Jun 09

Rehab: Hope Chest

AFTER

Here is the latest from Rehabilitated Studio. This hope chest was my grandmother’s, passed down to my mother and now to me, so I apologize, but it’s not for sale. I have in the meantime, recently acquired some cute, mid-century end tables that I will be bringing back to life, and those I would be happy to sell (as long as they don’t look fantastic in my own house).

I LOVE these handles, so glad they polished up nicely.

BEFORE

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Sep 27

Five Tier Shelves

This fun shelf has been neglected and stuck in a dark closet for years. We have been working on her self esteem and believe she is ready to come out of the darkness and shine. Can’t you picture this cute little shelf in the window of a boutique downtown?

Check out on Etsy.

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Aug 03

Andy’s “Friend” – Rehabilitated

Can you believe he went from this sad, rundown, pea-soup-lookin’ old man…to this new and improved awesome guy (plus entourage)? It’s like he saw the God of Style and couldn’t help but be reformed.

What a turnaround, and I couldn’t have done it without help from Sally “The Slayer Seamstress ” Hauser. I first started by stripping the green layer, and found that, woohoo, there was another layer beneath it! I thought about leaving it, for padding, and I tried shampooing it, but seriously, it was dirty. So, I stripped the orange layer as well. This guy has had a colorful past.

Okay, so next step, pull out nails (pulling out twenty of these 5-inch, thirty-year-old nails reminds me that I should probably get a tetanus shot soon). I am now left with a box, some springs, wooden feet, metal plates and buttons that will need to be recovered.

After staining the wooden feet a dark, chocolaty brown and painting the brass to silver, I drag all the remaining parts over to “The Seamstress Slayer’s” house. She is a vetted reupholsterer and I’m hoping she can help me out with the piping around the top ledge. Of course she does, plus much more. But I have to beware because she is the dangerous type and does “accidentally” shoot me with the staple gun, though I should be lucky that it’s not a rattlesnake this time.

After my near-death experience, we covered the wooden box and springs with new batting and muslin so it’s nice and clean. Sally suspects that, because of the style of the orange fabric, that this ottoman may have originated in the 1930’s or 40’s. So it is probably a good thing that I decided to replace it rather than cleaning this 80-year-old (wow) fabric.

I am pretty happy with how he turned out. Clean and off the red chicken.

I had some leftover pieces and I’m not about to throw away this awesome fabric. So pillows to go on the couch where the ottoman will be is just what needs to be done to pull everything together.

Little details, it’s what I’m all about. This is the custom tag that I tacked to the bottom.

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Jun 24

The Revere

Look at this piece of history. My mom dropped the “Revere” off yesterday. She got it as a gift from my grandmother when she was 13, so this machine has been around since the 60’s, it’s heavy and used, but definitely loved. I think I’ll start by making some pillows with leftover fabric from one of the restored pieces of furniture I’ve done lately. Maybe I’ll run a promo, buy a chair and receive a matching pillow!

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May 18

My Pattern Obsession

Since I’ve started my new hobby, refurbishing furniture, I’ve become even more obsessed with patterns, I love patterns. I went on a pattern hunt the other day, literally, went to 3 different stores to find the right one. It is a little overwhelming, I think Joann Fabric has about 100 thousand sample fabrics to choose from, but, I’ve managed to narrowed it down to three. The new chair I’m working on is a retro 60’s octagonal-shaped chair, so I think it’s important to have a retro geometric pattern to keep the feel, but not too overwhelming. I’ll post it up when it’s finished, but until then, here are some fun swatches to check out…