Come Shop at SheShe's! Recuperating with Small Projects

Wow, this has been a most interesting first few weeks of 2016!

Not at all what I was expecting!

An emergency surgery 

and a month's recovery 

with NO LIFTING…

How's a gal to make a living?

Yesterday I began the assembly line once again.

I am so limited in what I can do,

but still there are plenty of smalls 

I can work on to put in my retail spaces.

(Or sell here, if you're quick enough!)

Here are a few things I'm getting ready to pack up,

so let me know if you want me to pull anything:

Another doggie pillow made from a tote bag. $35

 Little wall cabinet with numbered baskets. $55

A thrift store lamp….

 Painted….

 Distressed and waxed.

 I purchased an antique crocheted scarf 

and an old lampshade from a thrift store.

 And finally had time to finish this up……….I

 removed all the fabric from the shade, 

and just began hand sewing the scarf to the edges.

I used some antique lace to cover the top and bottom edges.

I LOVE this lamp! $85

A throw away mailbox store model from Lowes…

Is reinvented with turquoise paint and

some stencils.

$45

Vintage plastic gold wall butterflies...

 I chalk painted them in a variety of blues/aquas, etc.

Then waxed and added a little silver gilding wax.

They are off to market as well.

$10 large/$8 medium/$6 small.

This little vanity seat got new clothes:

I used a linen shirt, buttons and all,

to upholster the top,

 Then I cut up the rest of the shirt 

and tied strips of linen to the wire base.

Love the giraffe and the scruffiness of this!!

$85

SheShe, The Home Magician

Sheila Fox

sheilafox@aol.com

804-402-4370

My New Booth at RVA Antiques on the Avenues. And THANK YOU!

My new booth at RVA Antiques on the Avenues is doing pretty great!

Thanks to everyone who has come out and supported us!

If you haven't made it out yet to this new boutique, 

I hope you will soon!

It's on Patterson at Libby, 

right next to Westhampton Bakery.

So grab a donut,

 and come peruse all the awesomeness!!!

Today I had to say goodbye to this lovely lady.

One of my very favorite reupholstery projects to date.

An old victorian settee that I redid 

with a graphic black and white modern fabric.

It sold and I had to go in this evening to reset.

Check out my new inventory!

Welcome to SheShe's booth!

Upholstered bench: $145

Vintage desk painted in Paris Grey with shelves/drawer.

$125

Chair $65

Lots of cubby holes!

On wall: $48

Below: Old brick mold. $52

Painted buddha head: $45

Slipcovered yellow/taupe chair: $385

Miscellaneous pillows and throw

Pair of vintage Klackbo chairs with cleaned slipcovers: $299/pair

Union Jack file cabinet - two drawer with lock/key: $125

Art nouveau concrete head planter: $79

And finally, my latest painting,

"Forest Afire."

I just finished it this morning!

$165

Thanks for looking!

SheShe, The Home Magician

Sheila Fox

sheilafox@aol.com

804-402-4370

Redesigning Functionality of a Set of Vintage Chrome Chairs

Sometimes functionality is more important than cosmetics.

Here's a good example:

My client, Despa, 

had a set of vintage chrome chairs 

in her eat-in kitchen.

She loved the chairs, 

but the cushions were driving her nuts.

 The current cushions 

had tabs to attach to the frames,

but because of the curvature of the back and seat,

they weren't sufficient to keep them in place.

They kept slipping and sliding.

Plus they desperately needed recovering.

Now, I loved seeing the architecture of the chrome frames,

but what was important to Despa was

comfort and stabilization.

So I decided to upholster them.

 First, new denser foam was cut.

Next, I used thick batting

 which I cut and covered over the foam.

 With heavy upholstery thread

I actually sewed the batting all along the edges 

to secure to the chair frame.

 

Once all the foam was covered 

and the batting was secured,

 I started covering the chair in this fabric I selected from Ufab.

I used the same process, 

but this time I secured

the fabric to the batting.

 

Bottom.

 (Test pilot at work.)

 (Yep, approved for comfort.)

Geez...

Here is the first one finished and ready to load up.

(I"ll have Despa check this out to make sure she's happy

before continuing with the rest of the chairs.)

 

Oh, and on the back, I used gimp to finish off the edges

and hide the hand stitching.

 I got a big thumbs up!

And here is the finished set in Despa's kitchen.

Much more user friendly

for daily kitchen use.

And the integrity of the chairs wasn't damaged….

those great chrome lines are still under there,

whenever design becomes more important!

Have a piece that needs revamping?

Perhaps I can help!

SheShe, The Home Magician

Sheila Fox

sheilafox@aol.com

804-402-4370

Reinventing that Family Heirloom! A Cedar Chest Makeover

Have you ever had a family heirloom….

that you didn't want to get rid of…

but 

it just wasn't "you?"

My client, Nancy, had this Lane cedar chest.

She hated the way it looked.

 Plus it had a big water mark on the top.

But she couldn't part with it because…

it had been in her family.

Here's what I did to transform it.

First, I started dry brushing 

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint on that front section.

I started with Country Grey.

Then layered with French Linen.

I didn't want full coverage - 

I wanted some of the wood to peek through.

And then I started using French Linen on the body.,

Next, I used Maison Blanche in Navy.

 After the paint dried, 

I waxed with clear and dark waxes.

And then buffed til it glowed.

Here it is in her newly decorated basement bedroom.

Where it blends just perfectly.

Have a piece you can't part with?

I can help you love it!!

She She, The Home Magician

Sheila Fox

sheilafox@aol.com

804-402-4370