A colorful client project.....

I love this project! I have been doing a basement remodel for a client and while we were working through it, they decided they needed to spruce up their back deck with some new outdoor furniture and fabric. YIPPEE!!!!!!! We are having cushions made for some existing vintage pieces and adding some new and colorful pieces with some seriously cool fabrics.

I love to take cushions and have them made 2-sided. One fabric on one side and one fabric on the other. Usually we then welt and box (if the cushion is a box cushion and not a knife edge) with a third fabric. It gives such great versatility to the piece...and if you can't decide between two killer fabrics.... I have done this at my own house and it worked so well, I am suggesting it for my clients!

OK then...The existing chairs are black mesh wrought-iron and we are adding this great Luxembourg Bench from Fermob in Carrot. The fabric for all of the pieces will be the will be out of Trina Turk's outdoor Orange Peacock and Pindler's outdoor ebony trellis - we will use Pindler's solid black outdoor for both the boxing and the welting to tie it together......

Luxembourg Bench by Fermob in carrot

Trina Turk by Schumacher - outdoor collection - Orange Peacock

Pindler and Pindler - outdoor - Ebony Trellis

I Can't wait to see this finished - it's gonna look like a million bucks!!!!

One more event....

Last week we had a two day notice to put together a luncheon event for 70 people in a French bistro style. We provided the furnishings, did the staging, did the flowers, etc. We used a great palette of bistro furniture by Fermob in chartreuse, navy, silver, turquoise and white, colorful outdoor rugs by The Rug Market and white bistro chairs by Eurostyle. Our flowers/plants were all in French Onion Soup bowls...beautiful roses, moss and myrtle topiaries. We did a chalkboard street sign for the menu and has fun litre carafes on each table. Our napkin rings were simple coordinated ribbon. It turned out lovely! Such great colors. The bummer is that I could not get great photos since I did my final fluffing of the even at 6 am before the lighting guys got there and the photos are on my iphone. Rumor has it though, that someone at the event took great photos so hopefully I can get my hands on those. What these photos do not show are the clusters of plants around the stage and the event "entrance" which featured a great Luxembourg bench by Fermob and a cool light-up pot by Rotoluxe. So stay tuned for better photos when I get them. That was quite a 2 days...but we pulled it off and the client was happy. We love a happy client! YIPPEE!!!

Fermob bench in Elle Decor!

I know I have had this picture from my shop on my blog before, but imagine my surprise when it showed up on page 76 of the May 2009 Elle Decor as one of the "10 Most Gorgeous Garden Benches". YIPPEE!!!!! It really is lovely and we have it priced at $600 - but if you have one of the "Alberta Street Stimulus Package" Coupons, you could have it for 20% off...... You gotta love a good promotion! Spend 25$ at one of the participating shops and get a coupon for 20% off your total purchase at another participating shops on your next visit! Through June 1st!

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This is more of a close up of the bag with purchase (by Ann Millie) - recycled, recyclable and super cool!