Newly Listed: Embroidered Ottoman Bench

Embroidered Ottoman Bench, Folk Red Bohemian Wooden Furniture, Red and Black Statement Furniture by StarHomeStudio

Hummingbird Cage Sconce, Wooden Hand Wall Sconce, Hand Lamp, Wall Light, Surreal Birdcage Sconce, Lighting, Children Room Decor by StarHomeStudio

Turkish Rare Soumak Kilim, Global Textile, Vintage Kilim Rug, Red Hand Woven Large Kilim made in Turkey 1940's - 1950's Sumak Rug by StarHomeStudio

Newly Listed: Round Crochet Ottoman

Round Crochet Ottoman, Bohemian Fringe Pouf, Mandala Pouf, Bohemian Wooden Furniture Vintage Crochet, Global Textile by StarHomeStudio

Vintage Enamel Plate, Hand Enameled Brass Plate, Wall decor, Bohemian Home Decor, Indian Brass Plate by StarHomeStudio

Vintage Gourd Lamp, Floral Table Lamp, Handmade Lamp, Bohemian Lighting, Vintage Hand painted Gourd Decor, Vintage 1960's by StarHomeStudio

You can see a video here of how I made the pouf.

Newly Listed: Bohemian Bouquet Pouf

Bohemian Bouquet Pouf, Bohemian Wooden Furniture Vintage Embroidery, Global Textile, Checkered, Floral

Brass Mirror with Bone Inlay Moroccan Little Brass Vintage Wall Mirror, Gothic Mirror, 1970's, Eastern Mirror

Vintage Brass Butterfly Sconces, Murano Glass Wall Lamps, Handmade Brass decor, Bohemian Lighting, Vintage Bronze Decor, Vintage 1960s

Newly Listed: Crazy Cat Wall Sconce

 

Crazy Cat Wall Sconce, Lamp, Colorful Laurel Burch Sconce Cat Wall Light Sconce, Lighting, Vintage Brass Decor, Vintage 1990s by StarHomeStudio

Large Hand Knitted Ottoman, Wooden Furniture Gray, Red, Orange, Pink and Lime, Pouf Bohemian Wooden Furniture by StarHomeStudio

Vintage Cat and Fish Ceramic Serving Bowl, Hand Painted Signed Pottery Art Dish, Hand Painted signed Pottery, Home decor 1990s by StarHomeStudio

Newly Listed: Delft Blue Embroidered Ottoman

 I absolutely adore this pouf. It reminds me of a porcelain plate because the embroidery on top and the monochrome colors of blue and cream. It also reminds me of this 94 year old lady painting a Czech village, I added a few photos of her, her name is Agnes Kasparkova and she has been painting the Czech village of Louka for years in her free time.

About the ottoman; the top is a vintage Eastern European hand embroidery done on linen. It has blue piping, a gorgeous woven striped linen on the side and a vintage trim on the bottom. I built the ottoman from scratch with reclaimed wood and vintage feet, l painted the feet and bottom to match the embroidery.

The embroidery might be from the same region, it is so similar.

We can all hope to be so active and talented at 94 years old!

The ottoman is a true one of a kind, available at StarHomeStudio

Newly Listed: Floral Embroidered Ottoman

Floral Embroidered Ottoman, Hand carved wooden Furniture, Queen Anne Legs, Red, Pink, Blue, Yellow Pouf Bohemian Wooden Furniture by StarHomeStudio

Soft Pink, Red, Yellow Large Maximalist Floral Painting | Abstract Poster Print for Livingroom Colorful Wall Art by Piyos

Pink orange bouquet, Wildflowers bouquet, Summer wedding, Bridal bouquet, Magenta bouquet, Jewel-tone wedding by EveliUa

Newly Listed: Embroidered Kilim Pouf Cushion

Embroidered Kilim Pouf Cushion, Floor Pillow, Vintage Embroidery Pouf Bohemian Home by StarHomeStudio
Large Abstract Floral -Peach, aqua, rose - Abstract painting -print of original by AmberAlexander
Pink water lily flower photograph or canvas print by TamarasCameras
Wildflower, Vintage, Floral, Wall Art, Home Decor, Photography, Nature Print, Canvas Print Option by LeAnnStamper

All we Need is Love

All we need is love, even a heart shaped pouf :)
This one was never really anything special but a kid clearly didn't improve it by the time we scored it.

All the faux leather, out of shape foam and filling had to be removed.

Then it was time to choose the fabric, always fun to do.

An her she is with a pretty new dress and a whole new attitude :)

The top is a beautiful vintage embroidery, the sides a terracotta colored velvet.

Available at StarHomeStudio among other one of a kind furniture pieces.

Newly Listed: Embroidered Kilim Ottoman

Embroidered Kilim Ottoman, Vintage Embroidery Pouf Bench Bohemian Wooden Furniture Vintage Hand embroidery, Wooden Ball Feet by StarHomeStudio
Nature Photography, Fall Berries, Autumn Photograph, Nature Photo, Red Berries, Blue Sky, Winter, Wall Art, Blue, Home Decor by ellemoss
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, birds, photo, nature photography, red and white, black and white, flying (Pheucticus ludovicianus) by SmallMysteries
Tree photograph, Branches Dreamy Woodland Decor Botanical photograh, Nature Photography Winter Photograph Dark Brown by MariaRiisPhotos

Transformation of a Piano Stool

I showed this sad once-upon-a-time was a piano stool piece for my January projects. It took me almost the entire month to finish it, with other things in between of course but still it took much more time than anticipated.

After thoroughly sanding the wood and cleaning the metal from rust, I treated the metal parts with a black anti aging and anti rust metal paint.

The wood was first treated with 3 layers of sanding sealer and then sanded again to give a nice smooth surface. Then I painted 3 sides of each leg black and the top sides white, creating a sharp edge between the black and the white turned out to be a challenge as I could not tape it off due to the shape of the legs but eventually I got it.

To create the black stripes I tried several things, creating a stencil pattern did not work out as the surface is not flat. Also stamps or simply trying to draw straight striped did not work out either. Of course my first thought was tape but the thought of cutting a gazillion thin tapes and then putting them off was scaring me. Mum came with the great idea to stick the wide painters tape to a piece of plastic coated paper and put it through the shredder. In a short time I had enough evenly cut tapes.

Peeling them each off the paper and applying them to the legs took a while.

The scary part was painting over the tapes with black. You might think why I did not paint the legs entirely black and then painted with white. Making the stripes white on a black surface would have need more layers of paint on the tape, and pulling those neatly off would have had a bad outcome as everything would have cracked because of the many layers of white, so this was although not obvious the best way.

Wile holding my breath I started to peel of each tape one by one. I read somewhere that it was best to not let the paint dry entirely or the paint would chip. I read somewhere else that if you applied the tape from left to right you had to remove the tape from right to left (the opposite) for a cleaner removal. Yes I had investigated a lot before starting to get the best result.

After holding my breath for a bit more over an hour (yes I did breath in between the stripes :)), I had lovely black and white stripes.

And loads of little tapes everywhere...
Some stripes needed a little retouching by hand and brush but most turned out great. On top of the paint I applied a mat varnish to seal and protect the paint work.

After cutting the embroidery round, then accordingly a round piece of wood and foam it was time to sew the top. With black and white striped piping to match the pretty legs.

Tadaaaaa! The result! I am very happy how this turned out, it was worth all the effort and its old look is long forgotten.

The embroidery is vintage, a lovely kitsch fluffy embroidery with birds and flowers, very soft to the touch.

The beautiful piano stool / ottoman / pouf is available at StarHomeStudio.

From Shabby to Chic

Another make over, yes we have been busy :)
This one was actually slowly being done while we were also busy with the armchair.

I made a sketch to get an idea how it would look like ones made.

Sanding, varnishing and painting the woodwork many times was a fun killer but the result made it worth it.

We had only one embroidery which was perfect in color and size, a punch needle embroidered parrot, very fluffy and eye catching.

I wanted to have a nice fat seat so the stripes would pop nicely. also the wood right below the seat showed nails which I covered up with foam, fixing two things at once.

The vibrant green pompom trim matches perfectly with the parrot and bring some color to the black, white and grey sides of the pouf.

It is stable and can be used as a stool, in front of your make up mirror, in the hallway, children's room or anywhere where others can admire it too.

We have several more of these stools, I will be slowly sanding, varnishing and painting them, due to the vintage embroideries we use each will be unique and one of a kind.
You can fin our furniture pieces here in our decor shop.