I used to do alot of this type of work when I was in the film industry in the nineties worrking as a painter...it was huge back then
I've always appreciated it when it was done well but have ...
my best advice is find out who makes the sofa you love ( manufacturer) then research all the sellers in your area who carry that manufacturer ( even if they don't have your style in their store) an...
I agree..it seems the concensus is no to the fake airducts- if you find your ceilings are too high and spacious I'll gladly trade you my lowly 8 footers lol-
canadian_ginger...first of all most products made locally are going to be Much higher in price mainly because local ( canadian) co don't do the kind of volume as overseas ( ie China) manufacturers,...
the idea of exposed airducts ( or any type of exposed piping) as 'decorative' makes me laugh- most people pay very good money to have all that sh** unexposed!!!
oh well to each his own!! try ...
oh yeah they look EXACTLY the same...lol
I guess if you wanted translucent cushions you'd have to go with clear vinyl blow up ones, just so the light comes through....I think I'd stick...
KTG I don't get the spaghetti ref...?
anyhoo I love Martha Sturdy- she's a fellow Vancouverite and unfortunately the subtle texture and transparency is lost in the photo- her resin pieces are...
I would get inexpensive, shallow boxes ( like heavy gift boxes, dollar/craft store) and cover them outside with material of your choice: seagrass or woodgrain wallpaper,fabric like burlap etc if yo...
and Gotham tomato...no we can't all walk into Bloomingdales and walk out with a Fendi bag...but I can walk down any street in NYC and get me a FakeyFendi....and I challenge you to tell me the diff...
I think the difference with Knock offs of creative and inovative designers in fashion is that those designs will next year be obsolete, and new and fresh designs will fill the Haute Couture wracks...
love it fellow Vancoooverite...I represented last year and you're doing a fine job this year- I think we need an Apartment Therapy North( Vancouver perhaps?) I volunteer!!
Love the wee...
we used that color scheme for our wedding last fall...deep red orange and turquise/teal ( like Tiffany blue)- I did a mix of orange/red flowers in tiffany blue boxes, on turquise tablecloths....it ...
we had an almost identical lamp ( shade only) that I had put on a floor lamp-unfortunately my cat knocked it over and the very brittle veneer strips just shattered and splintered!!! I was very sad ...
telling people to 'not have a television' as a way of dealing with the problem of where to put the television...is sort of like preaching abstenance...fine for those who don't want sex(tv)...but th...
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http://members.shaw.ca/daleandjohn/01.D.html this reminds me of my good friend Dale Robert's work( originally fr Newfoundland...
I used to do alot of this type of work when I was in the film industry in the nineties worrking as a painter...it was huge back then I've always appreciated it when it was done well but have ...
my best advice is find out who makes the sofa you love ( manufacturer) then research all the sellers in your area who carry that manufacturer ( even if they don't have your style in their store) an...
I agree..it seems the concensus is no to the fake airducts- if you find your ceilings are too high and spacious I'll gladly trade you my lowly 8 footers lol-
I agree ridge...plastic pipe wrapped in duct tape...I don't think so...
canadian_ginger...first of all most products made locally are going to be Much higher in price mainly because local ( canadian) co don't do the kind of volume as overseas ( ie China) manufacturers,...
the idea of exposed airducts ( or any type of exposed piping) as 'decorative' makes me laugh- most people pay very good money to have all that sh** unexposed!!! oh well to each his own!! try ...
try steaming it as well, using the steam setting on your iron;just don't rest the iron directly on the carpet!!
oh yeah they look EXACTLY the same...lol I guess if you wanted translucent cushions you'd have to go with clear vinyl blow up ones, just so the light comes through....I think I'd stick...
KTG I don't get the spaghetti ref...? anyhoo I love Martha Sturdy- she's a fellow Vancouverite and unfortunately the subtle texture and transparency is lost in the photo- her resin pieces are...
I would get inexpensive, shallow boxes ( like heavy gift boxes, dollar/craft store) and cover them outside with material of your choice: seagrass or woodgrain wallpaper,fabric like burlap etc if yo...
and Gotham tomato...no we can't all walk into Bloomingdales and walk out with a Fendi bag...but I can walk down any street in NYC and get me a FakeyFendi....and I challenge you to tell me the diff...
I think the difference with Knock offs of creative and inovative designers in fashion is that those designs will next year be obsolete, and new and fresh designs will fill the Haute Couture wracks...
love it fellow Vancoooverite...I represented last year and you're doing a fine job this year- I think we need an Apartment Therapy North( Vancouver perhaps?) I volunteer!! Love the wee...
we used that color scheme for our wedding last fall...deep red orange and turquise/teal ( like Tiffany blue)- I did a mix of orange/red flowers in tiffany blue boxes, on turquise tablecloths....it ...
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/small-cool-2007-entries/16-brian-lukes-postwar-paradis...
we had an almost identical lamp ( shade only) that I had put on a floor lamp-unfortunately my cat knocked it over and the very brittle veneer strips just shattered and splintered!!! I was very sad ...
we were just there last week, didn't see the show though they were setting up and we left the next day for London...
ah... raid your recycling bins...or don't you all recycle there??
telling people to 'not have a television' as a way of dealing with the problem of where to put the television...is sort of like preaching abstenance...fine for those who don't want sex(tv)...but th...