Aug 10, 2011

jen's bench

my friend jen has been working on a few projects for her master bedroom redesign.
she bought the mirrored bench on her design plan, and we and had it recovered in an orange geometric woven fabric. i was so excited when i saw a peek of the same fabric yesterday on emily's blog, and even more excited to see that  jen's bench is back from the reupholsters.
i know it seems odd to buy a brand new bench only to have it recovered, but at times, modifying a new piece can be an affordable way to get a completely unique, designer look at a lower cost than you would find in a boutique or from a high-end retailer.
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have you ever bought something brand new with the intention of painting/recovering/modifying it some way?

6 comments:

  1. I love what you did. It looks great. I have bought a Homegoods piece for a client and we had it reupholstered. Sometimes when your on a budget or you just find the right piece it is worth it to re-do it.

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  2. Over the weekend, I scored a lovely sofa at a garage sale. It has some great lines, but desperately needs to be reupholstered. Do you have any favorite upholstery shops in SL or UT counties?

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  3. I buy new and "customize" all of the time. This past weekend I painted a brand new table and a garden stool. I loved the shape and price of both, but they were the wrong color. Now they're perfect, and I got a complete bargain to have one-of-a-kind pieces. Love what you did with the bench!

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  4. taylor....totally agree! if you can score a great deal on something, it is totally worth a re-do.

    kim...i live north of salt lake, so the upholsterer i use (markells) is in bountiful. however, i believe that other designers/bloggers use rocky mountain upholstery--651-9368.

    jenny, sounds like you have a great eye! some people have a hard time visualizing what a piece (especially a new one) will look like if painted! nice scores!!
    :)

    autumn

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  5. just bought chairs last night and ripped them apart immediately after opening the boxes.... would be done right now but unfortunately 1/2 yard short on the fabric... bummer... now I have to wait for more to arrive!

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  6. I don't know what it looked like before, but it is really pretty now !

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