Sneak Peak of an Early Christmas Present by Sharon Taylor Designs

Remember the red 'hooker-chic' headboard I found for a client? Well, here it is, hot off the truck! {Again, I apologize for my photography skills}. Still searching for some killer side tables to compliment this curvy bed. We're thinking either rustic-modernism, or sleek-industrial.

My client has little ones who like to snuggle up aside a mama and a papa on occasion. So, when choosing the fabric for reupholstering this piece, we knew that we needed something resistant to kid-like actions...i.e., super-hero flightiness, artistic marker renderings, and sweet little lolly-pop kisses. I selected a deeper grey colored canvas, that is warm, heavy-duty, and ultra cheap ($5.99 per yard = $36 total for fabric). That's cheaper than pre-made gravy! And, on top of that...It was a Pottery Barn remnant.

The bed installation went w/out a hitch, just as I had planned. Hanging it on the wall and then reinforcing it w/two L brackets underneath was no problem at all for these guys.

More to come on this bedroom redo. Also, stay tuned in, because I have some other exciting new design things happening this week and all the rest of the month.

I'm off now, to design a 2010 New Years wedding, using creme burlap runners on long harvest tables... it's going to be beautiful!

Have a wonderfully cheerful week!

Sharon

Taylor-Made Tips for a Dream Headboard

Just a little something I had the upholsterer pick up today from the flea market for a client. It {i kid you not} was tagged with the title "hooker-chic" by the vendor. I might rephrase that tag-line for the sold tag to say, Pretty Woman, just to humor the silly vendor. This vendor does in fact, bring in THE most killer pieces on a continual basis.

The flea market owner told me today that the bed could've sold a ca-gillian times in between the time I purchased it and when I picked it up. This news didn't really surprise me.

The headboard is going to be dressed in a warm grey fabric and the wood trim is going to be lacquered in a high-gloss white.

Taylor-Made Head Board Tips:

1. The headboard is full-size, but we'll be using it with a queen size mattress. It will be exactly the width of the mattresses and will look just fine since we will be elevating the headboard to give it a bigger look.

2. Bed mattresses are so much taller/thicker now then in the sixties, which means I'll saw off these short legs and then hang the headboard from the 8' high ceiling. Elevating it to this level will place it where the stackage of mattresses + pillow tops are just below the beautiful tufting, making the buttons look as if they are the sixteenth notes from a masterful Tchaikovsky musical score. As added reinforcement, I'll have it screwed in to wall studs thru several concealed button holes.

I'll be posting the finished piece once it is complete in a couple of weeks.

Taylor-Made Funky Silhouettes {Wall Art/Party Decor}

One of my clients asked me to come up with an idea for a dressing room wall. Taylor-Made Idea=Modern Silhouettes. I still have a few more to make for her before full installation, but in the mean time, I've photographed them as a DIY party idea. How do you like the "hot" coffee cup...I thought it would be fun to use this for a fall party drink station sign,.I'll post instructions a bit later.

sharon