I wanted more furniture to match and a Facebook post showed a full set for somewhere around $400. I jumped on … [Read more...] about New Tiki Room Three-String, 3/4 Pretzel, Frankl-Style Furniture
Projects
Beaded Lei Curtains
Many years ago in the faraway land of Edmondton, I bought a beaded flower curtain in a vintage store. I only bought one because I thought Chris wouldn't like it. I really thought he wouldn't like them ...'cuz flowers. However, when we got home and I unpacked it, he liked it! WTH! … [Read more...] about Beaded Lei Curtains
New Outdoor Cushions
Lina bough this cheap outdoor set somewhere because the squirrels were eating the old set and I haven't had a chance to make any headway on the never-ending list of projects. We bought a set of rattan for the Tiki room and the cushions didn't even make it to the end of the … [Read more...] about New Outdoor Cushions
Basement Waterproofing and Remodel
This was the basement when we bought the house: We found out that the house was surrounded by expansive soil in 2015 and had helical piers installed to try and keep the walls from falling in when the soil got saturated with water and expanded against the … [Read more...] about Basement Waterproofing and Remodel
Santa Hats
I wanted to make a Santa hat to match my Tiki jacket and found out that Spoonflower sells a velvet material. So I got a yard with my tiki pattern and went to the internet for some research. The internet was chock full of simple hats with two seams, but I only wanted one … [Read more...] about Santa Hats