Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Two-Week Beach House: Just Add Water
One Monday morning, we received an interior design project with what has to be the quickest turnaround in SRM history. The client needed to fully furnish a four-story beach house—and he needed it complete in just two weeks. We had to rely on our strong relationships with vendors to meet this tight deadline. We took furniture right off the showroom floor, asked workrooms to prioritize our projects, and even went down one weekend to personally set up the entire house. But we met the timeline, and couldn’t have been happier with the results.
One Monday morning, we received an interior design project with what has to be the quickest turnaround in SRM history. The client needed to fully furnish a four-story beach house—and he needed it complete in just two weeks. We had to rely on our strong relationships with vendors to meet this tight deadline. We took furniture right off the showroom floor, asked workrooms to prioritize our projects, and even went down one weekend to personally set up the entire house. But we met the timeline, and couldn’t have been happier with the results.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
Cool Local Find: Soliloquy Textiles
Soliloquy Textiles is a local residential fabric manufacturer, and we love their unique and beautiful fabrics. The patterns are inspired by the natural world, and Soliloquy is committed to using environmentally-friendly business practices. Along with their regular collection, Soliloquy also creates custom fabrics for their clients. They can modify current patterns, turn prints into woven fabric, bring back archived designs, or even create a fabric design from scratch.
We use Soliloquy frequently on residential projects. Here, we upholstered two living room chairs in this earth-inspired brown.
Visit our vendor: www.soliloquytex.com
Soliloquy Textiles is a local residential fabric manufacturer, and we love their unique and beautiful fabrics. The patterns are inspired by the natural world, and Soliloquy is committed to using environmentally-friendly business practices. Along with their regular collection, Soliloquy also creates custom fabrics for their clients. They can modify current patterns, turn prints into woven fabric, bring back archived designs, or even create a fabric design from scratch.We use Soliloquy frequently on residential projects. Here, we upholstered two living room chairs in this earth-inspired brown.
Visit our vendor: www.soliloquytex.com
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Solution of the Week: 1950s Chairs
There’s nothing better than a set of classic vintage chairs—that is, unless they are stained and covered in dated fabric, which was the case for these pieces. We refurbished and reupholstered the chairs to revitalize their look and launch them into the twenty-first century.
The chairs were first acquired almost sixty years ago by the mother of one of our clients. While the fabric was trendy back then, it definitely felt to us that the time was right for an update. We had the wood stained to bring out the natural walnut color and highlight the “good bones” of the chairs. The chairs were then framed with black wool and re-covered with this mod Maharam fabric. These changes refreshed the chairs while still staying true to the original style.
There’s nothing better than a set of classic vintage chairs—that is, unless they are stained and covered in dated fabric, which was the case for these pieces. We refurbished and reupholstered the chairs to revitalize their look and launch them into the twenty-first century.
The chairs were first acquired almost sixty years ago by the mother of one of our clients. While the fabric was trendy back then, it definitely felt to us that the time was right for an update. We had the wood stained to bring out the natural walnut color and highlight the “good bones” of the chairs. The chairs were then framed with black wool and re-covered with this mod Maharam fabric. These changes refreshed the chairs while still staying true to the original style.
Visit our Vendor: Maharam
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