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Should You Reupholster Your Sofa or Buy a New One?

July 17, 2019 By Holly Thompson Leave a Comment

There are some really good reasons to reupholster your existing sofa and some more really good reasons not to. My new article at American Farmhouse Style magazine is up and has all the answers! Read it here. It also has a link in it to a must-read blog post I wrote a couple years ago about choosing a sofa. It's insider info. :) ... View Post

Filed Under: magazine Tagged With: buy a new sofa or reupholster, decor, furniture, home renovation in tn, interior design, interior design franklin tn, nashville designer, reupholster sofa, sofa, tips, upholster a sofa, upholstery

Choosing a Sofa

June 5, 2017 By Holly Thompson 2 Comments

I actually call this a "couch", as you probably do, but in the interior design world, it's a sofa.  I met a Canadian when I was in 5th grade who called it a Chesterfield, which I happened to remember because it was such a fancy term for a couch.  Turns out a Chesterfield is actually a particular style of couch rooted in furniture history, but we're not going into that kind of depth in this post ... View Post

Filed Under: decorating, design, DIY, fun stuff, update, vintage Tagged With: choosing a sofa, couch, decorating, design, furniture, ikea, interior design, interiors, pottery barn, sofa, target, update, vintage, world market

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Nationally-featured designer specializing in kitchens and whole-home design. Regular contributor to American Farmhouse Style magazine's online content. Expert at making clients' dreams a reality through exceptional interior design and highest-quality products. Master's in Interior Design student.

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One of my favorite wallpaper patterns is going up One of my favorite wallpaper patterns is going up in the library!
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Wallpaper went up...only 3 more rooms to to, and t Wallpaper went up...only 3 more rooms to to, and the hall! This @schumacher1889 print has been one of my favorites for years.  Originally it was just a fabric and then they came out with the wallpaper version. The fabric is amazing, too.
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The lines of this are so stunning, I had to try it The lines of this are so stunning, I had to try it in black and white. This is the upstairs of our house! I can't even tell you how difficult it is to plan a two-story addition on a 1.5-story house that won't show from the front. I think it's turning out better than I imagined!
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