Typography in Fabulous Furniture

May 292012
 

Typog­ra­phy is one of my favourite sub­jects and a firm favourite in decor and decor items.  The fab­u­lous work of British Route Sign Designs, who show­case it beau­ti­fully by incor­po­rat­ing typog­ra­phy in fur­ni­ture, had me going back to their site more than a few times!

DeWayne Lump­kin is the pro­pri­etor of the com­pany that cel­e­brates the graphic qual­ity of vin­tage British trans­fer route bus signs, repro­duc­ing the designs onto fab­rics. They offer fab­ric yardage, pil­lows, drap­ery pan­els, unique uphol­stered pieces, table­top acces­sories and bed skirts.….and of course, the signs themselves.

In Eng­land, bus route signs were once printed on rolls of cal­ico cloth.  Bus dri­vers used to turn a crank to show the stops on the top of the bus, said DeWayne Lump­kin, whose Home Eco­nom­ics shop in Grants Pass, Ore., sell sin­gle rolls of the graphic vin­tage cloth, along with pil­lows, benches and wing chairs uphol­stered in it.  The rolls date from the 1940s to the 1970s, and mea­sure 30 to 60 feet long.

Typography




Typography

Typography

 

for more visit their web­site at: British Route Sign Designs

Velvet Fever

Oct 122011
 

This new release from Home Fab­rics, con­sists of four designs that look like vinyl but is actu­ally knit­ted vel­vet we call velours.

Rich in colour with a plush feel, Vel­vet Fever is set to steal some hearts. From the plain crushed design called Rush, to the crock embossed design, Frenzy, this design has colours in every scheme pos­si­ble, and will com­ple­ment any style you choose to dec­o­rate in. In the last year vel­vet has really made a come-back on the dec­o­rat­ing scene, but this range takes vel­vet from plain and bor­ing to inter­est­ing new lev­els with the embossed designs. It is avail­able in all the neu­tral and jewel colours but also in new funky colours that, when used as focal point, will make any room pop!

With a rub count of 60 000 — 100 000 this fab­ric is suit­able for domes­tic and con­tract upholstery.

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The Vynil Vibe

Oct 072011
 

When I grew up I had only five cat­e­gories for fabrics:

- stun­ning,

- the ‘yes maybe’,

- really ugly,

- quite horrible

- and then you had vinyls.

Recently I too had to change my mind about vinyls. Gone are the days of only plain (and quite hor­ri­ble) colours. Nowa­days vinyls are avail­able in colours that will com­pli­ment every environment. Upholstering pos­si­bil­i­ties with these new look vinyls are end­less with all the new designs, funky geometric’s and embossed pat­terns. It is also very easy to clean and take care of — just wipe with a damp cloth (note: the use of chem­i­cals will cause the vinyl to become hard and as a result will crack). With a rub count of 60 000 up to 100 000, vinyls are extremely good for com­mer­cial and con­tract upholstery.

Home Fab­rics  launched a com­pendium of vinyls with 23 dif­fer­ent designs, all avail­able in the most beau­ti­ful colours and with quirky names like all your favourite cocktails.  From white to cherise pink, pat­terned to plain, there most cer­tainly will be a design you love! Find them at Sev­enth avenue, Morn­ing­side Durban.

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New Look Leather

Sep 252011
 

Leather is one of the most durable “fab­rics” to uphol­ster a chair or sofa in. One should never for­get that like wood, it keeps on liv­ing, long after the ani­mal has been killed. Thus, it has to be cleaned and treated with a good oil, spe­cially for­mu­lated for leather, to keep it in good con­di­tion. A leather couch my be the best fur­ni­ture invest­ment you can make, while you still have young chil­dren at home. As it goes with lit­tle ones, spills inevitably becomes part of your life. Hav­ing a fully uphol­stered leather couch, gives you some peace of mind, know­ing that spills will not cause per­ma­nent dam­age, nei­ther will it cost you an arm and a leg to clean.

These days leather come in a vari­ety of colour choices and textures.

Leather fur­ni­ture man­u­fac­tures also kept up with mod­ern times and one of my favourite fur­ni­ture houses, Cor­i­craft, now stock this amaz­ingly com­fort­able Congo Zam­bezi Brown couch.

It can either be dressed up, or left in their nat­ural beau­ti­ful state. Fam­ily room, cov­ered patio, lounge, bed­room, now mat­ter where use it, if treated and prop­erly taken of, there is a good chance your couch may out­live you.

Strip.…and uncover Upholstery

Sep 132011
 

All of us has at least once in lives, con­sid­ered re uphol­ster­ing a piece of fur­ni­ture, be it an occa­tional chair, a couch or whole lounge suite.

This deci­sion is usu­ally based on sen­ti­men­tal value or the fact that you just LOVE this piece of furniture! A very impor­tant aspect to take into consideration, is the stur­di­ness of the frame? Lets face it folks, there is no use in re-upholstering if the chair will not last for another cou­ple of years.

The most excit­ing thing about uphol­ster­ing is the hunt for new fab­ric. By now you have an idea of how this “new dress” must look —  mod­ern, coun­try, con­tem­po­rary, clas­sic or do you have a spe­cific theme in mind. This is your start­ing point in look­ing for fabric.

Know in which room the chair will be placed. Remem­ber there is a mul­ti­tude of fab­ric avail­able and it is easy to get side tracked when con­fronted. How­ever, this does not mean you have to be plain and bor­ing. I for one, love exper­i­ment­ing with dif­fer­ent fab­rics and colours. I know, I know… weird and wacky, but some­times you have to shift your bound­aries and be creative…

Many peo­ple buy fab­ric before con­sult­ing an uphol­sterer and end up buy­ing an unsuit­able fab­ric. The fab­ric must meet the requir­ing for uphol­stery pur­poses. Cur­tain fab­ric, for exam­ple, will not stay in tip-top con­di­tion if applied in uphol­ster­ing. The cor­rect mea­sure­ment is the rub count (this is the amount of wear and tear the fab­ric can endure).

Fur­ni­ture pieces that is in much use or for dec­o­ra­tive pur­poses only, can be uphol­stered in fab­ric with a rub count below 15 000. For domes­tic use, 15 000 — 25 000 is suf­fi­cient. Rubs exceed­ing 25 000 is excel­lent for con­tract­ing, i.e hotels or offices.

Many of you don’t have an idea of how a chair looks when stripped bare. This is why I thought it would be good to show you how a chair is once again, build up from the frame, to completion.

I hope this infor­ma­tion makes it eas­ier if you need to have fur­ni­ture re uphol­sred. Keep in touch for the next chapter!

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