Hi! How are you? How has your week been?

I've been working on some chairs...did I ever show you these?

They were a sorry sight when we found them by the side of the road in Inner West Sydney.

We stripped off the fabric, stripped the wood and french polished them to perfection. Then we searched for the perfect vintage fabric to match them.

And here they are, Theo and Madge....

 

I love how they turned out, do you?

They are available now in my Etsy shop : newfromnow and Theo is also available for supervised visits at Elke Klein General Store in Gladesville, NSW.

I still have their 2 identical siblings in my workshop, so if you'd like a matching pair, please let me know!

Have a great day!

Michelle x

Newfromnow

newfromnow

Some days are brighter than others, and on days like that I like to feel better by looking at pretty pictures like these... Forgive me, as I don't seem to have any references as to where they came from, so please let me know and I'll add the credit.
Fashion has always inspired my interior choices... why not have a fabulously bright piece of furniture? God knows that the drab walls of our rental need a bit a spicing up! How about yours?

Hope you have a great day!

Chellex

 How are you with photos? Not just the taking of them, but the process after that follows it, you know the editing, cropping, color adjustments, deleting ( not unimportant!) and then finally the albums...

Let me tell you that I have been a bit tardy in this area, like by about 5/6 years, ok I'll be completely honest, I still have piles of photos in a box of our wedding...which happened in 2004. Oh yes...that long ago.

So here I am, day three of sorting. So far that's all I've done, just deleting, deleting and deleting of the digital era ones, and the odd rezoning of folders, but I haven't even come close to putting any in albums yet. For all the advantages of the digital era, that is definitely a disadvantage in my book; we just take WAY too MANY photos now! Most of which will never leave the comfort of your desktop, just sitting there...taking up space and cluttering the virtual world.

 As I am going through them, I end up daydreaming as many memories come flooding back to me, THAT is the beauty of so many photos as well... here are a couple:

 

 

 

The great thing about my new venture is the never knowing what I might come across on my trips to find new stock for my Etsy shop. Look what I came across the other day:

Trixi and Hirani on Etsy

These two old girls are just lovely, aren't they? In really good condition, the brass frames are delicate and because I just couldn't decide whether or not I should customize them in a bright colour, I decided to put them online as is.

I think sometimes its important to let things be the way they are..not just upcycling for upcycling sake, what do you think?

Having said that...this little candle holder was just screaming PINK to me( it was a very dark brown before) it has really brought out all the details of this lovely little piece!

on Newfromnow soon..

If you are looking for a particular item you would like to see in my shop, let me know, and I will go on the hunt for you!

Have a great weekend.

Michelle x