Santa Fe Chair

Here's the finished wing chair.
 (Refer back 3 few posts to see the "Before" pics - here are the "Afters".)

I used five fabrics from the new Anthropology collection from Warwick -  because of the colouring (ochres/aquas/stone/dark red) and the 'Navajoe' sort of design, I'm calling it  the Santa Fe chair.

 

The final test: it's beautifully comfy!

project report #3

After a slightly longer delay than anticipated at last report, (well... we are talking "builder promises" here,) Bottoms' End resurrection is finally up and running - Hooray! 


The work is cracking along at a great pace, and Miss Snupeson is flat-out making sure nothing shoddy slips by the quality-control-monitor.

it's very tiring work for a little doggy

The Alice Chair

before

I recently refurbished the seat and back of this old bentwood rocker which lives in Alice Springs. 

before

There are many pleasant surprises in this trade... on this job it was the pile of red dust which fell out of the upholstery as I stripped it prior to recovering. I love the idea of that central Australian dirt mingling with the red dirt here at Jamberoo, and adding to all the other dirt which falls out of the various projects which find their way to Bottoms' End for rest and recuperation. When they leave, they leave behind a little piece of their history...

... a sort of history in dirt.

after

The chair's owner, Charlie, has done a great job refinishing the frame and reassembling. It's all set now for another 50 years or so of serious rocking.

Anthropological Discovery!

 I'm very excited about the just-released fabric collection from Warwick Fabrics.

It's called Anthropology, and has a tribal/ethnic flavour which mingles strong, earthy colours and neutrals on heavy textured cottons in the perfect way to suit interiors with that hard-to-define 'eclectic-world-traveller' furnishing style.



If you'd like to see more, click here's the link to the Warwick site to view the collection.
My first project using Anthropology is underway - a traditional wing chair - which I'm covering in not one but FIVE fabrics from the collection! Not actually patchwork, like these, more 'piece-work'. Only time will tell if it works; I'll keep you posted.  Meanwhile, here's the chair 'Before', taken at start of work a few weeks ago:

(If you're interested in using Anthropology fabrics and would like to see some samples,  there's a small selection here at Rapt!.  Better still, if you can get yourself to one of Warwick's showrooms, you'll see the whole kit and kaboodle.  You can't buy direct from Warwick, but you can through me, and I'm very happy to supply prices as a starting point).

Project report #2

The shed frame and roof were delivered yesterday. Miss Snupeson (QC Officer) was quick to do the inspection, and I'm pleased to report, she gave it her tick lick of approval.

A quickie

a few Before and Afters of a little job just finished. What a beautiful old stool, eh? It had a light timber refinish, and daggy old upholstery replaced with a vintage piece from the Rapt! warehouse.

bottoms' end revisited

As many of you already know, Bottoms' End (the Rapt! HQ) was forced out of action earlier this year, after the 'Great Flood' went through (see post dated 23rd March 2011 ).
Things have been a little slow to get going again, following cleanup, insurance claims etc. but now we're back on track - and the long-anticipated re-building and extension program has finally started - Yippee!
The earthworks were done yesterday (a bund wall and drainage, hopefully to alleviate any future river-incursions). Here are a few pics of Miss Snupeson (QC Officer) examining the standard of work. (She gave it 4.5/5. Phew!)

sexy wallpaper!

I can't resist adding this video link (this time it's not my own creation) having just discovered the work of artist Emma Hack, who works with Florence Broadhurst designs using human (living) skin as her canvas. I think it's quite amazingly beautiful, but what do you think?

If, like me, you love Florence Broadhurst designs, but perhaps don't fancy going quite so far as having her painted on your skin, or think it not such a great idea to have a naked model sashaying around your home, the next best thing might well be a piece of furniture covered in one of her designs. Rapt! now has a trading account with Signature Prints (the only producer of the Florence Broadhurst design collection) and would be delighted to work with you in creating your own piece of sittable art. 

Here's one I prepared earlier:

Doing It In Leather

A quick 1 minute waltz through the upholstering of this leather footstool (another TAFE project).

Please Peruse my new Page

If you cast your eyes upward to the Page tabs on top of this home page you will see a new Page which I have just added.
It shows products currently for sale - at moment this is limited - but just Watch This Space because this is about to change, as Bottoms' End gets back into full swing shortly.