Shit Happens

 I hardly ever share my private life, but this is my mother also the chief knitter of star of the east, my business partner and my best friend. This was back in September while traveling in the USA. October first we came back home and she started to feel worse and worse. On November 5th we found out that she has cancer and she has been struggling and suffering. She has been operated twice since and is still recovering in the hospital. Things don't look great but we are marching on and keeping things positive.

So things will be quieter these days while I'm focusing on my mother. I haven't been able to create etc and it will be a while longer for any normalcy, if that will ever even happen.

Newly Listed: Antique Wicker Bed Tray

 

Antique Wicker Bed Tray: English Dryad Leicester Rattan Bed Table by StarHomeStudio

The Journey of a Chair

 

I found this antique chair on the curb in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As it is an antique, I could not resist it and brought it back home to Turkey!

To make it fit in a suitcase I had to completely dismantle it, but I was successful. I then had to built it back up.

I then first sanded the straight parts with my sander and then spent hours hand sanding the details.

I stain varnished it to make it look like it was but without the damage.

The biggest impact was replacing the destroyed cane with upholstered fabric.

And not just fabric, it is actually a vintage embroidery and the piece was just big enough to cover all three parts of the chair.

It has a very Art Deco/ Art Nouveau vibe. The old embroidery fits perfectly and brought color to the piece yet still respecting the antique piece it is.

It is hard to believe that this beauty could have ended up in the landfill, makes you wonders what treasures got lost in the trash.

The chair is available at StarHomeStudio