Burlap Bags and French Ticking. A favorite combo for upholstery!

I love the lines of this petite wing chair.

 I sold it to a client, Kim, years ago, 

and she's been just waiting for it to tell her

what it wants….

 And it finally did...

 So goodbye gold brocade….

 I started this makeover by painting the legs

 in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Graphite..

 Kim had purchased this striped linen 

from Decor Steals…….

(I liked it so much, 

I bought some too, but with blue stripes…)

So I used that for the front and the inside arms and wings.

In progress shot…..

 I used brass tacks and burlap trim on the seams.

 And for the back and sides,

I'm using these...

 Burlap coffee bean sacks…

writing and all…

 Burlap can be hard to work with, 

so I cut out canvas templates, 

and then cut out the 

burlap and glued it to the canvas.

 Then I glued them to the sides, 

and trimmed them in nails.

After doing both sides, 

I did the back in the same manner.

 I hot glued the burlap onto canvas backing, 

and then hot glued the canvas to the chair back,

and further reinforced with brass nails along all the edges.

 Close to finished!

 I also added brass tacks to the tops of each outside wing.

 Final touch: I gave the legs a dry brushing of metallic silver over the black,

to look like galvanized metal….

 I like the industrial look it adds.

All done and ready for pick up!!

Sprucing up a Master Bedroom: From Drab to Dreamy!

A month or two ago, 

I blogged about going to my client's, Patti's, and

making over her living room.

Yesterday, 

I returned to tackle her loft master bedroom.

Take a look:

BEFORE:

 Walking into the room, 

you see the side of the bed.

 Patti's bedside table is too small and low, 

so she has it pulled away from the wall

with a lamp sitting on stacked boxes. 

We can do better than this, Patti!!!!

 Directly across from her bed…

…is this dated mirror.

It's definitely going bye-bye…..

On the right side of the room is a chest of drawers…

with a mirror on top..

 …and beside that an opening to the vaulted living room.

 Over on the far wall is a large picture window, and plants.

Patti has a desk sitting under the window with plants on it.

 I really want to move up the curtain rod 

to give the room a feeling of more height.

 And to the left of that,

a dresser with more plants.

And back to the bed…

Patti wants to spruce up the room

by hanging art and using

her decorative items,

and also make the room

more functional.

And after four hours of

SheShe playtime,

here's what the room 

looks like now!

AFTER:

  Welcome!

The bed gets lots of throw pillows 

and a vintage coverlet.

Above the bed,

I've hung a collage of some of her paintings.

A pair of tall lamps flank the bed on either side.

Beside the bed,

 I placed an ethnic area rug for warmth...

 Remember the bedside table?

Now she has a taller table with a lamp that is functional.

 Moving over to the right side of the room, 

i replaced the vertical dresser with this horizontal piece

to better fill the space..

Above it, artwork.

 Below the atrium window:

I added some small furnishings

and simply leaned artwork against the wall.

I brought in a narrow display case.

 Across from the bed, where that old mirror was,

I positioned the desk.

 By placing the vintage mirror above it, 

it serves as a vanity.

I used one of Patti's stained glass lamps, 

and added candles and a tapestry.

 Over on the back wall, 

to the right of the window,

I placed the tall chest of drawers.

 I placed artwork on the walls 

that picks up the cobalt blue 

in the bottles I placed atop the dresser.

 See how the lamp illuminates them?

Pops of color!!!!

Perfect.

 I repositioned the curtain rod 

and brought in curtains with grommets.

It's important for Patti to draw the curtains at night,

and now they open and close with ease.

Below the window, 

I placed all her plants.

 And I moved this dresser to the side of the bed 

so it can also serve as a bedside table.

I used colorful artwork 

for an explosion of color!

 I think the bedroom has a lovely eclectic bohemian feel to it now...

 And tons of personality with all of Patti's art displayed...

The only purchases I made?

Three throw pillows and a vintage coverlet.

Sweet dreams, Patti.

Your bedroom is dreamy!

Going CrayCray Painting on an Ice Day

I was supposed to go to a client's today, 

but when I slipped on the icy pavement 

and almost landed on my arse,

I decided to stay at home and have a play day!

It didn't take me long to get out the paints….

 I bought this at a thrift shop recently.

I can't decide if it's an owl or a parrot, 

but it's ugly.

 After priming, 

using my stash of craft paints, I just started painting.

 My goodness, he is one colorful bird.

 After  putting on a stain layer….

I love him!!

Instant folk art!

 So I decided to continue with the crazy color thing….

Here's a jewelry cabinet from Bombay Company that I

picked up last week at RVA Antiques...

 First I primed it with this bonding primer…

 And once again, I just started painting...

 …and painted….

 …and painted….

Please, 

someone 

stop 

me.

Definitely need to get out of the house tomorrow…..

YES THEY'RE FOR SALE!

Bird is $32

Jewelry cabinet is $125