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English Louis XV chair – part 3
Denis added some carvings which took some time and gilded with gold leaf and aged with bitumen.
Now it looks not just old but ruined:)
The last part is cushions. Stay tuned!
Summer News
It’s been a long time since I posted, I got my second diploma, yay!
That’s how my roombox looks now:
Main part is pretty much done, and I also decided to work a bit more on my Russian dollhouse, ugh, there’s lots of work there needs to be done.
Art Nouveau Bed – done
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The carcass is ready, now I only need the textile for it. This is the second try with marquetry. Now I like it.:) The whole thing is mahogany.
Tiffany Lamp
I’ve finally chosen the wallpaper for my roombox and decided on the main concept of the wall decoration. I’m so excited about it! But before I assemble the roombox I need to fix the lights for it. I hope to make two lamps, one of them should be something like Tiffany:) I actually tried to make couple of them today:
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New Table
New table – I didn’t make it!:) My hubby did this table tonight. That’s how beer affects people:) After a pint of beer he decided to make himself busy. The result is below:
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To glue the veneer to the table the wire from Cat5 cable was used. I think it’s a brilliant idea.
Stained Glass Window
I’ve finished (well, almost ) the window. I haven’t fixed two frames together yet, so the lower part is a bit off. This is the first time I made stained glass window – actually I made two and I cannot choose between them:) The design is mine – I went through some art nouveau stained glass designs and thought it would be reasonable to make my own instead of copying. Now I need to think of the complementary design for the walls. I hope that tomorrow I’ll start working on the furniture for the roombox, I’m still nervous about the whole thing, I love art nouveau too much.
New Table
Here’s the new table that was made this weekend.
Well, actually I’ve never tried to make cabriole legs before, so it was very exciting experience. The table on the photos is not really sanded and finished. I’ll show you it later.I think it looks very good, considering the fact it was the first time experience with the new jigsaw.
And again, I’m not going to use it in the roombox I’m making. Just for fun!
Window – playing around
thought I would never post the parts I was just playing with, but never say never.
Last two days I was trying to find a design for the window, I looked through several books in Russian concerning modern style and also several Flickr groups. Result – hundreds of photos saved, basic concept was chosen.
The walls in my roombox are 1cm thick, so I decided to use walnut, just because it perfectly matched my pattern. It was 2,5mm thick, and I made some mistakes: first of all, I glued the pattern against the grain (hope it’s the right term), and secondly, the walnut I was using was too fragile, and IMO was overdried.So the window was “broken” – it just fell apart. Why, why did I do all this? I have no idea, I knew it wouldn’t work. Besides, I don’t have experience working with walnut, maybe you know – is it the material I’m using or is it about walnut itself? Instead of trying to fix it I decided to use mahogany – I worked with it when I was building the table, so I knew what to expect. And, no surprise, it was okay. I’ve managed to cut the whole window, this time the pattern was along the grain (hope that was my main mistake).
I’m not going to use this frame – now that I know that mahogany is my choice, I’ll start all over and cut the details separately, after that assemble.I need two frames, so it’s a lot of work:)
As you can see, I’m making it in art nouveau style, I feel so nervous about it, this should be my first time experience, and I’m not sure about the result. Hope I’ll make it work.