Karen Berg
Curator
Karen is the kind of person who will talk to anyone in a grocery store line, dance in public to a a good song, laugh so hard she cries, doing all of these things on a fairly regular basis. Karen’s nickname in High School was “Good Time Charlie”, (given by her Great Grandma for someone who is the life of the party), she still lives her life this way, always searching for joy and fun wherever she goes.
As a kid, Karen was a serial maker. She never outgrew her love of creating. Now as an adult, she can’t stop making, upcycling things and creating things. With an emphasis on Upcycling Old Furniture and Dumpster found artifacts.
Karen is a wife to husband and best friend “Mark” of 30 years, Mom of 3 grown kids and 2 dogs that will never grow up. Karen spends most of her time making creative messes, dumpster diving for old furniture to upcycle and DIYing projects all throughout her home.
There is something about other people's trash that I find strangely irresistible. I don't mean just regular trash; I am referring to the stuff that people illicitly dump at a public dumpster when they are quickly moving out of an apartment, junk left on the side of...
We love to entertain, and as the weather warms up, we love to host gatherings of friends and family outside. We want to make entertaining as easy and seamless as possible, so I love having what I need on hand, outdoors, and close at hand. I also love to repurpose...
If you have ever tried reupholstering a chair or piece of furniture, it can be very time-consuming, frustrating, and sometimes just not worth the effort. I have reupholstered many pieces in my years of “upcycling” furniture, sometimes with excellent results. But...
