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.

The wait was worth it.

The home owner waited for the right fabric.

Wasn't it worth it?

From formal to fun

Even though this chair was sitting off to the right of the window there was a lot of sun damage along the left side. The room is quite formal but the burgundy stripe was just too much. The homeowner has a great sense of color and style and picked this outdoor fabric for the slipcover that actually looks really good in the slightly Victorian space. It needs a cushion in solid brown with some fantastic trim and I'll find something, I'm sure, in Vancouver next week.

Another ottoman saved!!

Another false cushion ottoman that was destined for the big bin. --Tufted top, worn olive green velvet, all lopsided and wonky. The slipcover makes it look like it belongs in the room. The club chair in the client's loving room is upholstered in this fabric too.

Ladybugs

This is a miniature chair. The red splotches in the new slipcover seat and back are actually ladybugs. The chair, and it's matching sofa, are going to the Ladybug Landing daycare. Too darn cute for words. ( Work done by Darcy and me. )

The old cover was getting very warn thanks to the two little beauties in the foreground. The chennile we used, (cudos to Fabricland again), has a soft aqua background and a gorgeous bronze cut velvet design. Quite a change.

Cushions from leftovers

I was asked to make a cushion to match the headboard and bedskirt. ( The gray one). What was left over for the cushion presented quite a challenge because there were only 4 pieces, the largest being 16" x 18", the other 3 about 5" x 16" so I designed this cushion and added a tassle. It's pleated on the right edge but only about half way - that's all the fabric I had. The brown striped cushion follows the same design and with the pleats it isn't just a typical striped cushion. I like being able to use one good tassle. I sew a button on the inside of the bottom pleat to which I attach the tassle so it can be removed for cleaning.

Swivel Rocker

This chair swivels and rocks. It was in perfect condition; we found it at a second hand store. The client wanted a swivel rocker for the corner window, right beside the book case. The perfect spot for reading to the Grandkids, Kaylin and Ashton when they come home to visit.

Once again Fabricland fabric, $8.00 per meter, used 9 meters.

Blue chair one more time

This is the second incarnation of the blue

Fabricland display chair.

It is a really vibrant print, the lime green piping is perfect and the chair creates a really sunny spot. I think it is going to someones bedroom soon. I have used fabric from this textile designer before, in 5 bedrooms- 5 different colorways and each one is spectacular. All his prints are a jaquard cotton - there is a woven design on the fabric as well as the printed floral.If you get a chance, go see this chair. Fabric cost: 6.00 per meter, I used 10 meters

Remake the swag.

We started thinking about this one 4 years ago. The fabric is perfect for the room and the homeowner loves it, but the droopy swag had to go. We wanted something a bit formal, not too fluffy and something I could make from the fabric we had. This is an Empire style valance. The bay measures 80 inches on the sides and 33 in the center section. I have a new way of constructing these huge bay valances so that they are very transportable, no velcro and no corner braces. I'm still working out the kinks but I'll publish something about it soon.