C.fredrickDesignStudio: Future Projects

Hello hello hello. Its been a while since I last posted but tonight I have something very special for you. The past couple of days I have been very busy working on some projects of my own. I am very excited about them and if all goes to plan I will have them finished by this weekend.

The first project I have been working on is a chair that I found. So far I removed the existing fabric and am going to modify the back and arms.

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The back of the chair will be a wooden grid with upholstered squares while the seat of the chair will have a cushion upholstered the same as the back.

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As for the arms, there will be a cushion on top upholster in a solid fabric with contrasting piping while the wood of the arms and sides will be stained dark.

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I want to leave as much of the wood exposed on this chair as possible. As I was removing the upholstery, hundreds of small nail holes where left in the wood giving it an incredible aged look. After the wood gets sanded and stained, I hope to accomplish a rustic look to the wood while having a touch of sophistication from the fabric and piping.

The second piece I am working on I am really excited about. I came across a very large piece of crown molding at work that came from a theater in Boston. It is hand carved solid wood and is about 18" wide, 15" tall, and 14" deep.

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My plan for this piece is to sand it down to bare wood and put a large top on it. It will be wall mounted and can be used as a shelf or bedside table. As you can see I already started sanding and the wood has so much character.