Pom Poms, Tassels and Beads!

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

Save the Retro Pink Bathroom

I recently finished up a fun, little project in Alameda, CA.  The client owns one of those fabulous Mediterraneans in the heart of the city.  Here is what the bathroom looked liked prior to My Big Save – the wallpaper had pussy willows on it and the sheer drape in front of the tub and window, well let’s just say… I think this look is … Read more

Flower Power!

I am in love with the retro whimsical feel of the flower patterns that I am seeing around these days… This Villa Romo Fabric in PINK is from De Sousa Hughes at the San Francisco Design Center. The manufacturer Villa Romo, recently changed it’s USA name to match the rest of the world. It’s now Villa Nova. It’s color name is Elodie Carmine number V3101/02.  … Read more

Reupholster to Renew!

  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

Shimmers!

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