Upholstered Chair

Here is the chair I upholstered for my dad, I am super happy with it and more importantly so is he. There are two types of fabric on this chair which I will post photos and information of later in the week.

Stripped and Sanded

My chair has FINALLY been stripped and sanded, it took so long because I did about an hour a week (sometimes less) when I was taking the leather off. It was very difficult to take the leather off because I didn't have the right equipment but it was worth it. The sanding only took about an hour because it was a light sand, just to lighten the dark colour and to roughen the wood up before painting. Now it's time to thoroughly clean the wood before painting!!

Final Models

Here are my final models for my project at college. They are both based on character personalities from a comic Go Get a Roomie. I'm super happy with the results of the models!

Model Going Well

Finally the steambending has worked well enough that it could be put on a model! It's only a little bit but it makes me really happy. The wood is going to be painted on this model, but the other wont be fully painted. I am planning to keep the top exposed and to keep it pinned down with staples. It doesn't completly go with the 'hippy' look the other model is based on, but it will give it an interesting look...so you will have to wait to see the finished pictures!

Final Major Project, Designs

For my Final Major Project I have chosen to design two pieces of furniture based on the personalities of two characters, Roomie and Lillian, from the comic Go Get a Roomie link
Here are my development sketches, the first six are Lillian's, and below them are Roomie's.

My next step is materials experimentation and possible further design development.

Bye bye