Inspiring Funiture

I enjoy looking in Architectural Digest, Houzz.com, and
hgtv.com, for new trends and ideas in furniture. Many times,
I will see a headboard that I want to replicate. Or a craft idea
from something used in a photograph.

I'm sharing photos which with a little work, can be done
at home. The photos shown here, are found on houzz.com.
The hutch below, could be done by taking a piece of leather,
drawing a design on it, then punching out the holes with
an awl, or ice pick, and staple the finished leather to
the inside of the door. Or the leather could be stapled
around the edges, to the outside of the doors, and add
nail head trim around the edges, on top of the staples.

The very modern chest of drawers with Moroccan influence, could be done by taking
a simple wooden chest of drawers, drawing a design, and adding decorative nail head
trim. The design doesn't have to be as detailed as in the photo.
 

Furniture Embellishment Ideas

I like to transform ugly furniture into a beautiful piece. I'm sharing a photo
of a table that was really ugly, in the beginning. It has good bones. I added luxurious
upholstery velvet, and transformed the once ugly piece into an Asian influenced end table.

Here's how I did it:
I painted the top and bottom edges black. I stapled dacron to the sides. (You can use spray
adhesive, like upholsterers use). Next, I stapled a luxurious upholstery velvet to the top,
sides and bottom of each section. I added a piece of the fabric cut to fit, to the top. I
hot-glued black feathery gimp around the top part of the sides, and the bottom, to hide
the staples. Next I hot-glued black gimp to the top edges. I added decorative nail
head tacks to to the top corners. I took it outside and sprayed Scotch-guard all over the
sides and top, and let it dry.

I added black talons to the front door pulls, for an added touch. Voila! Now it's
an Asian inspired end table.

If you have any questions about this project, email me : 1fuego11@gmail.com.

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The postman who built a castle

The photos below are of a castle, built by Cheval, a postman, who
built a castle out of tiny stones, over a period of 30 years.
This was on Messy Nessy's site recently. The building inspires me
to never stop creating.
Enjoy the photos!





For more info: http://www.facteurcheval.com

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