Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Before & After: Chinoiserie at best!

Before my adventures into upholstery, and with the help of many youtube and blogs tutorials, I decided to put to some good use an amazing Bassett McNab's Tea Garden fabric I purchased from FHG (fabric holly grail, aka, DeBois).

I had already seen the impact and use of the wallpaper of the mentioned fabric:



                 
Room by Gideon Mendelson as seen at House Beautiful

After many theories in how to make a headboard (thank you Rachel and Sara), I decided to take the plunge and go for it:

Add amazing fabric:




Some plywood and MDF:


Et voila! In less than 3 hours (matching the fabric was the most difficult of all tasks):





There is still a lot to do before I unveil the final product: my blue guest room. I still need to use the remaining fabric to do a roman shade for this room, add a rug, paintings, and a nifty chair I just purchased from Goodwill!


Linking my DIY project at The Pink Pagoda



19 comments:

  1. This is fantastic! i came over from the Pink Pagoda

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  2. Looks great! Nice to find your blog!
    Best
    Karolyn

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  3. Oh my what amazing fabric and FABULOUS job on the headboard! It looks great!!! I wish I was crafty enough to try projects like that!

    Found your blog through Pink Pagoda...love it!

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    1. Just follow your instincts! And don't be afraid to fail! Good luck!

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  4. Gorgeous headboard! Its always nice to find a new to me blog.

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  5. I just found your lovely blog through The Pink Pagoda... LOVE!!! Your headboard looks amazing... I cannot wait to see more of your beautiful home!

    XOXO,
    The Glam Pad

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  6. Oh my gosh...so fabulous! LOVE the fabric, great job it is a beauty:)

    Found you from Pink Pagoda.....from a fellow blue and white lover

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    1. Thank you! Big blue and white… and orange lover here! I love your blog, by the way!

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  7. love that fabulous fabric! Cannot wait to see the finished room!!

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    1. The room will be soon changed to a toddler's room… But I will be moving everything to another guest room! Stay tuned for the changes!

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  8. love the fabrics and the wallpaper combined with your bedding --- so pretty. Where did you find that color hotel bedding? love.

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    1. The bedding was from Home Goods. I got it two years ago, though...

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  9. Love your headboard! I can't tell you how many tutorials I have pinned... I need to take action! Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Just follow your gut! And after all is just fabric, some foam, staples and MDF! If you don't' like, you can do it all over again! Good luck!

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  10. I hope you'll link up another beautiful post on Monday!

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    1. I just linked! Thank you for the invitation!

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