loveday+silabon: peeling back the layers: "The Church at my children's school recently reopened as a Church after a year and a half of being used as a classroom, and with it came some old and very interesting pieces of furniture (also some not so old and not so interesting). All I have done here is recover the cushion in a tasteful warwick fabric, but what I wanted to show you was the interesting layers of fabric this cushion has endured over the years. Vinyl; green and then gold. Every layer was still there. In it original state (rather well worn and very dirty). I did remove the vinyl (which seemed like a shame given the history underneath) but I left the original covering, just incase it is still being used and ready to be recovered in another 30 years."
michelle
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wow the finished result is beautiful! I would love one like that in our place! Fantastic job Michelle and I loved the story of its history.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It did turn out nicely, it is amazing what just a change of fabric can do to a piece of furniture. There is lots of lovely things in the church that I will be doing up now...A nice single chair is next, and I will be working with the Grade 7's to screen print some material. All exciting stuff!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful !!
ReplyDeleteGreat furniture resoration. My maiden name is Silabon and my son is a cabinet maker as was our distant relatives. I wonder where you are? and if you are one of us?
ReplyDeleteDenise that is interesting! Jason is the Silabon, from Brisbane. And you?
ReplyDeleteI will ask him to comment...
regards
Michelle