Music Room Decor

The moment I saw these Bugles in a thriftshop while traveling through Florida, I knew they would be perfect to turn in to wall sconces.

I think they would look awesome in a moody music room, or any normal room of course.

They are vintage pieces so have signs of their age which I like.

I needed to motify them with some drilling, soldering and wiring but got there in the end :) They are available in our home shop.

Here are some more home decor pieces made out of vintage instruments.

These wings made out of Piano keys might be my favorite.

Drums turned into a coffee table.

A Piano turned into a bookshelf, when a piano is unsalvageable I like the idea of reclaiming it.

LP stools, simple yet very cool.

All images from Pinterest.

An Upcycled Chair

This very old and very sad chair was in no condition to sit on.

Lots of pieces were missing but also some parts were rotten away. So as a chair it was trash, but I loved the backrest which was also in the best condition.

I sawed off everything of the chair that I did not need.

And added this wooden piece, to make it a towel rack.

I painted it dark green first.
And the next day with daylight a layer of teal and with some help of stencils and a rust-colored paint I gave it some rustic adornments.

The piece got varnished and turned out beautiful.

You can hang towels in your bathroom, kitchen or laundry room.

Or you can use it in your bedroom for shawls, scarves, ties, belts or necklaces.

Another mission of saving something from ending up in the landfill accomplished feels good :)

It is available at StarHomeStudio among many other home decor pieces.

Recycled Spoon Mermaid Necklace

This weekend I've made something I've been wanting to do for ages, creating a mermaid tail out of a vintage spoon. I also filmed it, and posted it on YouTube, going to try to make creative process videos a habit, will try to make some with the furniture as well. I got this black border around the video not sure if it was because of my phone setting or the video editor settings, will try to avoid it next time :) Please subscribe if you have not yet, more videos will come soon!

The necklace is available at Staroftheeast :) The chain and shell are sterling silver.

Newly Listed: Test Tubes Vase

Test Tubes Vase, Rustic Driftwood Rack, Botanical Display, Reclaimed wood Home Decor by StarHomeStudio
Art, Photography, Venice Photography, Italy, Wall Art, Vintage, Turquoise Door, Print by cottagelightstudio
Beach Photography, jellyfish, ocean, sea, beach wall decor, wall art, Ephemeral by LynnLangmade
Old Rusted Teal Turquoise Door, Knob Lock, Rustic Home Decor Art Print Photography Art Print by jessicareisspix

From Trash to Treasure

This ugly coffee table has been waiting for a make over for over 2 years.

Its previous owner tried to 'fix it', which only made it worse.

The glass was all scratched up and the middle shelf was damaged so I took those off. My initial plan was to cover the top with all kind of found boat wood and driftwood to create a surface like a sold coffee table I made. And then adding driftwood branches to fill up those gaps in the legs and to strengthen it but it never really clicked so the table kind of hung around for all this time.

And then I decided to just make an ottoman of it and forget about its original purpose.
I cut off the legs to get rid of the ugly gaps and nails and to shorten it as foam will make it higher again.

I also cut of the sides to make it ready for upholstering.

I wanted to sand the feet as they were actually beautiful wood under that ugly brown but they were so badly painted that I just couldn't get it all off and had to paint them. So I want for something a bit crazy to make it different.

With fabric under and plywood on top, then foam, batting and a beige fabric it was ready for its pretty Kilim I found among our Kilim stash.

Tadaaaa! I used a foam thickness that would make the Kilim the exact correct size, without any cutting beside the corners.

So happy that I went with my instincts and made an Ottoman out of it.

It is very long 42'' (106 cm) so perfect for in front of the couch, or at the foot end of your bed or in the hallway to take off your shoes :)

I used brass bead caps and nails for a prettier finishing touch.

This Ottoman / Bench is available at StarHomeStudio among other one of a kind furniture pieces.

Moroccan Tiles

Yesterday we finished this beautiful patchwork bag. We used all kind of vintage and pre-loved fabrics and added some doilies which we had dyed a while back.
The result reminds me of the beautiful Moroccan tiles which I love.

Don't you just love the combination of various patterns?

I found all these tile images on Pinterest, among many others.

I love how little pieces of fabric can turn in something beautiful and useful.

The bag is available at StarBags.

Would you like to have a home with these tiles? Only for one room perhaps to not get overwhelmed :)?

Our Creative Space...

Several projects at once are in process. I'm working on a large kilim doctor bag, sewing tough leather and kilim in shape is a challenge but I love these bags.

Another chair is in progress, this one has some pretty cool arms, very mid century.
The chair is resting on a wooden spool...

...which is yet another project as it is going to become an ottoman.
The sides will be old kilim. And the top will be this embroidery below.

This punch needle embroidery was originally done on green velvet but it had bald spots, stains and discolorations, so we cut out the embroidery with a little fabric around it, placed it on a new strong upholstery fabric and mum painstakingly sewed it all by hand on the fabric. A great way to safe a damaged embroidery, plus it got bigger as we placed the branches with some more space to fit the ottoman better.
These three pieces should be done pretty soon, the heat is making it all a little hard to work!