Before and After: Wingback Chairs

Friday a client sent me some after photos of a pair of wingback chairs we had re-upholstered and I think this is my favorite furniture before and after I have ever been a part of. We used Kravet's performance velvet, which is my absolute favorite work horse fabric (we also used it on THIS sofa) on the front. And then we used Mally Skok's dried artichoke on the sides and back.

So here is a before shot (the entire room is a work in progress)

And after

The ottoman is also fresh out of the crate, thus the wrinkles. Here is another side shot.

And our little scale model has also found a very fun use for a tufted ottoman.

Should have more to share from this fun project very soon!

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Needlepoint Pillows {for less}

Anything goes designer Jonathan Adler has for several years now made needlepoint pillows a highly sought after accessory.

We used several on the project I worked on in New York. The pillows are quite pricey and for something so small, can easily put a huge dent in your budget.

I was recently in a chain interiors store here in Boston, called Boston Interiors and noticed they offer a couple of cute options at half the price.

I love these specific designs because they are so New England.

Wouldn't they be cute on a pair of twin beds?

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More Recent Work {charlestown}

These are some very low quality iphone pics. But I installed a few things for a project I have in Charlestown this morning and wanted to share. I am in love with the drapery. in love

 I hope to get back soon for some real pics.



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Blow it Up

When I was in college we had to get up in front of our peers and professors ever so often and endure a "jury."  Juries were rarely fun, and regardless of whether I thought my project at the time was good or bad, I always had a mini heart attack. I recall on one occasion getting really beat  up for something being proportionally wrong. Trying to get good feedback before I returned to my studio to make adjustments, I asked, "so you are saying I should just blow it up?" The very dry humored panel replied, "well it's not that bad, baha ha ha ha ha." Tired, nervous, and cracked out on diet coke and Starbucks, I did not laugh.

Obviously I meant "enlarge" by the phrase "blow it up." And something I am loving enlarged these days is photography. Not just enlarged, jumbo.

And my favorite

Only Jordan Ferney could make a baby in a closet this endearing. 

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Deal Alert {Chevron Rug}

I told you guys several months ago that I bought a budget chevron rug for our living room. Well, I did, but it got sent back because I sent it to my old address. Sometimes I am very organized like that. I was sad for a minute, then I saw that Britt bought the same one and shared that basically you get what you pay for. I know this, but sometimes when something has the letters S-A-L-E next to it, I get excited and forget.

Today I decided to take another look and found this 100% wool one. 

I got the 5 x7 and with the 50% coupon code the grand total came to $115. 

That is cheaper than Ikea AND I don't have to drive to Ikea!

The only down side with wool is my baby will be covered in it until I vacuum it 100 times. But he has a wool rug in his nursery that has finally quit shedding. 

Go get one! And if someone says "I am so over chevron" (because people are so quickly into and then over things in this fast paced blog world) let's just tell them we are so over them:)

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Mad Plaid

My sorority in college had an annual date party called Mad Plaid. If you would have told me ten years ago I would want to use plaid for interiors, modern interiors at that, I would have probably called you crazy. 

plaid mosaic tiles! love. and bless that installer

 I've been keeping a pretty crazy schedule these days, but this looked like DIY I could actually handle. 

Also, Wally World, can you please get this back in stock STAT. I will buy 20 for that price.

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Recent Work {a custom dining table}

I designed this table for a client I have mentioned who recently bought an apartment in the South End. It was delivered yesterday and I'm pretty excited about it. If you remember, they have a very small floor plan and it is going to comfortably seat 6! I share their love for entertaining, so I'm pretty excited about that as well.

A close second to the table are the lights we are having installed.

Two of these...

And three of these...

I can't wait to see this one come together!

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Something Blue

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I Guess Everything IS Better in Texas {diagonal stripes continued}

This weekend I did a little internet perusing to see if I could track down that diagonally striped fabric from the last post. I have yet to locate the larger scale, but I did find this little pattern via the Best Little Fabric Store in Texas. They do not put scales on their photos, but I'm thinking this is on the small to medium side.

And then I got a little more creative with my searching and found diagonally striped fabric tape in this cute little Etsy shop, that also happens to come out of the state of Texas.

She also sells black and white twine, which if you think about it, is a teensy tiny diagonal stripe.

Another thought I had was if you wanted to do add a diagonal stripe as a trim down one side of a curtain panel, kind of like this...

You could cut strips out of a couple yards of chevron patterned fabric and fold them in half. It would create such nice detail to have the stripe going one way on the side of the panel and then on the back side, have it go the opposite way.

But speaking of Texas, anyone else want to be Tami Taylor when they grow up? or at least harness some of her wise parenting skills? Mr. Sabbe and I have been burning through some Friday Night Lights via Netflixs. We never watched the show when it was on tv, but now we are obsessed.  A couple of weeks ago I heard him tell our baby "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts...CAN sleep through the night"

He totally wants to be Coach Eric Taylor.

Texas Forever 

{insert Tim Riggins' southern, with a dash of Canadian (mainly when he says the word college), accent}

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Dear Diagonally Striped Curtains...

...I want to marry you.

that is all.

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Craig's List Dominator

I wanted the title to be Craig's List Killer, but then I thought that might be terribly inappropriate. Point being, I have been finding some great stuff on Craig's List the past couple of weeks. I started a board in my Pinterest account just to keep track.

Dear Pinterest, you have made my job easier in so many ways. I love you.

People's junk in New England is the best junk ever. Remember Wayne's? I miss that store. With the baby, I have not been able to make it to Brewster this summer. I am working on a project with a lot of industrial/ reclaimed cues, so most of these reflect my train of thought on that project. 

 Vintage School Chair $35

 Vintage File Cabinet- $125

 Reclaimed Wood Tray - $150

 Mirror- $75

 Desk $50

Vintage School Desk $40

If you do live in New England and love buying stuff on CL, you must follow Crocodile Tears. She really finds some good stuff....and shares!

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So Good I Almost Didn't Share {A Thrift Store}

A couple of weeks ago I discovered that one of Mr. Sabbe's guy friends from the hospital, who lives in Beacon Hill, drives an enormous pick up truck. If you are familiar with Beacon Hill, you know pick up truck drivers are rare. It's hard to park a Mini Cooper in Beacon Hill, much less a pick up truck. But within about 5 minutes of this discovery, Mr. Sabbe's crazy, junk store loving wife calls to see if she can borrow this truck for a day. My mom was in town, free baby sitter, so it was perfect. I made the biggest used stuff voyage of my life.

First I went south and bought a pop up trundle bed frame for Remi's room for $100. I thought that was a great deal, now this week I see the same one on Craig's List for $50. Don't you hate that? Although we've already had company sleep in it (we bought new mattresses) So that was worth $50. I plan on making an upholstered head and foot board like this....

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Then I went east and someone's nanny helped me load these in the back of the truck, $50 for two. Campaign furniture, I cannot get enough of you...

They both need a coat of paint and a little polish on the hardware. 

Then I headed over to Framingham and picked up this, also $50. It's solid wood.
Hang with me, I have a vision.

We currently have our dvd player and cable box sitting on a bench next to the dresser where we keep our tv. I know as soon as my little man gets mobile, this is not going to work anymore. So I am going to paint this guy, then remove the woven looking wood panels from the doors and replace it with chicken wire, and of course new hardware.  My first thought was glass for the doors, but that did not seem super baby friendly either. I found and liked this image...

I'm also really loving an accent interior paint like this

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But the big find was not the random stuff I gathered, it was the store I found the last piece in. Re-Home Expo, in Framingham. If I did not already have a packed truck I could have gone nuts in this store.  Here are a few terrible iphone images. 

 I think this thing was like $100.

 And this piano stool swiveled up and down. If you've been reading, you know, I'm kind of obsessed with stools like that right now.

And this one may just be me, but I could see this guy polished up and looking awesome in an eclectic living room. I can't remember, but I think it was only $50. Brass is back...

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So ReHome Expo, 49 Mellen St. Framingham, MA 01702. You. are. welcome.

If I go there next time and all the good stuff is gone, I know who to blame.

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