Before + After bonanza!

I am currently in the midst of redesigning my website! I am quite enjoying it but I am fearful of some technical hitches coming my way soon! 

I will let you know when it's set to go live when I have a better idea myself, but for now I thought I would share some 'Before + After' collages that I have put together to tell the stories of my furniture. Here they are:

'Grace' redesigned vintage telephone seat

'Mick' redesigned 1970s cocktail cabinet

'Twiggy' redesigned 1960s dressing table

'Marianne' redesigned 1960s dressing table

'George' upcycled free-standing display shelf!

'Marilyn' redesigned original 1950s dressing table

A few more new projects to keep me busy!

Here are some more soon-to-be Ziggy Sawdust creations- I am certainly being kept busy but that's how I like it to be!

I am a sucker for mid-century modern furniture and cannot wait to start working on this BEAUTIFUL original G-Plan dresser which used to belong to my lovely friend Lauren and her flatmate Silja!

It's in great condition and I am already thinking about what I will call her... And I know that I am going to have lots and lots of fun with colouring her in! 

(I've got a feeling she's going to get on very well with 'Mick' the 1970s cocktail cabinet and 'Debbie' the 1970s fur topped ottoman!)

And I think this piece will fit in with 'The Supremes' and 'Audrey' tables with its curvy figure and Queen Anne legs!

Look at it's scalloped back board!

This photo doesn't give away much sense of scale, but this is a big cabinet... Ziggy Sawdust is moving onto bigger things very literally!

A few new exciting challenges lie ahead of me and they will be complete around this time next month in time for the DesignMarket at The Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh on from 13th-15th of July.

(For more info click here)

Here's to an exciting few weeks ahead!

Ziggy is now stocked at The Frayed Hem Vintage Shop!!

My Ziggy Sawdust creations are now on sale at The Frayed Hem vintage shop on Cockburn St, Edinburgh!

I am over the moon to have Ziggy on display in such a wonderful shop... it is a vintage treasure trove, right in the heart of Edinburgh!

'Mick' the redesigned 1970s cocktail cabinet and a few of my redesigned vintage trinket boxes are on sale in store NOW! 

I popped in to pay them all a visit and I must say, they look like they are right at home... but would you like them in your home?!

Here's where you can find them: 

The Frayed Hem

45 Cockburn Street

Edinburgh

EH1 1BS

0131 225 9831

www.thefrayedhem.com

'Debbie'- 1970s Fur Topped Ottoman

And here's 'Debbie'!... She's definitely got a bit of a wild streak in her!

I decided to go all out and not hold back on the redesign of this 1970s ottoman- white faux-fur, golf leaf + exposed wood triangles and reworked retro legs make this piece sing loud + proud!

Here's the before shot:

I fell in love with the faux-fur top as soon as I set my eyes on it and originally thought that it was in good enough condition to keep it on... but on closer inspection, I realised that it was actually very grubby!

And when I went out and sourced some new fluffy fur, the contrast between the new and the original was quite revolting!!

new vs old... 

So rest assured, 'Debbie' has been fully re-upholstered!

Check out her super glamorous high heels:

 Chalky violet interior:

 and exposed wood + gold leaf triangles!:

And here's a few things which inspired the ottoman's redesign:

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And of course the one and only, Miss Deborah Harry!

With her peroxide top and high-heels, I think the connection is pretty obvious!