Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Monday, February 10, 2014
Large Black and White Abstract Art for the Office
Hi! I hope that you had a great weekend! Ours went by way too fast, but we did get a a lot done. Including moving the office around! Ive been wanting to move things around for a while, but the credenza is SO heavy, weve been putting it off.
The proportions + color of the pin board werent working with the rest of the space, so I decided to make a large scale abstract painting instead. I pinned this a few weeks and I kept going back to it, I love the punch of contrast that it adds to the space. So I decided to make my own version! I think it looks like a close up of coral, so I love the reference to the beach without being overly beachy :) Large scale abstract black and white paintings have been in recently, check out Bliss at Homes, Scout and Nimbles and The Hunted Interiors as well.
Ill share a short tutorial a little later, but for now here are a few pictures of our new office space.
David found these Hydrangeas in in a field while on a bike ride. Love!!
I created the frame from left over wood, so total cost for the frame was zero (isnt that always the best!)
I moved my lucite tray from the driftwood table and put a piece of wrapping paper on the bottom (from Target dollar section) to round up my pencils and other office supplies.
Finally, a view from the kitchen. Im loving the new arrangement! I really wish I would of done this a long time ago, but better late than never! This was the last project for the office (maybe a few frames to the left of the desk), so Ill have a room tour soon!
Check back tomorrow for the tutorial!
An Art Deco Bar Cabinet
We delivered a nice Art Deco influenced sideboard/bar last week ... It was a fun and challenging project. Someone referred to it as Dean Martins Bar ... I lived in Palm Springs in 1970 for a winter, and it would have been right at home in the house we rented for sure ... The design was a quick sketch I doodled off after a series of rejected CAD drawings ... Sometimes the quickest drawings are the best ... Anyway, there was more to building this then first meets the eye when you look at the sketch. Click the pictures to enlarge them ...
Trevor fluted the legs on the cnc ... we stopped the detail at the tops and bottoms of the door/panels
Will then mortised the legs and created the back and side panels
We couldnt come up with any way to easily do the concentric squares, so we filled the micro pin holes with hide glue and walnut sawdust and sanded them off the next day ... worked sweet and even took the stain and paint ...
Panels finished and case parts ready to assemble
Assembly without the panels
After we applied the moldings to the 1/2" mdf doors, we had to rabbet the door edges and install solid wood edges ... hence the masking tape in this photo
Corner and door close up.....stainless steel knife hinges from Brusso Hardware
Trevor put the lights in even though they were cut from the budget ... We had them on hand from another project and it didnt seem right without them ...
Then we mocked up up the metal end pieces and mirror frame size and got those dimensions all finalized
The finishing process for this piece involved applying a coat of fairly strong brown/red aniline dye, sanding that pretty aggressively and then applying a second coat of the stain along with some black latex paint at the same time ... That mix was sponged around until it looked right and then polished about a half hour later with steel wool and paper towels ... This paint/stain mix makes a nice durable finish as is, but we always add a couple top coats of oil varnish mix for a little shine ... I finished my kitchen with this finish 10 years ago and with a little damp spongeing it comes back to looking pretty much like new ... I have reoiled once or twice in the last 10 years ...
Before the oil coats
after
With the steel galleries by Sam in plce. They had threaded rods welded to their bottoms and were bolted on from under the frames ... We REALLY liked this piece and felt it was one of the most differect and strongest designs for the year ... Happy New Year !
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Art for Above the Headboard Take 1
This weekend we hung the prints above the headboard
click here to see where I saw the idea!
These are the supplies I started with (minus the drop cloth which I returned because it had a plastic backing and purchased muslin instead
I cut the drawing paper and muslin to size and spray mounted the fabric to the paper - it doesnt need to be perfect because the edges are covered, but the corners need to be attached to go through the printer (I also later cut the loose threads off so they wouldnt get caught in the printer)
I painted the frames with some left over paint and cut mats out of the the same drawing paper
Also, while I was taking the glass out of the frame - one broke - this is the cheapest glass ever! (David agreed too!) so for safety precautions (since it is above sleeping heads) I purchased a cheap large frame with the plastic instead of glass - cut to size - and swapped all of the glass for plastic - We also used screws to attach them to the wall and picture hanging command strips for added strength - so they are really up there!
Unfortunately once they were hung I wasnt over the moon about them ... I like them a lot ... but not here - I am going to see what else I can come up with today!
I was also able to finish the ombre table for the entry way over the weekend! Check back for photos!
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