Hi everyone. . . and a special ‘hello’ to all my new followers. I’m so glad you have decided to follow my creative journey at the Shabby Art Boutique.
Today I was inspired to add a French touch to an unfinished project that has been hanging around the studio for awhile now.
Like a lot of other people, I’m hooked on the latest TV hit drama, Revenge. Now I love a good spellbinding plot and watching the antics of the upper society of the Hamptons is also amusing, but there’s another reason I tune in to this show each week. . . I love to drool over the chic Hampton’s beach style decorating. It’s all relaxed luxury and enduring style, sun bleached wood floors, gorgeous neutral and white colour palette, pale aqua accents. . .
. . .and the there is Victoria Grayson’s chair. . . oh how I adore that chair!
So with all this admiration going on I fixed my sights on an unfinished project that’s been hanging around the studio for what seems like ages.
I picked this foot stool up for just a few dollars and started a make-over many months ago, when I painted the stained legs white. After that this poor old girl was relegated to the ‘maybe-one-day’ pile and has been waiting their ever since.
Today, fuelled with an idea I set to work removing her ugly outer covering.
Next I measured our a piece of fabric for the new cover. . . actually it was a piece of pre-washed drop cloth. I love the texture of drop cloth after a few washes and the colour was perfect for my Hampton’s inspired foot stool.
Then I got out my collection of French stamps and permanent ink [Stazon – Timber Brown]. . .
add an hour or so of random stamping. . .
then some stretching. . . stapling. . . folding corners. . .
. . . and there you have it
. . . a foot stool that would be right at home in front of Victoria Grayson’s gorgeous chair.
Stamping on fabric opens up lots of new creative opportunities.
Look our ottoman and couch – you could be next!!
I’ll be sharing my Hampton’s inspired foot stool with these link parties this week.
Hugs ~ Kerryanne
oh kerryanne….that is so, so lovely 🙂 thank you for sharing.
Wow ~ I love it, Kerryanne! It is all the more impressive because you stamped it yourself.
Oh my, this is stunning. What a perfect way of revamping that footstool.
Toni xx
Divine! I have eyed off that chair every episode
Soooo cute!! I have a free foot stool I am planing to recover too…I was planing on covering it withs some sort of faux fur but now I might re-think it!! 🙂
DenisPS: I pinned it to my Awesome fruniture board…because it is!
cuanta inspiración !!! me encantan tus proyectos 😉
saludos
that really turned out nice, would go with her chair, awesome!!!
Paula
Your stool is fantastic…. like you I have been just drooling over ‘victoria’s’ chair…. but I think your clever one is just the best….
Hugz
What a brilliant idea! Could this be termed as a form of extreme beyond the page scrapbooking? I’m noting this down for a future fabric project. Thanks so much for sharing it :).
Cheers,
Robyn
That is so unique–turned out beautifully and looks like expensive French fabric! Love it!
fabulous darling! Rachael xo
I had noticed how gorgeous the chair in revenge was too! This looks fabulous Kerryanne, well done. Anne
You are so clever – Totally love it.
Hugs – Fee X
Beautiful transformation! What did we do before dropclothes?
I LOVE this technique!!! I, too, like many others have LOVED the chair…and, have gone so far as to try to find a similar fabric online (that didn’t blow the budget). To date I’ve been unsuccessful…Your project turned out beautifully!!!
Erin
aha, I found the post about the chair fabric you told me about this afternoon…it is stunning! Must check out that TV programme too 🙂
xx Karen
Hi, Your blog is lovely.
I’m following him and I invite you to visit mine: http://hamptonshabbychic.blogspot.com.es/
Greetings from Spain.
Where can I purchase a chair like that?