mrs. jones is thrilled to bits to have one of her pieces on its way to the richmond symphony orchestra league’s design house, september 13th through october 11th. lovely kent hughes (of fairfax designs) had a beautiful table custom-crafted for a particular designer’s assigned area. working from her sketch and with the soft oyster-white and raspberry red she specified…(for now, the rest of the details must remain under wraps, so as not to steal any show-house thunder!)…here are our eeny-meenys, a detail from the designer’s sketch (more here on p. 20) and the before and the after…
(the shininess is the sanding sealer, not quite dry.)
…and some details:
the table is right this minute swaddled up and en route for the designer’s approval, then on to richmond. and of course, as soon as there are some on-site “afters” to show you, i’ll post them! (edit: 9.24.10…see more details in this review from the washington post.) all the best wishes to the designers and their teams for a wonderful event, and nothing but beautiful music for the symphony.
(you may have picked up on the fact that the work took place in our very own living room…that’s just the kind of week it’s been, my little studio space being crammed with other treasures…and a table in the works in our guest room….anyway, the table did look sort of good with the colors in there, didn’t it? wonder if it will need a home after the design house ends?)
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Raspberry and cream! Such a pretty and unique combination for this table. I admire your patience in painting those thin lines of raspberry around the edges.
LOVE this table! Beautiful design — and amazing finish. Bravo!
love it! i do my best work in the living room too
Come ON! How did you do that rim without tape????
This is fabulous
oh cat you are giving me way too much credit!…there was tape involved for sure! had it been up to me, the lining would have been freehand and much more loose…but that was not the assignment…and the designer was absolutely right, the crisp lines are perfect for her scheme. can’t wait to show it to you when it’s done! and thanks for thinking i could have pulled it off! xox
whew! LOLOL, I was ready to throw all my brushes away! Saved by the tape which I ALWAYS use even for “freehand” lines.
i have just completed my day as a docent at the designer house, standing by your lovely table and describing the room in detail. what a thrill for me!
I had a chance to see this table when visiting the designer house the night of the opening gala- it’s beautiful! I came across your info after seeing pics posted on the showhouse’s facebook site and just put up a post on my blog. Love your work. Michele