Emeco 111 Navy Chairs

I was talking with my architect sister the other day. She was after some dining chair suggestions for a client that needs ten chairs for their extendable dining table - hence not too expensive! I reminded her about the cool 111 Navy chairs - they come in several colours, are made of recycled coke bottles, look great in modern or traditional homes as well as being useful in any room.
Photograph via DWR.

Inspiration - Scandinavian Cool

A cool Scandinavian style Dining area - see the George Nelson hanging pendant that I have previously posted about as well as the famous Wishbone chairs. I also like the black cabinet in the corner - handy for small spaces.

Photo from Emmas.blogg via Remodelista.

Furniture - IKEA

Dalfred Stool

Stockholm Serving Cart

Alseda Stool

PS Cabinet

Stockholm Rand  Rug

Estetisk Cabinet

Helmer Drawers on Castors

Leran Pendant Shade

 Hemnes Drawers

Stockholm Coffee Table

Vika Lilleby Trestle Legs

Knodd Bin with Lid

Trondheim Drawers

Wouldn't it be great to have an Ikea here in New Zealand?

Photographs by Ikea via Remodelista.

New Work - Joinery and Soft Furnishings

New Joinery Unit and Modular Sectional Sofa

Toy Drawers

Vintage toy on display

Crafty 'Birthday Hat' on display

Here's a new Joinery Unit that was designed for a new Living room. The client was after a clean and modern Scandinavian look so the unit was kept simple and white. The clients have young children so two large toy drawers were added for an easy tidy up.
The shelves are slowly being filled with books, ceramics, vintage toys and quirky crafts - the white backdrop let these shine.
This open space was ideal for a corner sectional sofa so this Forma 'Pad' sofa was purchased. It is so big and soft - ideal to sink into and watch TV. The chocolate brown fabric has a soft grey lattice pattern and is a great contrast to the crisp white. There is good space in front for a coffee table (which is chosen - just letting the budget catch up!)


Photographs by Charlotte Minty.

Inspiration - Modern Wicker

I have been exploring wicker furniture for a client of mine and we have been looking at Lloyd Loom. This furniture is traditionally made of woven twisted paper and wire on a solid beech wood frame. While we are looking at more traditional styles for a farm house - there are some cool modern silhouettes coming through thanks to Vincent Sheppard. The latest Inside Out magazine has the 'Butterfly' chairs in chocolate brown on the cover. See the cool 'Joe' chair at the dining table as well as outdoors in great colours. Always great to see an age old technique revitalised.

Photos 1 and 2 from here, 3 from Remodelista, 4-5 from Vincent Sheppard.

Simple

Enjoying this simple interior image by photographer Tom Leighton.

New Work - Window Seat

You can't beat a window seat in a sunny spot. This house renovation (with new windows) allowed for a window seat in the Living Room. This created more seating and extra storage with drawers below.
Photos by Charlotte Minty.

New Work - Soft Furnishings & Details

Following on from the 'Before and After' postings - here are the new soft furnishings and details from this job. The client is particularly fond of Robins Egg Blue so we used this as the main palette for the fabrics chosen. We used contrast piping on the existing old style furniture and the cushions to create contrast and give a nice crisp edge.

For the cushions, we used a range of textures, like velvet and moire (watermarking) and soft French-influenced patterns for interest.

Photos by Charlotte Minty.

New Work - Re-upholstering

Re-upholstering is such a great way to make old furniture look new again. Look at this lovely seat that was looking worse for wear and the apricot ribbed velvet competes with the warm timber.

We recovered this seat with a lovely almond cream velvet and all of the sudden the timber pops out and you notice the details more, don't you? We added beautiful vintage style lace cushions to finish it off. Looks so classy.

Photos by Charlotte Minty.