Tuesday, April 10, 2012

DIY scribble upholstery and lots of lighting


InStyle magazine, that icon of not-so-thrifty shopping, featured this scribble sofa in its April issue.

Intrigued, I found out via Scraphacker that it belongs to Pamela Bell, a Kate Spade exec, and was featured some time ago in The New York Times and that she also DIY'd the chandelier.


I recommend this only for funky old sofas and people with arty kids.


Meg Allan Cole at Craft shows you how to make a DIY Tord Boontje papercut lamp.


Design Sponge gives a useful DIY for covering bare light cords using rope.


Jessamie at Bird and Branch shows you how to cover an old lampshade with fabric, not a new idea. But she has good photos, honest instructions and a lot of ikat.
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12 comments:

  1. MiseApril 10, 2012 at 1:15 PM

    How perfect that would be for a bloggers' meet - everyone would sign the sofa and draw a little image of a cute bunny rabbit holding a rose.

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  2. SamanthaApril 10, 2012 at 4:12 PM

    My rabbit would have fangs or something.

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  3. THE ALTERNATIVE WIFEApril 11, 2012 at 2:21 PM

    That sofa is beyond awesome!!! xoxo

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  4. Morgan | Mrs. PrissApril 11, 2012 at 3:01 PM

    I love that sofa! Such an awesome idea.

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  5. Bri@MeyouandawienerApril 12, 2012 at 1:05 AM

    My rabbit would have an M16.

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  6. UnknownApril 12, 2012 at 4:34 AM

    that sofa is amazing! i can hear my fabric stain sharpies getting excited!!! LOL!!!

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  7. Elisa @ What the VitaApril 15, 2012 at 11:00 PM

    Thanks for linking to that lampshade tutorial - love honest tutorials. Will follow that one when I do the project, prolly in 321 years.

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  8. Jessamie {Bird and Branch Redesign}April 17, 2012 at 10:40 PM

    Thanks so much for featuring my lampshade! I just found this post. I'm glad you liked the honest tutorial, it's the only way to role, right?!

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  9. MaryApril 19, 2012 at 8:49 PM

    The Design Sponge link isn't working.

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  10. SamanthaApril 20, 2012 at 8:19 AM

    Thanks much. It's now fixed.

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  11. casey at loft and cottageApril 23, 2012 at 12:15 PM

    Love that idea for the rope-covered cord!

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  12. mtgMay 1, 2012 at 9:45 AM

    Perfect sofa if you have kids.
    xx
    maya

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