Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Colors of Cancer

Come out and support this wonderful event!
One of my custom pieces will be available in the silent auction, and I will also be modeling in the fashion show! I will also have a booth with some items for sale.
I am so honored to be a part of this in remembrance of my wonderful grandmother. <3


Belle is ready too!


Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Custom Coffee Table

I was asked to make a coffee table for a loft space in Atlanta. The walls are brick, but also have a beautiful gray in it. I decided to use that color for inspiration. This is what the walls look like:


I found a great coffee table at a thrift store. It had a LOT of personality and I instantly loved it.


It also had some pretty cheesy paintings on the cabinet doors. 


The top of the table was in pretty bad shape.



Some more BEFORE views:





The entire piece had uneven surfaces, so I sanded it down entirely. It also took quite a bit of reshaping before I applied the primer.
I painted most of piece a gorgeous steel gray color.



I obviously love steel gray...

Magazine Rack
My Bedroom

For the top and cabinet doors, I used chalkboard paint that matched the original color.
It turned out REALLY great!


I decided to keep the original hardware on it.


And a few more views:




Sunday, March 27, 2011

Green Zebra Chair - Still available!

So, the plan was to use this great little chair in a custom set of 4.


This set was to be it's family:


Unfortunately, the chair didn't work with the other three. (The set with the new chair is almost done!)

This is how the set was coming along before I realized the chair didn't work:


The chair was completely refinished before I applied a beautiful green color. Then, I applied a coat of satin polyurethane top coat. 

(Belle really wanted to help.)



I reupholstered the seat with an adorable zebra print fabric, and voilĂ 


More views:




Measurements:
33" tall
18" wide
17" seat

As of today, this chair IS still available!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Purple Tie Armchair - Still Available!

So I found this awesome chair while thrifting:


It was in pretty rough shape structurally, and the seat was obviously not done correctly.

I completely refinished it; I sanded it, coated it with gray primer, and painted it with a gorgeous rich purple. And of course, the seat is completely made of neckties!  


And a few more views:



I also painted mustard-yellow diamonds on the back to give the chair even more character! 


Full view from behind:


Side view:


Until further notice, this chair IS available for $150.
Measurements:
40" tall
18" wide
23" seat

Oh, and I bought a jigsaw. =)


Friday, March 18, 2011

Magazine Rack

So I found this little piece with spiderwebs and dust COVERING it, but I knew it had to come home with me!

I decided I would make it for my dad, so I got to work sanding it down and reworking it. Here's how it turned out:


Hand painted design! (not the circles, however...)
And other views:



My dad said he actually wants to make a sitting area in his room, just for the magazine rack. hahaha.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Little Red Lace Side Table

I found this really cute little 2-layer table while thrifting the other day.

I knew that I wanted it to be extra special, I just couldn't decide what I wanted to do to it. Amazingly, the idea of using lace as a "stencil" randomly came to me, and the rest is history.

I refinished the entire piece and added a coat of primer before painting it a gorgeous red. Then, my secret weapon -- lace!


View from behind:


Close up of the top and bottom:


Measurements:
24" tall
23" wide
10" vertical tabletop

As of today, this table IS available for $110.
Email me for more info!

Little Red Table on Etsy

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Very First Tie Chair

Because I am a full-time student, I don't really have time for a "real" job. In addition to working on my furniture, I also work as an extra on movies and TV shows.
A few months ago, I was working on set with Jennifer Aniston. Yeah... you know...

So anyways, I was working on this movie, and the location was this amazing house in North Georgia that was owned by an artist. In one shot that I was in, I against the wall and saw a chair that looked to have a seat made out of ties. Upon further investigation, I realized that it was. I immediately became infatuated and HAD to have one. So my journey began...
In my attic, I found a chair that is was in need of a change. It's white paint was chipping off to expose the gold paint underneath. It was missing it's seat so I figured it would be perfect!
Here it is before:





I sanded the entire chair and primed it, painting it black afterwards. Then, I coated it with polyurethane. This is how it looked: 

Because I had no idea how to actually make the seat work, I decided to go out and buy as many old grandpa/science fair/groomsmen ties as I could find, along with a few other secret ingredients. 
This how it looked when it was almost finished:


Annnnnd afterwards!




And upclose:

(Yes, those are my toesies.)

So this is now my sewing table chair and I LOVE it! 
I definitely get most of my custom orders for these chairs.

On another note, watch this adorable video.