Proy Wood

George was screaming at the TV during the Kentucky Derby.

Hes been excited about our local jockey and the Canadian owned horse running the Derby,

and sure enough they won!

All while I was painstakingly trying to rebuild this treadle sewing cabinet.

Id been looking for some examples of re purposed treadle cabinets on-line

but to my dismay there were very few to be found.

I knew I wanted to paint the metal base in white but what to do to the rest of it ...

The repairs needed were very extensive and frustrating with all the fragile pieces

that had to be fastened back together.

I eventually got it resembling its former self with a few replacement parts.

I maintained the pedal and wheel so if used as a desk,

you can keep your feet amused and occupied.

I lined the drawers in a white wallpaper.

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.

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!