Thursday, May 13, 2010

my creative space...

It seems I have found more distractions to keep me from mastering this...


and so my creative space has been all about bringing this retro stool into my home, striping it of some layers & giving it a touch of vintage pretty... 

dodgy vinyl top layer nailed on & all hodge podge...

great second layer in vibrant red, such a shame it's a little worn & beaten...

choosing a fabric was proving to be a challenge, but in the end...
perfect!

Between some basic beginner books & everyones great advice on tutorial links, it is now time to focus....

to play along or just to see what others are up to, visit Kootoyoo...

18 comments:

  1. Would be hard to not get distracted when you do such lovely work with those stools..But put the fabric down and crochet away lady :P

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  2. Looks brilliant. Well done. Such a great practical project and the fabric looks great. Lou.

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  3. Nice makeover! That fabric works really well with your chair.

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  4. Wow! What a brilliant makeover. It looks fabulous. Ok now that's over better get back to that hook eh!

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  5. I'm hearing you with the whole "stop looking out my window" thing....when will it ever end?

    On the upside of things....now they're at school I can sit with a hot coffee and enjoy all the creative spaces this week, I love your stool....now you can put your feet up and get on with mastering your crochet!

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  6. Good luck with the crochet. The stool looks fantastic. Who knew there would be such loveliness under that first picture!

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  7. The stool looks great! You are so clever with all the upholstering you do. Do you have a nail gun or some other flash tool or just tacks and a hammer?

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  8. WOW, love your stool makeover! It look gorgeous!! WOWEE I'm soo impressed, it's amazing!!!xo

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  9. The stool looks fabulous - you did a wonderful job with the recovering and fabric is really pretty.

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  10. Love that fabric. You're so good- I wouldn't know where to begin recovering a furnished item. How did you learn? xo m.

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  11. You should open a shop! You're furniture is outstanding...well done! Hope you have a wonderful weekend :)

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  12. Ooh...I think our ottomans were separated at birth! I can't bring myself to cover the lovely orange vinyl on mine, though...

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  13. Oh, it's inspiring to see someone do it themselves. I'm too scared to rip into nice fabric and then find I've buggered it up. I need to spend more time studing tutorials. It looks great!

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  14. Your stool looks awesome! Well done. The owl cuddle cushions are very sweet too. Great space!

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  15. Looks great. I love the red layer. Pity it was damaged! Happy Creative Thursday! xo

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  16. I love those wee stools, glad to see you were able to give it a new lease on life, and a new home!

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