Today, I stopped by my workroom to see how the “roadside chair” was doing. That is what my client and I are affectionately calling the chair that she found on the side of the road in Oakland. It has its swag on, I mean primer on, but soon the Refinisher will be spraying a conversion lacquer on it in Sherwin William’s Alabaster. The number is … Read more
We recently took a wheat back chair and a civil war folding rocking chair into the upholsterer. I think they turned out beautifully! They now reside in an attic in Berkeley that we are in process of renovating into a guest bedroom. The fabric is by Robert Allen, Pattern: Spring Fancy, Color: Viridian. Robert Allen is at the SF Design Center in the Galleria … Read more
Recently, I’ve been on a hunt for a fabric for a pillow for green leather chair for a Piedmont client. She recently purchased a red area rug with green accents. This fabric is one of the contenders for the accompanying pillow for her side chair in her living room. I absolutely love it because it shimmers. It is made of Viscose and Polyester. It … Read more
Pink is getting a lot of publicity in 2011. Pantone just predicted 18-2120, Honeysuckle is THE color for 2011, which is a HOT raspberry color. And, the The New York Times just wrote an article on the pink bathroom, referencing one of my favorite movies from my high school years, “Pretty in Pink”. And they noted blogger Pam Keuber, who started a blog called … Read more