Showing posts with label furniture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label furniture. Show all posts
Friday, May 24, 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Furniture Makeovers
I have re-done furniture pieces several times but recently this aspect of my creative work has exploded!
It started with getting a design job helping create a unique home office for a dear friend. She and her husband purchased a sprawling ranch style home in an older well-established neighborhood and they have been working steadily turning it into a place you would see featured in a magazine!
So when she gave me the chance to put my mark on her home office I jumped at the challenge. It will be a little longer before the finished room reveal but I just have to share these two pieces with you.
The first was in search of an eye-catching "storage option". I looked and looked for weeks, searching and sifting through armoires, buffets, consoles, dressers and more before I found the perfect cabinet. It has a great Art Deco feel with the multiple squares, and clean lines. And I just knew it would look fabulous in turquoise!
After a LOT of sanding, cleaning and three layers of hand painting (including 160 squares!) it was just right for the home office. Looking forward to accessorizing!
Storage taken care of, we move on to the next piece.
She already has a high gloss white desk in the office, incredible soft metallic paint on the walls, and huge windows all around looking out to lush greenery........but there was something special she wanted next.
It was time to search for the perfect seating. A relaxing spot to recline with laptop or tablet in hand and get some late night work done at home (or maybe browse Pinterest a bit).
This piece needed to be all about comfort but also a total "show stopper" so it took some serious searching before I found the treasure I had been seeking. It was a bit rough to begin with but I could see potential.
On the vintage chaise makeover I sanded down the wood and painted it a gloss black before taking it to a local upholstery shop to have them professionally re-cover it in the gorgeous fabric we had purchased on a shopping trip in Dallas. Then I made coordinating pillows with more of the incredible high end upholstery fabrics we picked out. The pillow forms are down filled so they feel very luxurious!
I must say this piece was hard to part with! But her home office will be stunning once all of the finishing touches come together. I think one of our next challenges will be draperies and accessories....oh yes, and a huge colorful abstract photo artwork of her kids!
More furniture makeover posts are already in the works.........
It started with getting a design job helping create a unique home office for a dear friend. She and her husband purchased a sprawling ranch style home in an older well-established neighborhood and they have been working steadily turning it into a place you would see featured in a magazine!
So when she gave me the chance to put my mark on her home office I jumped at the challenge. It will be a little longer before the finished room reveal but I just have to share these two pieces with you.
The first was in search of an eye-catching "storage option". I looked and looked for weeks, searching and sifting through armoires, buffets, consoles, dressers and more before I found the perfect cabinet. It has a great Art Deco feel with the multiple squares, and clean lines. And I just knew it would look fabulous in turquoise!
After a LOT of sanding, cleaning and three layers of hand painting (including 160 squares!) it was just right for the home office. Looking forward to accessorizing!
She already has a high gloss white desk in the office, incredible soft metallic paint on the walls, and huge windows all around looking out to lush greenery........but there was something special she wanted next.
It was time to search for the perfect seating. A relaxing spot to recline with laptop or tablet in hand and get some late night work done at home (or maybe browse Pinterest a bit).
This piece needed to be all about comfort but also a total "show stopper" so it took some serious searching before I found the treasure I had been seeking. It was a bit rough to begin with but I could see potential.
I must say this piece was hard to part with! But her home office will be stunning once all of the finishing touches come together. I think one of our next challenges will be draperies and accessories....oh yes, and a huge colorful abstract photo artwork of her kids!
More furniture makeover posts are already in the works.........
Monday, October 22, 2012
The "Fall der All" Festival
Hello everyone!
If we met this past Saturday at the Fall der All festival, I hope you had a wonderful time (and didn't get blown away by the wind, lol). I'm so glad you are visiting my blog.
Please bear with me, it has been a little crazy getting ready for the festival and now re-organizing all of my fun stuff in the studio. I will be posting some new pictures and lots of new things for sale in my Etsy shop tonight and tomorrow.
Hope to help you with your Christmas shopping ideas very soon!
Have a blessed day!
Jackie
*pics of fun stuff from the festival.... (many of these items will be in my Etsy in the next day or so)
If we met this past Saturday at the Fall der All festival, I hope you had a wonderful time (and didn't get blown away by the wind, lol). I'm so glad you are visiting my blog.
Please bear with me, it has been a little crazy getting ready for the festival and now re-organizing all of my fun stuff in the studio. I will be posting some new pictures and lots of new things for sale in my Etsy shop tonight and tomorrow.
Hope to help you with your Christmas shopping ideas very soon!
Have a blessed day!
Jackie
*pics of fun stuff from the festival.... (many of these items will be in my Etsy in the next day or so)
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Making Stuff for this Weekend
I'm so excited to be doing a booth with my friend Sandy this weekend at the Arts & Crafts fair in Farmersville! We have both been crazy busy with "making stuff" and getting ready for the event.
Some things I've been working on are:
Art prints of my photography on wood blocks. They can hang from the decorative wire embellishments or sit on their own on a table.
Glass pendants that can be used as necklace charms or keychains.
Precious tiny domino pendants.
Lots of shoe clips for warm weather accessorizing.
New! Vintage style screen printed shirts. I LOVE these wonderful soft, flattering shirts! I found them on a recent shopping trip and bought as many as I could to print on. I may wind up keeping one of each for myself, LOL! :)
Anyway, for those of you who are in the area, come out and see us at the"Farmers & Fleas Market" this Saturday May 5, 2012 from 9-3. More info here http://www.farmersvilletx.com/index.jsp
Sneak Peak at the things I'm selling......
Some things I've been working on are:
Art prints of my photography on wood blocks. They can hang from the decorative wire embellishments or sit on their own on a table.
Glass pendants that can be used as necklace charms or keychains.
Precious tiny domino pendants.
Lots of shoe clips for warm weather accessorizing.
New! Vintage style screen printed shirts. I LOVE these wonderful soft, flattering shirts! I found them on a recent shopping trip and bought as many as I could to print on. I may wind up keeping one of each for myself, LOL! :)
Anyway, for those of you who are in the area, come out and see us at the"Farmers & Fleas Market" this Saturday May 5, 2012 from 9-3. More info here http://www.farmersvilletx.com/index.jsp
Sneak Peak at the things I'm selling......
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