Have you ever visited someone and sat on a couch that was covered in plastic?

September 05, 2016

Have you ever visited someone and sat on a couch that was covered in plastic?

Yep, that's right, a couch covered in clear plastic. And worse yet, if you're in a hot country and wearing shorts, then you try to get up, and the ****!!!! plastic is sticking to your leg. Has this happened to you? These are formal Living rooms that no-one except "Company" sits in. Memories of the Victorian parlour where visitors to the home were formally received.

Thank goodness those days are gone. No more formal, stuffy Living rooms that no-one uses. Today's homes are comfy, beautiful & functional.

Photos taken at STRUTUBE , Shops at Don Mills, 1082 Don Mills Rd. Toronto, On. Thankfully, no plastic required on today's furniture.

Sectionals are a great option when space is limited. And the pieces at Structube are functional, and you gotta love the price! Very reasonable. www.structube.com . Their style is definitely modern.

Furniture used to be a major investment, now, prices have definitely gone down, with IKEA on the market, ASHLEY and other manufacturers. Parts of furniture are produced off-shore where labour is cheap and there are less Safety and pollution standards, then shipped to North America and assembled here. We purchased a buffet and hutch from A***** a while ago, the off-gassing inside the cupboards from whatever varnish they used lasted a long, long time. Not so good when you are storing food products in cabinets. Of course, there are many older people getting rid of their solid, wood furniture on Kijiji, and another great place is the Salvation Army Thrift stores. Here's a set of chairs which we saw beside a dumpster. Chairs may have been salvaged with #CottageChalkyPaint, which we sell at #TheCamellia.

Use #CottagePaint to make your own #Barnboard.

Turn new wood into Barnboard with Cottage Paint

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Learn how to turn new wood into old barnwood with Cottage paint. Barnboard can be costly and hard to find. The techniques you learn in class will allow you to create wall coverings, window or door mouldings, furniture pieces , and feature walls. All supplies are included in the class fee, you will be going home with your piece of new barnboard.. Price of $50.85 includes hst. DATE: September 16th, 2016. 7.30-8.30p. Call 475-3551 to pre-register for this workshop.

If you are doing a complete Room makeover ( as so often happens, you replace 1 thing and the rest of the room looks shabby), use #SerenityCottagePaint on your walls. Another choice is to use #Farrow&Ball paint....and their gorgeous Wallpapers,