Amanda Brown is the author of Spruce: A Step-by-Step Guide to Upholstery and Design. Brown is the owner of Spruce, a furniture redesign studio in Austin, Texas. Her fresh aesthetic for interiors has garnered acclaim from publications including the New York Times, Metropolitan Home, and Southern Living. She lives in Austin, Texas.Grace Bonney is the author of the bestselling books In the Company of Women and Design*Sponge at Home. Bonney is passionate about equity, inclusivity, and supporting all members of the creative community: she founded Design*Sponge, a daily website dedicated to the creative community, which reached nearly 2 million readers per day for 15 years (and is now officially archived in the Library of Congress); Good Company, a print magazine and podcast about creative entrepreneurs; and After the Jump, a podcast about creatives that has reached over 500,000 listeners per episode. Bonney lives in New York’s Hudson Valley with her wife and their three pets. Find her on Instagram and Twitter at @designsponge.
Few things make me happier than watching the people we work with
here at D*S do well. Amanda Brown from Spruce has been our resident
upholstery expert for a while and we were thrilled when she told us
she was working on a book. That gorgeous book, Spruce: A
Step-by-Step Guide to Upholstery and Design, officially launched
yesterday and is chock-full of beautiful (and helpful) upholstery
instructions, illustrated by more than 900 step-by-step
photographs. Upholstery has always been daunting to me, but Amanda
is an excellent teacher and everything she's shared in this book
will help you master the techniques and skills you need to
reupholster any piece of furniture to suit your own taste and
style.
"Brown, a professional upholsterer in Austin, TX, knows how to
breathe life into tired old furnishings. Her style is hip,
eclectic, and delightful, and she injects her personality into the
projects, showing off her upholstery prowess. Brown rounds out the
manual by offering interior design options. Accompanying
photographs demonstrate technique and illustrate each step. Readers
will find information on skills requiring much more detail, such as
the sewing and stripping furniture, in the appendixes. VERDICT
Though the author only covers five projects -- a sofa, an ottoman,
and three chairs -- she does so in such great depth that quality
wins out over quantity. Upholstering is for the brave, and there
are a lot of specialty tools here that might intimidate would-be
DIYers. Despite these limitations, this is a wonderfully readable
volume that speaks to current style. Very highly recommended for
any DIY collection." -- Library Journal, starred review
If you have ever had an inkling to try to upholster a thrift store
find, this awesome book can show you how.
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