Archive for July 16th, 2011
Anyone who’s anyone knows that Peacock Chairs are all the rage.
Posted by suitepotato in Before/After, Currently working on...., For Sale, Super awesome seating on July 16, 2011
I keep seeing these little pieces of eye candy all over design blogs and design magazines. Is it the throwback nature of wicker paired with more modern silhouettes in a seating gathering? Or perhaps it’s the inherent feeling of undeniable importance one feels when casually leaning against what can only be appropriately compared to a royal throne. Either way, Peacock Chairs are attracting tired bottoms like its the height of mating season. Get it? Because Peacocks use their feathers to attract their mates. Man, I slay myself. Guffaw, guffaw.
top to bottom: GQ Cover – September 2009, Party Center, Talk is Chic
You get the idea? Good. Are your loins burning with anticipation of my own version of this devine trend? Stop it, I’m blushing.
Here we spot the elusive Peacock cowering in the shade of the sidewalk in front of a used furniture store. Sturdy condition, perfectly woven wicker still intact. Oh, the potential!
After much brainstorming, I have concluded that a radiant red will suit this piece just fine. Perhaps I will finish it with a bronze base. And I am overstimulated with possible circular cushion patterns! Floral? Zebra? BOTH?!
Washed, prepped and ready for luuuuuuuurrrve.
Now that’s a snappy lookin’ red if I’ve ever seen one.
Now let’s jazz up the base.
OOooh yeah. Good and jazzy. I like where we’re going with this. Think about how good this will look sans masking tape.
Now I’ve got to find myself a circular cushion and decide on some eye-popping patterns and transform this ugly duckling into the cockiest Peak’ that ever lived.
So watch this space. It’s about to get crazy.
xx Suite Potato
Tint it blue, baby.
Posted by suitepotato in Before/After, Currently working on...., For Sale, Work spaces on July 16, 2011
So I’m big into serendipitous signs these days, as I suppose anyone would be who has recently involuntarily flipped their world upside down in favor of a road less traveled. My current favorite message from the universe (and compliments of Chaing Mai Thai Restaurant) was a fortune cookie that reads:
You find beauty in ordinary things. Do not lose these ability.
Yes, fortune cookie, yes. I do find beauty in ordinary things. It is this superpower that I hope will help catipolt my restored furniture venture.
And so we begin. With an antique desk rescued from a local thrift store. Despite the tragic runt-of-a-knob chillin’ in the top right left drawer, various scrapes and bruises and curious collection of discounted softballs perched atop its surface, I saw potential in this little rascal. Solid wood? Check. Practical usage? (i’m thinking awesome bedroom dressing table, complimentary accent piece in living room or writing/sewing desk in home office) check. Pending awesomeness once I sand, paint, distress and detail the buhjesus out of the little beaut? check, check, check!
I prepped my trusty balcony and sanded it down.
I chose my color. Turqouise. Yes, yes I do believe this desk is yearning for a soft, satin turqouise to revive its spirits.
Ah, yes. Don’t you feel better already? I knew you would.
After finishing the piece and letting it dry, I took my sander back to it and lightly sanded down the corners and various flat surfaces until traces of the original wood color and texture were exposed. What’s old is new! And old again! Eureka!
I’m still searching for the perfect knobs. I have temporarily fostered the original knobs from my kitchen cabinets (which I replaced with these blue and white glass knobs the moment I moved into my apartment, obviously).
Seen staged here in my bedroom, I am displaying the piece to show how deliciously practical and funky it can be used as a jazzy dressing table. Mamma Sally says the surface is too rough. (I’m still expirementing, Sally, give a girl a break). But keeping this in mind, I have decided that a vibrant patterned fabric laid under a fresh cut piece of glass is just what this piece needs to be finished off. Currently exploring these options.
In the mean time, I have listed this piece on Craigslist to test the market. Please feast your eyes on the details of this unique gift of beauty and purchase it here:
xx Suite Potato
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