CDHM The Miniature Way
Americana, Page 3
August 2010, Issue 7
And furniture? Comfort is key, and while carved Mission style pieces and basic wooden styles populated cabins of old, I dream of stuffed and tufted.
Kris Compas offers at least three tough-to-choose-between selections of a red Chippendale sofa, a blue retro sofa and my personal must-have fave, a Victorian Gothic wing chair.
The body of the Chippendale is covered in a dark red brushed fabric with gold and dark red brocade seat cushion and pillows. The whole is trimmed in twisted embroidery floss and the legs, like all her furniture legs, are doweled into the bottom of the piece.
The blue retro sofa could span from the 1950s through the 70s, depending on what room you’re furnishing, but the style is so basic it would also be a good selection for the cabin. The blue gabardine is trimmed in more twisted embroidery floss and even has matching blue buttons in the back, just like the traditional sofas of those eras.
The dream chair – I have a thing for wing back chairs – is crafted in midnight blue crushed velvet. Is that the ultimate book chair, with or without oil reading lamp or what?
Up in the loft I’d have to have at least one of Deb Roberts’ beds. There are a couple in her gallery that make me wish I was in one-twelfth scale to enjoy them up close. The daybed would be perfect in a sitting room as a place to curl up with a good craft book while taking a break from creating. It really is sinfully seductive, white fairy frost fabric making up the mattress and matching bolster pillows. Crystal buttons, satin cord and a crinkle silk throw complete the look. And for the bedroom either the silk ribbon embroidered bed or the lace and silk embroidered bed would stand out.
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