In his spare time (lol), Steve is working on our new "Clive" wing back chair. I thought you might enjoy seeing a bit of his design process.
After Steve feels like his drawings of a chair are close to the vision he sees in his head, he makes life size card board templates of the piece and sticks them on the wall (or our closet door!).
These full size templates allow Steve to analyze the scale and proportions of each section of the chair.
Once Steve approves the card board cutouts, our fabricator makes the frame.
The frame looks great except the wings are too narrow. So, a little sawing is necessary...
That's better! I know it looks a little awkward now, but once it's upholstered, the Clive will look fabulous and be so much more comfortable.
I've been looking for the perfect slipper chair, so Steve is designing this lovely "Brooke" chair just for me. It's going to look so elegant in soft gray velvet.
Steve isn't the only one working on furniture pieces. I found this quirky chair frame at the flea market a few weeks ago. When I met him, he wasn't upholstered and the stain was too yellow.....
I asked my wonderful upholsterer, Sherry to cover the chair in homespun linen.
Rather than try to hide the flaws in the fabric, I asked Sherry to upholster the chair so that the seams and patches added to its beauty.
I love seeing how the chair is put together, so the upholstery tacks and the frayed edge of the fabric are left exposed.
The jute webbing is left uncovered as well, adding to the chair's character.
A closer look at Sherry's beautiful work!
My little chair only visited the store for a day before Kelly introduced him to his new owner (a wonderful new shop client :)
xo
Brooke
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