| 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... |
| End table/Chest |
| Book shelves |
| Cabinet for cookbooks and medical supplies |
| 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. |
| 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.... |
| 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.... |
| After pulling a few hundred staples, it looked like THIS. |
| And many hours later... |
| We have a couch like this... |
| a "new" chair like THIS... |
