Project Blog
Some of my favorite people โฆ er, projects
๐๐-๐ซ-๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ณ๐๐ฅ! ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ!
๐๐๐ณ๐๐ฅ is a relatively new, apartment sized LaโZ-Boy sofa. While Hazelโs size, shape, and โsitโ were perfect for the space, the original color and overall vibe just wasnโt right for the homeowner. From a decorative perspective, Hazel was a miss. Moving to a new home brought new opportunities, so Hazelโs owner decided the time was right to make a change. Custom reupholstery gave the homeowner exactly the sofa she wanted, and helped Hazel grow into herself.
Grandmaโs Facelift!
This chair has been through a time warp. It entered the workshop screaming 1990!!! And it left ready for 2025!
This is a ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ chair-and-a-half. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ is a great brand. Yes, a chair-and-a-half is a thing. Itโs like a cross between a loveseat, a club chair, and an overstuffed recliner. The chair-and-a-half is perfect for sharing space between and adult and a child, adult and two children, two teens, or one very lounged teenager. Visualize throwing your legs over one well padded arm while your head is cradled on the other, the quintessential pose of TV viewing for teens.
Introducing Redstone
This nearly new sofa came to me after an unfortunate encounter with an enthusiastic and determined family dog named ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐.
Redstone takes its name from its new fabric by Anna Elisabeth/Greenhouse, F2849, called Redstone. Redstone is the perfect name for this project. Redstone earned its name through the layered micro-stripes in the colors of sandstone, limestone, iron, gray, gold, khaki, burgundy, and sunset so reminiscent of the colorful layered stone you see in parts of the southern US.
Meet Jared.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ. ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐. Yes, this chair is named after the ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ค, ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐. ๐ฆ So, isnโt revival what Jared Goff does? And who fronts Jared at every game? ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ. You donโt see one with out the other. So, I give you Jared, the chair, and Frank, the ottoman. They are a bonded pair.
Enter Dr. Watson
Beiges, taupes, and browns are back, baby! Introducing Dr. Watson!
I would expect to find a piece like this classic sofa at 221 Baker Street, London. Who lives there? Why, Sherlock Holmes, of course! I called this sofa Dr. Watson because it is tasteful, smart, classic, and restrained. Itโs upholstered in a khaki herringbone, F1532, by Greenhouse Fabrics.
Ronnieโs Chair
Ronnieโs Chair was handmade. Though the name of the maker is lost to time, we can only assume it was someone who loved this child and this family very much. Linda remembers Ronnieโs Chair as light blue originally with white welt cord. At some point, in the 1960s, this cherished rocker was reupholstered by Ronnieโs dad in a durable white vinyl. It was time to refresh Ronnieโs Chair for the next generation, to carry forward Ronnieโs memory.
Edmund & Lucy
Introducing Edmund and Lucy, named after characters in The Chronicles of Narnia. Edmund was a bit of a pill starting out which is how he got his name. He was a touch willful and there was a bit of frame repair needed at the beginning; however, soon Edmund settled into his mature and elegant self. Lucy was just a pleasure to work from the beginning. Such an easy chair. (See what I did there?) Isnโt it interesting how two identical chairs can be so different? Those differences continued as time went on.
Lois
โLoisโ was a well loved antique rocker previously belonging to my husbandโs mom, โLois.โ Hence, this heirloom chair carries her name. A favorite perch at Grandmaโs house, and purportedly โthe most comfortable chair in the roomโ the heirloom Lois Rocker has been in the home of my husbandโs sister for the last 20 years.
Thing 1 and Thing 2
"I have a few friends who are fun through and through. Their names are Thing 1 and the other Thing 2."
Ok. Maybe reupholstering these twins was not quite
"fun through and through" as described by Dr. Seuss, but holy cow, these things were solid wood through and through! Introducing Thing 1 and Thing 2.
The Elephants
What is an elephant chair? An elephant chair is a mid-century modern chair that when viewed from the side evokes the shape of an elephant: You can see the thick legs and the round shape of the elephant. Can you see it?
Family Heirloom
This week's project was a family heirloom rocking chair that had been in the client's family for years. Sometime along the way the bottom fell out of the chair and the springs were lost.
Blue Beauty
Settee Makeover:
This settee is an inherited vintage piece that just did not fit the owner's vision or modern decor. They wanted to keep the settee for sentimental reasons, but it was tired and oh, so dated!
Emma/Everett
I finished channel back Elsie a few weeks ago and I said that Elsieโs sister channel back, Emma, was coming up. Well, it turns out Emma, deep down, was really Everett. Everett let me know pretty quickly just who he was and how he prefers to make his way in the world. He looks a bit like Elsie, but differs in some really significant ways. Heโs the yin to her yang.