The vintage section of the shop, green and floral upholstered arm chairs, (R2800 for a pair), a trunk (R1590) and a collection of vinatge mirrors and paintings on a reclaimed timber wall.

Another view of the vintage section of the store. This time with an art deco sideboard (R2200) and a collection of vintage glass ware.

The other green and floral upholstered chair with a section of our newly wall papered wall. A whole story to follow about this vintage inspired wall.

More of our vintage inspired wall papered wall.

A table layden with goodies and two arm chairs upholstered in a combination of two fabrics and two seagrass chairs with yellow canvas cushions

a display of cushions and a painted white coffee table and behind that one of the tables that we maufacture

A mid century round dinning table and 6 delicate and light chairs (R5900)

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Wednesday 3 March 2010



Hello Followers.

Cape Town is boiling hot today and it feels like we are melting here in Observatory. This has been an amazing summer, it finally looks like the recession is a thing of the past, we have the Soccer ahead and it looks like a positive 2010. So with that a tale with a bit of humor, well maybe tongue in cheek.

In the picture you can see some white lamp shades and some white scatter cushions. Both are unique to Home Affairs Furniture.

A while back I was out shopping for fabric to do some upholstery and I cam across this fabric. It was white bed linen with black writing on it. The writing said "THIS IS THE PROPERTY OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE WESTERN CAPE, THE REMOVAL OF THIS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE".And in 3 official languages, English, Afrikaans and Xhosa.

I just had to have it.

I held onto it for a while and then landed up using some of it to upholster two Queen Anne wing back chairs and the rest I used to make cushions. Well they were a hit and I have tried very hard to always keep a stock of the cushions in the store. We added to the range by making lamp shades from the same fabric.

Last year I also used the fabric to upholster one single little arm chair. The chair was used in one of the first ELLE DECORATION shoots that artist and stylist Tracey Lee Lynch did for the magazine. Then when the magazine had its international Indaba in Milan with all the 27 countries that publish an ELLE DECORATION participating, they used that image of that chair as the cover of their internal magazine for all the participating delegates. WOW! I was happy and congratulations to Tracey.

Also because the store is quiet near Groote Schuur Government Hospital, we get a lot of international and local students doing their internship there, coming into the store. They have loved the humor of the cushions and shades and have taken plenty back with them as mementos of their time in the hospital and because the hospital actually uses this linen on their homes.

Well that is all for today.

Please feel free to leave your comments and suggestions. Always appreciated.

Wayne
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