American Barn is IN Chicago- near Wrigley Field.
Another great source is Bruce Horigan- who sells Urban Timber Wood- wood from trees felled within the Urban Forest- and kiln dries it to a pro...
Call Alberto Sanchez- he's awesome.
He's a little outta the way but he can come and take a look to give you an estimate.
It helps if you speak Spanish- but he's fully fluent.
Along with the Gesso suggestion-
rather than covering ALL of the glass- maybe a stencil....
of say- Lace? or some other cut out pattern (VERY thin sheets (20 gauge) of perforated steel?...
Dear Randolh, Alejandro and Jeanna-
Please ignore the previous 8 comments-
Jealousy is "such" an ugly emotion.....
Your home is great- I love the colors and the textural mi...
OK- the thing is- my buddy Critz Campbell's been doing illuminated Fiberglass/Resin chairs for about 7 years- having shown em at ICFF before Apartment Therapy was blogging...
Many , many years ago- a popular Soho bar call-
"merc bar", had a "Lodge-meets-Loft" style decor, exposed brick walls, timbers, large scale B & W photos of the West- and a Canoe Light f...
I've received so many complements/comments,
on this IKEA Expedit Hack I created for my girlfriends Condo-
.......http://www.kramerdesignstudio.com/images/repurposed/fullsi...
and don't forget.....
Design Within Reach has an 1-night-ONLY-opening/exhibition of the winning submissions to the
M D F 2008 Chicago show.
North and Kingsbury- from 6:...
The interviews were shown at The Cultural Center here in a Chicago, a few years back- all I could keep thinking of as I was watching FLW was "The Fountainhead" !
Plus- they're
the ICFF has changed soooooo much.
Initially, it was a showcase for small, independent MAKERS/Designers of Furniture .
Now- there's as many Tzchokie (candlest...
I walked by it @ The KBIS show- backtracked- took a 2nd look- immediately HAD to touch it, felt smooth, technical almost, but wasn't that "warmed" by it.....
I was compelled to grab a Marketi...
The display areas- made from very tall/long White, powder coated Rectangular Steel Tubes- helped to create an effective "perimeter" and wall/backdrop for the exhibit's objects.
Kudo's to etho...
so much to see there!
Sensory Overload- to the Max!!
I spent most of Sunday there-
and didn't even make it thru the whole other half!
Hard to say if any "trends" sto...
When we went to The Opening last Monday night-
for The Shinjo Ito Japanese Art (an amazing MUST SEE show) exhibit there- I was very impressed how the space lends itself towards exhibition/ga...
As beautiful and fine a wood as CherryWood is-
I agree w/ SeanG and others -
Please don't cover it up with Paint.
If it really bothers you as is- how about taking i...
I TOTALLY agree with magnaverde 's comments.
One other "thing"..a while back- The Wall Street Journal had a very interesting piece on the "antique" furniture market in Chi...
Artist/Sculptor yes-
"family" interests in Real Estate....
YES -
S.E. corner of Fairbanks/Ontario.Schatz family.
... the site where Helmut Jahns new high rise went up...t...
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American Barn is IN Chicago- near Wrigley Field. Another great source is Bruce Horigan- who sells Urban Timber Wood- wood from trees felled within the Urban Forest- and kiln dries it to a pro...
Call Alberto Sanchez- he's awesome. He's a little outta the way but he can come and take a look to give you an estimate. It helps if you speak Spanish- but he's fully fluent.
Along with the Gesso suggestion- rather than covering ALL of the glass- maybe a stencil.... of say- Lace? or some other cut out pattern (VERY thin sheets (20 gauge) of perforated steel?...
Dear Randolh, Alejandro and Jeanna- Please ignore the previous 8 comments- Jealousy is "such" an ugly emotion..... Your home is great- I love the colors and the textural mi...
OK- the thing is- my buddy Critz Campbell's been doing illuminated Fiberglass/Resin chairs for about 7 years- having shown em at ICFF before Apartment Therapy was blogging...
Many , many years ago- a popular Soho bar call- "merc bar", had a "Lodge-meets-Loft" style decor, exposed brick walls, timbers, large scale B & W photos of the West- and a Canoe Light f...
clever. Cute. But don't plan on sittin' an watchin' Netflix. (doesn't look like you'd wanna "sit" for too long, in other words!)
They " look " nice- the proof is in the "sittin'" Chairs are so hard to "get-right"!
bepsf Thanks! Yes- I did have the base Custom made (more specifically, "girlfriend" "had the base custom-built" .... by ME ! ergo, the "handle" of...
I've received so many complements/comments, on this IKEA Expedit Hack I created for my girlfriends Condo- .......http://www.kramerdesignstudio.com/images/repurposed/fullsi...
and don't forget..... Design Within Reach has an 1-night-ONLY-opening/exhibition of the winning submissions to the M D F 2008 Chicago show. North and Kingsbury- from 6:...
The interviews were shown at The Cultural Center here in a Chicago, a few years back- all I could keep thinking of as I was watching FLW was "The Fountainhead" ! Plus- they're
the ICFF has changed soooooo much. Initially, it was a showcase for small, independent MAKERS/Designers of Furniture . Now- there's as many Tzchokie (candlest...
I walked by it @ The KBIS show- backtracked- took a 2nd look- immediately HAD to touch it, felt smooth, technical almost, but wasn't that "warmed" by it..... I was compelled to grab a Marketi...
The display areas- made from very tall/long White, powder coated Rectangular Steel Tubes- helped to create an effective "perimeter" and wall/backdrop for the exhibit's objects. Kudo's to etho...
so much to see there! Sensory Overload- to the Max!! I spent most of Sunday there- and didn't even make it thru the whole other half! Hard to say if any "trends" sto...
When we went to The Opening last Monday night- for The Shinjo Ito Japanese Art (an amazing MUST SEE show) exhibit there- I was very impressed how the space lends itself towards exhibition/ga...
As beautiful and fine a wood as CherryWood is- I agree w/ SeanG and others - Please don't cover it up with Paint. If it really bothers you as is- how about taking i...
I TOTALLY agree with magnaverde 's comments. One other "thing"..a while back- The Wall Street Journal had a very interesting piece on the "antique" furniture market in Chi...
Artist/Sculptor yes- "family" interests in Real Estate.... YES - S.E. corner of Fairbanks/Ontario.Schatz family. ... the site where Helmut Jahns new high rise went up...t...