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Pretty Boy Floyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A couple of years ago the Lapeer Art Association here decided to do a "monster" show just before Halloween. Don't ask exactly where the inspiration for "Floyd" came from, because I really have no idea. He stands about 5 feet tall; he would be a little taller, but he slouches... |
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Book shelves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
End table/Chest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cabinet for cookbooks and medical supplies |
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A year or so ago, on a builder's tour, I saw some furniture that combined painted and woodgrain elements like this. My wife and I both liked the effect, so I designed and built these three pieces |
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The Great Chair Project Talk about mixed feelings. Had I realized how much of our lives this would consume, I might never have started it. But I can't help taking some pride in the finished product. My wife deserves a lot of the credit, for hours of patient, and sometimes difficult, sewing on the upholstery. |
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Once upon a time, we had an old swivel rocker; it was nice and solid, but the vinyl upholstery had started to split pretty badly.... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
We had just decided to have our couch reupholstered, and I decided it would be nice to make the chair into a coordinated piece; but that called for total reworking of the arms. There are no books detailing how to make open bentwood arms into overstuffed arms; I spent a lot of time scratching my head, thinking and rethinking the details.... |
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After pulling a few hundred staples, it looked like THIS. |
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And many hours later... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a "new" chair like THIS... |
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We have a couch like this... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
And a gliding footstool like THIS. (Click here) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
My Home Page | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Frayed Train Music Page | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
the Race Car page | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||