
As I just updated in our Motorized Shades guide, a study by Energy House
in Salford, England, has found that drawing closed window blinds and shades at night can reduce heat loss by as much as… ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As I just updated in our Motorized Shades guide, a study by Energy House
in Salford, England, has found that drawing closed window blinds and shades at night can reduce heat loss by as much as… ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I am adding more content to our case studies today.
And while I was at it did some digging for alternative uses for slipcovers.
Let’s see.
We are working on a LONG list of interior design apps, over at http://sos-boca.com/apps/.
As I find new and useful apps I will compile them for you in our list.
The goal is to add to the list weekly.
Ready to see the future or interior design…?
Alternative Interior Design is about looking at what “is” and asking “what if”.
What are our other options?
What’s popular? What’s common?
Is there something I can replace it with?
From our start we’ve had a focus on upholstery and drapery. So we do most of our work with fabric.
And while most solutions that fall under the banner of “wallpaper” are not fabric, you might be surprised to know that fabric can be applied to walls.
We’ll tell you how and why, guide you a bit on wallpaper, and more in this primer guide. So, read on.
Kaizen
If you studied business anywhere between the 1980 – early 2000s, you are probably familiar with the above term.
Kaizen – the Japanese quest for perfection (through “continual improvement”) is legendary. And one of the reasons I was so eager to go to school in Japan.
With the combined influence of Zen buddhism (insistence on minimalism) and Kaizen, the Japanese have created a very unique take on interior design.
In the following video we can see how East and West are learning from each other.
Why be normal?
It is incredible to me how boring some interiors are – the same elements, the same way
here’s something different:
3D printing being applied to Interior Design
http://www.stpl.com/3d/3d-printed-interior-design.html
https://www.furniturelibrary.com/3d-printing-future-interior-design/
In our last post about DIY upholstery makeovers we talked about some of the elements you’ll want to focus on when you makeover your piece. In this post we backtrack a bit to mention the type of furniture you’ll want to do this with. And we also have a great fabric option to introduce to you.
Here are some thoughts on updating design that might give you fresh inspiration regardless whether you project is high-end design or something more DIY.
Five Elements
As mentioned in the video above, there are at least five elements of any chair that you can change to makeover the look. They are: tufts and buttons, nail heads, skirts, legs, fabric.
Generally speaking you will need to have some good upholstery skill (and equipment) to fully change the fabric of an item.
But below are some ideas about how you can alter these same elements without any (or much) upholstery skill.
Tufts and buttons – find pre-made buttons
(This way you won’t need a fabric button maker. Depending on the style of your chair you might need to open up some of the fabric from the back of the chair to apply buttons. See these videos on how to add buttons)
Nail heads – are relatively easy to apply (you will need an upholstery mallet, or something similar -like a hammer with the head covered with cloth, to drive them into the wood of the chair)
Skirts – easy to remove or add.
To remove chair skirts, see this video how to remove chair skirts video
To add is a bit trickier, you will need a staple gun to attach the skirt. But as far as the skirt itself goes, you can use premade bedskirts so you don’t have to sew a skirt from scratch. Cut them to the length you need, then use some decorative trim and a glue gun to finish off the cut edges.
Legs – If you remove the skirt you might what to also spice up the legs. You could refinish them, or replace them with more decorative ones. (How-to video from Kim’s Upholstery)
Fabric – fabric paint stencils
Not good at sewing or re-upholstery? Rather than changing the fabric, you might want to give it a new look with fabric paint instead. You can use a stencil to paint the design you want.
Here is a how-to video and there are others here.
(see more SOS in the news)
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