Posts by Wendy Conklin
Chairs Inspire a Dining Room Makeover
My friend Amy and I have known each other ever since I moved back to Texas 18 years ago. And all that time she’s had the same dining room furniture. It belonged to her mother who had bought it used back when Amy was young. So, while the set was useful, it also had sentimental…
Read MoreA Little Wallpaper Goes a Long Way
It’s no secret that I’m in love with wallpaper. But because I already have a lot of color throughout my home, I tend to use it in small ways to add to the design. And it’s all experimental for me. If I see a pattern in a color that I love, I always get a…
Read MoreChair Reflections from 2021
Most every year I like to look back on the chairs that I created…and there’s a lot of them so I have to pick my favorites. (By the way, all my orders are custom ones or from the collections that I have on my website and it gives me the opportunity to try new ideas…
Read MoreGingerbread House Decorating Party for Fun
This past Friday I hosted 3 of my closest friends and a few college girls (my daughters included) for a gingerbread house decorating party. Since big parties are still a bit of risk during these times, only my small circle came to spend time together. I have to admit, this party was a last minute…
Read MoreHoliday Chairs in Color
What makes my job interesting is experimenting with ideas. Sometimes an idea just pops in my head and I think on it for a long time…always keeping the textiles within eyes reach because I’m such a visual thinker. Back this summer I purchased four Mexican textiles in various shades of pinks and purples. And then…
Read MoreAdventures on a Cheese Tour
Back in March of 2020, I was supposed to take a trip to England for a cheese tour. We all know what happened back then…long story short, it was finally rescheduled for this past week. Let me say first off that I’m no foodie. But I did some chairs for a lady named Anna Juhl…
Read MoreA New Artist Collaboration
If you are looking to get original fabric for chairs (or any project), collaborating with an artist is the way to go. I’ve done this before a few years ago—and now I’ve done it again. This time I worked with the amazing artist, Lori Siebert. Some time this past year Lori reached out about doing…
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