Does furniture turn you on? Does an exotic textile exorbitantly priced, excite you inappropriately? Have you found yourself touching the hand of a fabric in intimate ways? My name is Casey, and I think furniture/fabric is orgasmic too. Seriously, I get so excited about being in a warehouse full of bolts of fabric that I can't help but to imagine the furniture or drapery that these delicious pieces of fabric were made for. Creating a story with textures of vibrant colors, graceful curves of wood on the leg of a furniture, or molded plastic made for beauty and comfort of a chair are some of the things I love most!
With that said, I am going to show you the beginnings of my project! It started with the move... I immediately decided purple and black would tell the story of my fancy dining room. I have my mimi's dining furniture so it's vintage, but has gotten old. Vintage and old are completely different terms, just so you know. Vintage means something is of "lasting interest and importance." Old refers to "decrepit or senile". So as different as these meanings are, they really can compliment and describe something in such exactness that the visualization process becomes a little easier... let me help you a little, if not confuse you more.
The thing with "old" furniture is that you have to see the potential. There is sooo much potential. People put old things on the side of the road, to die the death of furniture, really believing it's "decrepit" and useless. And it can be...but, in reality, all this special piece needs is a loving home and someone with a little creativity... or a someone who has a friend with a little creativity. Example: I am going to take my mimi's chairs, table, and china cabinet that, at one point in time, was "antique white". Now, I consider the color a tinkle yellow, if you will. My sister's dog Stoli could do a little diddy next to the table and chairs, and you'd probably just think the paint was melting off.(that's a professional design color, tinkle yellow, fyi.) The thing is, the furniture looks old, but it's really vintage. I'll show you once I'm done. Up top I've posted the basic palette and design inspiration for my new dining room. I've painted the chairs a shiny, shiny lacquered black and am upholstering the purple crocodile skin on it... talk about
SEX-Y furniture. I'll definitely show you when I'm done. I have also decided, to save money, I will also be upholstering the seats myself. (That should be a disaster in it's own.)
In conclusion, I just purchased 10 yards of this sexy, sexy purple croc fabric and all I want to do is wrap it around my naked body and roll down a sloping hill in a lush green meadow painted with the sun's rays, while little dancing gnomes cheer me on... Don't judge me... you know you want to roll around with me, too.
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