What can I say??

Two pictures are worth 2000 words.

The Playroom Tiny Sofa

The 8-year-old young man saved up to buy this sofa himself. It's a few years old, now, and in need of a new cover- he picked out the new fabric. Next is an area rug to match.

Black and Peach Wing chair

I love wing chairs. They are classics but they can fit any decor. Here it is in a dining room and while the peach-colored  piping may seem a bit unusual, it matches the peach in the pattern of the fabric and ties to the peach tiles in the kitchen -- visible just to the right of the chair. So it works quite well and the home-owner loves it.

We had 6 or 7 meters, just barely enough. Thankfully, the pattern didn't need to be matched everywhere, but I did have enough to match on the cushion seat and front and chair.

The chair and sofa in the pretty house

See those big tassle tie-backs? Couldn't be more perfect and I've had them in my stash for a few years. Glad they have a new home.

Close ups of the sofa and chair before and afters. We used the same fabric as on the window treatments, just the opposite side. 

One of the prettiest homes

This home has a soft, gentle ambience that is very comforting and inviting. It's right on the water, and the flower gardens are a true testament to the owners love of green things. You'd never guess this little gem was here -  can't be seen from the road at all. We did soft green slipcovers and new drapes. Quite a transformation.

Deck furniture

Three cushion sets - all using Sunbrella fabric and the new outdoor cushion 'foam' I found.  This foam won't mildew or mold, or collect water. The Sunbrella fabric won't fade or disintegrate. These cushions should last as long as the homeowners want them to. They can put the cushions out in the spring and take them in at the end of summer.  An upside/downside to the new foam is that it is heavy. These cushions will not blow off.

Mount Ida Hall

Clare and Rob Fensom are doing an amazing thing at Harmonius Homestead and ewe including moving and refurbishing Mount Ida Hall. The windows had been boarded over - for years. Clare and Rob chose this plaid fabric for the blackout drapes - very much in keeping with the feel and style of the hall. It's a really warm room. ( And available to rent...)

New patio cushions

We didn't realize just how much yellow there was in the concrete patio until the yellow and slate cushions went in. It's amazing.

One more time..

 
First it was old and sort of green,  then it  was raspberry - which co-ordinated with the floral slipcover on the sofa. Then the kitty destroyed the slipcovered sofa and the chair didn't work with the new sofa. So now the chair is  floral and the whole room looks like spring.

Update the Southwest to classy..

My favorite slipcover fabric. Rococo from Fabricland. What a difference, no?? The little cushion is my signature cushion - I give one to most slipcover clients. I call it my 'gift with purchase' - just like Shoppers or the Bay...

Keyhole arms

The keyhole arms were the challenge this chair presented. It worked out quite well.

Re-purposing a dated valance

I wish there were before pictures of the original valance.. 

The original was a very large balloon valance and stationery panels in the living room only. We left the panels, found a peach co-ordinate for the dining room panels  and re-made the one valance into a soft curve bottom gathered valance for all 4 windows. Much more cohesive and the lady of the house likes it. Which is really the only important part. 

The banquette

The seats hide storage. Wonderful design.
The homeowner is going to replace the small glass table top with a larger elliptical  shape. That will give her seating for all the grandchildren at once.

Taffeta chair

 Before and after of another second hand store find. The fabric is bronze taffeta, the design is a sage green. I found the brush fringe on a 70% off sale and used it double. It is exactly the same colors as the chair.

New Jewelry for a grand old gal.

This house is being lovingly restored and the latest additions  are these grand swags and horns and jabots set off with a fantastic  tassel trim. I just love it, but most importantly, so does the homeowner.

Before and What If....

This is the same room done 2 different ways.

Soft grey bedroom

This is another rendering of a bedroom built around the beautiful fabric on the window treatments. The chair gets an update via a slipcover too.

A bit of a fantasy bedroom

Finished my course with this rendering of a fantasy bedroom. Not too gushy but why not a gold Rococo bed?

A touch of Africa

The goal was a contemporary room in camel and black. No fuss bedding; easy care fabric. Neither masculine nor feminine but with a fun feel. I think we got it. This is a rendering, available as part of my full service or as a separate project; can also be done totally by e-mail.

Visualize this

This is a rendering, a design scheme for a bedroom. The 3 part plan includes a mood board - showing various room elements, rugs, trims and fabrics. It also includes a floor plan, to scale, using the furniture and materials from the mood board. The elevation rendering shows how all the elements together would look as as completed bedroom. Also available are actual fabric swatches, a 'shopping list' of the furniture used and a detailed budget.

This service is available from Design Sewlutions as part of the follow-up to an in home consultation or separately - done from e-mailed measurements and photographs. Contact me at 250-833-1120 for more information.