A Darling Corner

I’ve been working on a corner window cornice box…

The trick here is to get the right pattern placement at the corner so the design aligns and “continues” around the corner.

I love this “Arboretum” design from P. Kaufmann! 
And the coordinating cording delineates the box beautifully

I'll be also making new taupe flat shades for these windows
Can’t wait to see it all installed!

Chair done!

Ta-da!

After all the prep and suspense… my chair is finally complete!

On the final upholstery class, I finally got to the part where I get the fabric on.

I found a beautiful distressed floral that goes great with the colors in my living room… and also in the sewing studio…hhhmmm I am not sure where is she going to live.

So here's what happened at the last session:

I went old school using nails to attach the fabric to the chair's frame... and I had to juggle a bit to strike a balance between tension and stretch while keeping the fabric straight.

To add interest (and cover nails and other imperfections) I finished edges with a double welt.

Now this chair is D-O-N-E

and I feel pretty good about it, especially since this was my first project of this kind.

I have to admit at the very begining I wasn't very sure about the shape of the chair, neither about the fabric... but as I worked on it the whole thing grew on me and now I can say

I just Love my chair!

Chair Recovery

On the rare occasion I get a reupholster project I like to take my time and take lots of pictures. Reupholstering a piece of furniture is much more detail oriented than my usual slip cover so here are some pictures chronicling the process I go through when I reupholster a chair…or in this case, six.

this note looks like a love letter to me!

Undressing started... one of the most delicate parts of the process!

Then we clean, re-fluff and start covering again!

and Ta Da!

So much fun!