Three months. That is a long break. But let me tell you, it was needed. For all who are wondering, 508 is still here and still making fabulous furniture! We took some time to recoup/regroup and make some decisions as a family as to how to move forward! This is going to be a kind of long post because I have tons of (what I think are cool) photos to show you PLUS, at the end of this post, I explain a little more some of the changes we are making….
BUT with out further adieu….I want you to meet these guys….the No. 21 twins…
Whoa- right? These twins were a commission piece for a lovely couple in DC. They found this incredible set of chairs that I just could NOT say no to! I have never done a piece like this because these suckers were OLD.
The work here was in the DECONSTRUCTION. HOLY MOLY ….I am talking layers and LAYERS of shredding silk, horse hair, springs, one hundred thousand tacks and HAY believe it or not! I took a series of photos as I was taking apart the first one…take a look:
That first rip into the seat is when I knew this was going to be a big job:
Yup- there is the hay/straw…
The spring were attached with twine…
I actually ended up taking these springs to the reupholster-er guy and he used them to create the seats again…pretty cool stuff. Oh- WHAT? You thought I reupholstered them too?! Who do you think I am-some type of super woman? Its a common mistake people make about me.
Once all of that was done, the real work began….there were over ONE HUNDRED MILLION tacks from all the times they had been upholstered. And Nathan and I took every last one of them out. We wanted a clean slate and we wanted to be able to do some repair to make sure these suckers were nice and sturdy. That is right….that is how we roll.
And here it is with everything taken off and ready for 508 to do its thang…
PHEW. A lot of work, but TOTALLY worth it because to me it is such a cool process taking apart something that old. I love everything about these chairs and loved the opportunity to work on them.
As for their NEW look, we discussed how to “508” them and I couldn’t get this black and white stripe thing out of my head…I was DYING to do a chair like this and these seemed to be a perfect fit. I had seen a chair a loooong time ago like this on design sponge (thank you for the inspiration) and got the “Jo’s” (clients) approval….and voila!
She wanted their number stamped in a visible location which I ended up REALLY liking the contrast of the black numbers on the white!
This will also not be the last you will see of this fabric- I am totally on a black and white stripe kick….so settle in and get used to it…
Oh- and you are wondering why my “after” pictures are unusually fantastic even though my camera is still broken? They are all courtesy of Kelly (Kellan Studios)- THANK YOU!
Ok- as for our updates….
Changes? Yes. Our blog is still here but we will spend less time blogging and more time on furniture! The blog will be focused mainly on our before and after pieces {like this one!}. Our etsy shop will slowly start to fill up again, but as it turns out, our hands are pretty full with local pieces {which you will get to see on our blog}. To find out what inspires us here at 508, come follow me on Pinterest -AND of course, you can keep up to date with quick bits of info on our Facebook page.
That’s all I got! We are on vacation this whole week, so if I don’t respond right away, that is why. But other than that we are happy to be back!
Cheers!
sarah