Now for the finished product....
Pure awesomeness is all I can say! I cant tell you how many people have asked me if they could buy this chair from me! Good work Staci!!!
Rockin Rocking Chair
This rocking chair belongs to a repeat client of mine. She scored this rocking chair on ksl. This rocking chair is truly one of a kind! She originally wanted to redo it in pink and put it in her daughter's bedroom. But after letting it hang out in the family room for a bit she decided it was way to comfortable to go there. so she decided to paint it up all nice in white and use it in her family room. the wood detail on this chair is awesome!! it totally reminds me of an Aerosmith album cover! Do you see the similarities???
Now for the finished product....
Pure awesomeness is all I can say! I cant tell you how many people have asked me if they could buy this chair from me! Good work Staci!!!
Now for the finished product....
Pure awesomeness is all I can say! I cant tell you how many people have asked me if they could buy this chair from me! Good work Staci!!!
Toothy Grin
This little number belongs to my friend's mom. It is a "hide a bed" couch that they have had sitting in the den for 12 years. She decided to redo her master bedroom and put this couch in it. I think she said they have only used the pull out bed 2 times the entire time they have had it! So here is the before....
Notice the sassy hot pink packing tape holding the bed inside...not to mention this sucker was heavy! (hence the reason for the garage pics...) I ripped the skirt off because she wanted to do a drop skirt with no pleats. She went with an awesome black and greyish houndstooth print trimmed out with a black ticking stripe. I love the combo!!! Her couch made me grin from ear to ear when it was done!!! I think its a night and day difference! I was able to make the slipcover function with the "hide a bed" so if they decided to use it for a third time, they don't have to take it apart.... I still cant believe how great it looks!! I am trying to wipe the smile off my face right now!
Notice the sassy hot pink packing tape holding the bed inside...not to mention this sucker was heavy! (hence the reason for the garage pics...) I ripped the skirt off because she wanted to do a drop skirt with no pleats. She went with an awesome black and greyish houndstooth print trimmed out with a black ticking stripe. I love the combo!!! Her couch made me grin from ear to ear when it was done!!! I think its a night and day difference! I was able to make the slipcover function with the "hide a bed" so if they decided to use it for a third time, they don't have to take it apart.... I still cant believe how great it looks!! I am trying to wipe the smile off my face right now!
Grey Linen Beauty
I just finished this great little couch for a client. She found it on ksl and was drawn to it because of the legs. She was able to see past the nasty green upholstery to its true potential. Her inspiration came from Restoration Hardware. They have an awesome line of furniture that just makes you smile. Anyways, she chose a grey linen to cover the couch and then sanded the legs down to finish off the look. I love how it turned out. PS She is an awesome designer, her house is AMAZING!!! Check out her link to her blog, a saltbox its definitely inspiring! She is so cute, when I dropped off her couch last night, she sent me away with a rocking chair to re-do. I just love this girl!
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After:
Here is the rocking chair...I love it!!
On friday I am being featured on Pink and Polkadot! Yay!! Go check it out!
Oh... the drapes are done, they are off getting embroidered and then, and only then can you see them!
Before:
After:
Here is the rocking chair...I love it!!
On friday I am being featured on Pink and Polkadot! Yay!! Go check it out!
Oh... the drapes are done, they are off getting embroidered and then, and only then can you see them!
middles...
I know my posts have been a little few and far in between, but man am I busy!! Here is a little update for you, they are not quite before and afters but more like before and worse before the better! I finally got my butt in gear to strip down the nasty brown couch that will shine so bright for my little brother's wedding in august. It needs a little TLC on the frame but i think the worst is just about over....
from bad
to worse???
Lets just say I took an hour shower after i stripped it!!
My mom decided to drop off this little number she score from my grandma...I think it came from a church foyer! No one really knows. Its primed and ready for a fresh coat of Almond high gloss paint (not shown...)
If you look int the background you will see a "beautiful" yellow and pink floral couch. It belongs to my brother's soon to be mother in law. She is one of my favorite people!! the fabric I am going to slip cover her couch in, if I ever get to it... she got from Joann's and she scored it for 75% off!!! its actually really cool looking fabric.
I am super excited about the stall drapes I am smack in the middle of doing. The fabric finally arrived so now I am off and running! They should be up on the blog in the next week or so. The fabric we went with is soo different than anything out there! she is definitely gonna turn heads at the show this year! Sorry...no pics of the "middle" of this project.
Oh... and as if I did no have enough going on, my great friend Carrie, who is an amazing quilter gave me a challenge for my next "flip" project.. I found a great pair of funky club chairs on casters that have low backs and modern lines. She went to a quilting show last month and was inspired by a particular quilt...It was for a man and if you can believe it, it was boobs!! thats right a 3D quilted boob quilt! i died laughing!! she thought it would be appropriate for a man cave. so the challenge: Menswear. anything man, since the last few projects have been on the feminine side. so this is what I was thinking of using:
Its super soft but has great texture, I cant help but think I need to make a matching smoking jacket out of it to go with the chairs! I should go with her first thought....
As for today....I picked up 2 chairs for a new client. She is super cute and hip and has transformed her house into a vintage paradise! She found these great chairs at the DI...um, kinda jealous! She is wanting to redo the green chair in a blueish turquoise velour fabric and change the wood color. the jury is still out on the brown pleather....
I will be out tomorrow and Friday for a small vaca....I am talking mini!! Don't ask, but will be back in time to welcome a new clients love seat into the sweat shop! So please, be patient because before you know it i will have a legit AFTER over load!!!
p.s. this fabulous couch is looking for a new home... plus my dungeon is getting full. if you did not know me you may think I have a "furniture" addiction. I am asking $500. she is marvelous! text or email if you want to come check her out!
from bad
to worse???
Lets just say I took an hour shower after i stripped it!!
My mom decided to drop off this little number she score from my grandma...I think it came from a church foyer! No one really knows. Its primed and ready for a fresh coat of Almond high gloss paint (not shown...)
If you look int the background you will see a "beautiful" yellow and pink floral couch. It belongs to my brother's soon to be mother in law. She is one of my favorite people!! the fabric I am going to slip cover her couch in, if I ever get to it... she got from Joann's and she scored it for 75% off!!! its actually really cool looking fabric.
I am super excited about the stall drapes I am smack in the middle of doing. The fabric finally arrived so now I am off and running! They should be up on the blog in the next week or so. The fabric we went with is soo different than anything out there! she is definitely gonna turn heads at the show this year! Sorry...no pics of the "middle" of this project.
Oh... and as if I did no have enough going on, my great friend Carrie, who is an amazing quilter gave me a challenge for my next "flip" project.. I found a great pair of funky club chairs on casters that have low backs and modern lines. She went to a quilting show last month and was inspired by a particular quilt...It was for a man and if you can believe it, it was boobs!! thats right a 3D quilted boob quilt! i died laughing!! she thought it would be appropriate for a man cave. so the challenge: Menswear. anything man, since the last few projects have been on the feminine side. so this is what I was thinking of using:
Its super soft but has great texture, I cant help but think I need to make a matching smoking jacket out of it to go with the chairs! I should go with her first thought....
As for today....I picked up 2 chairs for a new client. She is super cute and hip and has transformed her house into a vintage paradise! She found these great chairs at the DI...um, kinda jealous! She is wanting to redo the green chair in a blueish turquoise velour fabric and change the wood color. the jury is still out on the brown pleather....
I will be out tomorrow and Friday for a small vaca....I am talking mini!! Don't ask, but will be back in time to welcome a new clients love seat into the sweat shop! So please, be patient because before you know it i will have a legit AFTER over load!!!
p.s. this fabulous couch is looking for a new home... plus my dungeon is getting full. if you did not know me you may think I have a "furniture" addiction. I am asking $500. she is marvelous! text or email if you want to come check her out!
Modern Banquet
So I had a lady contact me about a month ago regarding a banquet set she got off of kls. They are quite the set... There are 4 of them and when they are all together they form 2 semi-circles. Anyways, it too her a while to find fabric. She brought them to me last week with this $100/yd of fabric she scored off of ebay for $12/yd! Not too shabby. They are moving to AZ next month and she is scoring deals left and right to furnish the new house. I have to say I had my doubts....but I really love how they turned out. They definitely were a real brain buster. She was originally going to cover them herself, and bless her heart for trying. When she dropped them off to me she brought me the fabric, a pattern out of sheets and a bunch of snaps and ropes and gadgets to make the cover stay. She spent 20 hrs tying to figure it out and then threw in the towel! Poor thing! They were a bugger but man, did I own them! There are no cushions and the the tuck allowance was MINIMAL. the problem was #1, they are curved and #2 when ever you tucked them in and proceeded to sit in them, they would come undone and bulge. So, I had to get creative to keep the chair tight and in place every time someone sat in them. I'd lioke to go ahead and pat myself on the back for this one... i had my kids jump on them and my husband to a sit test and they past!!
Before
After
They look great!!
Before
After
They look great!!
Pillows
So my favorite Aunt Jo, the one that had me redo her chair and ottoman -the cat's scratching post...
Before
After
She wanted some pillows made from the same fabric for her couches. I made 3 of the 5 with regular welting around the edges and the remaining 2 with ruffles. I love them soo much that i want to make some for my couch, only i will have to choose a different fabric or you will never see them!!! they turned out great! (sorry for the camera phone pics... and Lakers semi-made bed!)
Before
After
She wanted some pillows made from the same fabric for her couches. I made 3 of the 5 with regular welting around the edges and the remaining 2 with ruffles. I love them soo much that i want to make some for my couch, only i will have to choose a different fabric or you will never see them!!! they turned out great! (sorry for the camera phone pics... and Lakers semi-made bed!)
Blue Floral Beauty
Ok....I realize that this couch is not for everyone, but I had a little fun with the fabric. Oh, and it's for sale.... I love the lines of this couch and thought I would give it an more "updated" floral print. I am really digging the color pallet of the fabric and ended up making some pillows to dress it up.
Before....
I ripped the skirt off and painted the legs to go better with the fabric. Oh how I love the end result!!
After...
Soo....Whats next you say? Well, I picked up this lovely pair of chairs. I think they have been under plastic their entire existence!! I love LOVE these chairs! The second I got them home and really sat in them I about died! They are soo comfortable! Not to mention...they rock and swivel! I have not decided what to do with them yet. I am open to opinions...
Umm... for this next one, all I want to do is punch it in the face!!! If it had one... Every time I look at it I feel like I just became a little dumber. It is an inspiration sucker! I got it for $5 and I feel as though I got ripped off! My plans were to slipcover it up, but I just hate it soo much. It is definitely a challenge and not because of the work involved, but because I truly hate it! I could always reupholster it, you never know, it may feel good to just rip it apart...It is heavy, needs all the legs replace and needs to stop getting hit by the ugly stick!!! I am sure I will figure out what to do with it, but until then it will sit in the deepest, darkest part of the sweat shop until I feel it can come out of time out!
Also, one of my best friends, who happens to be an amazing horse trainer has asked me to make her a set of stall drapes. I know, your probably thinking, "What the crap!!?? Drapes for a horse stall?" But no, you see, before I became a loving mother of 2, I rode and showed horses. Now when you travel to shows, you always need an extra stall next to your horses to put all your stuff in and then hang stall drapes up to represent your barn or trainer. Well, she wants to bust out of the norm!!! I am soo excited to make them for her. They are usually super boring and blahh! For example...
I love how they took this picture on a set and not at an actual barn... anyways we are planning on trading the labor for training. I got back into the horse world when I was almost ready to pop with my last child (2 yrs ago) and now she is 3 and I have started to break her. She is awesome!!! I am so excited to show her next year. She is gonna be amazing and I am a little giddy about her potential. Here is a pic I took of her a month or so ago when I was almost warm enough to be spring.....
Before....
I ripped the skirt off and painted the legs to go better with the fabric. Oh how I love the end result!!
After...
Soo....Whats next you say? Well, I picked up this lovely pair of chairs. I think they have been under plastic their entire existence!! I love LOVE these chairs! The second I got them home and really sat in them I about died! They are soo comfortable! Not to mention...they rock and swivel! I have not decided what to do with them yet. I am open to opinions...
Umm... for this next one, all I want to do is punch it in the face!!! If it had one... Every time I look at it I feel like I just became a little dumber. It is an inspiration sucker! I got it for $5 and I feel as though I got ripped off! My plans were to slipcover it up, but I just hate it soo much. It is definitely a challenge and not because of the work involved, but because I truly hate it! I could always reupholster it, you never know, it may feel good to just rip it apart...It is heavy, needs all the legs replace and needs to stop getting hit by the ugly stick!!! I am sure I will figure out what to do with it, but until then it will sit in the deepest, darkest part of the sweat shop until I feel it can come out of time out!
Also, one of my best friends, who happens to be an amazing horse trainer has asked me to make her a set of stall drapes. I know, your probably thinking, "What the crap!!?? Drapes for a horse stall?" But no, you see, before I became a loving mother of 2, I rode and showed horses. Now when you travel to shows, you always need an extra stall next to your horses to put all your stuff in and then hang stall drapes up to represent your barn or trainer. Well, she wants to bust out of the norm!!! I am soo excited to make them for her. They are usually super boring and blahh! For example...
I love how they took this picture on a set and not at an actual barn... anyways we are planning on trading the labor for training. I got back into the horse world when I was almost ready to pop with my last child (2 yrs ago) and now she is 3 and I have started to break her. She is awesome!!! I am so excited to show her next year. She is gonna be amazing and I am a little giddy about her potential. Here is a pic I took of her a month or so ago when I was almost warm enough to be spring.....
