Pleated Slipcover, Cable Pillow and Linen Crewel

Posted on | March 27, 2010 | 13 Comments

I was down in New York for a few days this week. I have a few fun fabric resources to share but let’s start with this sweet slipcovered wing chair I spotted in my sister’s bedroom. My sister scored the chair at a tag sale for around $20 and then had it slipcovered in white cotton duck with decorative pleats. The chair is a nice little reading spot in her bedroom and the pleats give it a little femininity that I love.

Check out the adorable handknit gray pillow my sister got for her birthday from her very clever crafting friend and fellow home renovator, Emily. Gray is a great contrast against the white upholstery. Maybe I’ll make gray cable pillows for my bed instead of white? Below my sister’s bed with some beautiful vintage fabrics she has scored at fleamarkets turned into pillows. I have about 3 yards of the linen crewel I might make into Euro size pillows for my bed too!

p.s. the paint on the walls is Grey Timber Wolf by Benjamin Moore.

gray cable pillow Pleated Slipcover, Cable Pillow and Linen Crewel

linen crewel pillows Pleated Slipcover, Cable Pillow and Linen Crewel

Category: furniture, textiles

John Derian: Upholstered Chairs

Posted on | March 24, 2010 | 9 Comments

I’m on the search for classic and petite wing chairs for my den. John Derian’s new upholstered line has a few pieces that fit the bill. The styles suit my house. The pieces are upholstered in Belgian linen from Libeco—beautiful and top of the line. The pieces appeal to me but they prices are bit steep; starting at $1,650 for a chair. I wonder if I can find a few similar looking pieces at fleamarkets and tag sales this summer and upholster in lower grade linen? Or maybe I could try one the chairs Jennifer suggested from Ballard Designs? I’ll be heading over to Gray Line in New York on Friday for some linen inspiration. Maybe I will find something with a little stripe or patterning?

Category: furniture

House Renovation: Called An Architect

Posted on | March 19, 2010 | 29 Comments

I’ve been ignoring talking about one the biggest projects/problems in our house renovation. The back wing of our house is caving in, sinking, and in utter disarray. Did I mention we’ve seen squirrels in the downstairs stealing scraps of paper. We have large holes in the side of the house where the local squirrels and cats come in to party.

About a year ago I talked about gutting, redesigning, or fixing the space. The wing effects all the other projects we have started. I’m not going to lay marble tiled floors in my bathroom if they are going to crack from the back wing continuing to sink or being raised during a renovation. The bathrooms are all stacked on top of each other in the narrow tower. The effects of us not taking care of the problem goes on and on…

We know we need to call an architect but our hesitation has always circled back to money—we don’t have any. The first year after buying a house is really hard. After spending your life savings on the down payment your basically surviving from month to month till you build up a little cushion again. Me loosing my job in January 2009 didn’t help matters. I got a more full-time freelance gig this spring so I’m hoping I can start contributing more cash to the renovation.

Monday I finally took the leap and called an architect. He comes in two weeks. I’m a little nervous about costs and where we are going to find the money. But I am glad I actually called someone rather then over anticipate and dramatize the cost which was causing us to do nothing and sit idle. We can still renovate project by project but we need a better plan. Stay tuned…

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Category: house renovation

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