Faux Mercury-Aged-Metallic Finish April 25, 2013 DIY, Furniture Tutorials, Home Decor, Home Decor Tutorials, Restoration Hardware, Thrift Store Finds 2 Comments Just like any good project here at LCH, this one starts out as a fail. I'm sure if you've been trolling Pinterest at all, you've seen the tutorials for faux mercury glass involving spray bottles and Looking...
The Good, Bad, and The Yellow? November 13, 2012 DIY, Furniture Makeovers, Home Decor, Our House, Restoration Hardware, Thrift Store Finds, Tutorials 2 Comments When I first mentioned refinishing my china hutch, I asked you lovely readers for your opinions on color. But first let's take a look at the before... If you're new to LCH, you can read about where I...
Rachael and Restoration: Grey Washed Wicker July 23, 2012 DIY, Inspiration, Our House, Restoration Hardware, Thrift Store Finds, Tutorials 21 Comments I am such a fan of the latest trend in wicker: the grey wash. {Restoration Hardware} Wicker of course has been around forever, and there's no shortage of the white stuff in your local Goodwill. Case in...
Rachael And Restoration: Guest Blogger Becca!! June 28, 2012 Home Decor, Home Decor Tutorials, Inspiration, Restoration Hardware 1 Comment When I first saw this project over at From Gardners 2 Bergers, I immediately contacted Becca to see if she'd like to share it with you all. I love everything about it, and I hope you will to! Here's...
Rachael And Restoration: Gilded Framed Collection May 14, 2012 DIY, Home Decor, Home Decor Tutorials, Restoration Hardware I've always loved the art collections at Restoration Hardware. They seem to have the right balance of being interesting, but neutral enough to blend into a variety of styles of decor. Unfortunately I don't...
Rachael and Restoration: The Toledo Stool May 1, 2012 DIY, Furniture Makeovers, Furniture Tutorials, Home Decor, Restoration Hardware 2 Comments For just $225 (on sale!) you can have your very own Toledo Stool from Restoration Hardware. For those of us without $225 to spare on this cool beauty, the only alternative is to hack it! Enter this $6...
Rachael and Restoration: The Deconstructed Couch (pt 1) April 26, 2012 DIY, Our House, Restoration Hardware, Sewing 3 Comments Earlier this month after my visit to Restoration Hardware, I fell in love with their new "deconstructed" style upholstery. I actually started this project several weeks ago, but ran into some issues which I'll...
Rachael And Restoration: Taxidermy April 19, 2012 DIY, Home Decor, Restoration Hardware 5 Comments Welcome to the second edition of Rachael and Restoration (read more about this series here). Taxidermy is all the rage right now, so it's no shocker that Restoration Hardware has their own line of cast resin...
Rachael And Restoration: The Zinc Collection April 12, 2012 DIY, Restoration Hardware, Tutorials 4 Comments Oh Restoration, how I love thee. I especially love how you can wrap anything in zinc, and it looks perfect. And keeping with my promise to knock off nearly everything in the catalog, here's my first post in...
Rachael and Restoration April 11, 2012 DIY, Inspiration, Restoration Hardware 6 Comments After a recent visit to my homeland (a.k.a. Restoration Hardware), I was so inspired by the new collections that I decided to officially knock them all off. Let me be clear, I totally respect RH. Their...