Furniture Archives – Blake & Taylor

Furniture Paint Makeover

This hutch and pine chair have been sitting at my house for a while now both waiting for a lick of paint! Rather than tackle the project like I usually do painting at my home, I decided to work on this furniture paint makeover project at the Blake & Taylor store instead. It was a bit tricky finding the space but it worked and lots of customers were interested to see how the paint works up close and personal. For this furniture paint makeover I decided on Dove Grey for the hutch and Duck for the chair, knowing exactly which [...]

Blake and Taylor2019-09-03T12:03:57+00:005 July 2019|Blog, Chalk Furniture Paint, Furniture|

Chair Makeover

Here is the next project that has arrived on my design bench, a chair makeover! You might not believe it, but this fabulous chair frame is not an antique! The gorgeous wooden frame with beautifully carved floral detail was designed and crafted overseas. This chair was commissioned by one of my client's for their bedroom (another project that I am involved with for this clients bedroom - see On my Design Bench' 8 January 2019.)Yes, you all know how enamored I am with antiques; how I like to imagine the stories that weathered old items would tell. However, in this [...]

Ellie Ramsay2019-05-14T03:55:25+00:0013 May 2019|Blog, Furniture, On My Design Bench|

Chair Makeover

This Chair Makeover made the colour pop in the bedroom! From a dull and faded colour into a classic red and navy colour combination. These gorgeous Thibaut and Diane Bergeron fabrics compliment each other beautifully and add a pop of colour into this new bedroom. Our home has recently gone through a bit of a transformation. My ‘chuck everything in’ room downstairs has finally been converted into a beautiful bedroom and a separate more organized store room space. The previous room was somewhere to store all my vintage treasures, old furniture and those ‘I’ll work on it one day’ projects. After [...]

Ellie Ramsay2019-02-28T01:56:07+00:0017 February 2019|Blog, Furniture, On My Design Bench|

Classic Sofa Makeover by Blake & Taylor

After clearing out the storeroom downstairs, ready for bedroom renovations I found a few hidden furniture treasures that were intended for makeovers many years ago like this Sofa, but I just hadn’t quite got around to starting. This sofa screamed out at me and I knew it would be perfect at the foot of our bed facing out into the garden. This piece was destined to be recovered in one of my all-time favorite fabrics and colours – Indigo Canvas and to complement the new upholstery I chose a classic blue and white stripe cushion. The legs and arms were [...]

Ellie Ramsay2019-02-28T01:56:27+00:0011 February 2019|Blog, Furniture, On My Design Bench|

Chaise Makeover by Blake & Taylor

I love bringing old pieces back to life like this Chaise makeover. The upholsterers have been working hard this week to get this gorgeous piece ready for my client. This chaise looks simply beautiful now it has been transformed with a little TLC and new blue & white paisley upholstery. Before Chaise - Before After Chaise - After Do you have an old piece you simply cannot throw away but needs a little love? Contact me at the store and we can help make it magnificent again! Ellie B&T xx

Ellie Ramsay2018-11-27T21:28:56+00:0027 November 2018|Blog, Furniture, Uncategorized|

St Lucia Installation

Calm, Inviting Space, Calm, Inviting Space, Calm, Inviting Space, Calm, Inviting Space, Calm, Inviting Space, Calm, Inviting Space, Creating a Calm, Inviting Space in my installation at St Lucia Hello all! I hope everyone has been keeping busy and enlivened with creativity and expression. We have been busy here at Blake & Taylor running all of our fantastic workshops. It is so fun to watch the excitement of our attendees as they adopt new skills and feel a new sense of confidence in what they can create. I have been keeping busy as well (both my hands and my soul) with home styling commissions. Nothing [...]

Ellie Ramsay2018-08-29T02:18:21+00:0012 June 2018|Blog, Furniture|

Vintage Re-Imagined Dining Set – UPDATE

Antique Dining Set Re-Imagined Antique Dining Set Re-Imagined Antique Dining Set Re-Imagined As promised in our recent blog post introducing this fabulous makeover, our gorgeous re-imagined, vintage dining set is ready and available for sale! We have just set up the items in the store and we can are all in jitters about how wonderfully it turned out. The reception has been so great and we cannot wait to see who will take this lovely set home. When I acquired the table and chairs you could tell they were originally made with such care and detail. The timber is solid and the [...]

Ellie Ramsay2018-05-17T06:10:03+00:0017 May 2018|Furniture, On My Design Bench|

This Week On My Design Bench…

Vintage Dining Chairs Re-Imagined It has been a short while since I have been able to share something exciting from the design bench here at Blake & Taylor. This is not for a lack of thrilling things in the works. There has been so much hustle and bustle in the air since I returned from my trip to Paris and Rome. I just have not had a moment to sit down and tell you all about it! This past week I have been deeply invested in a painting project. We had found 6 fantastic vintage chairs, all from the same [...]

Ellie Ramsay2018-04-11T22:03:32+00:0011 April 2018|Blog, Furniture, On My Design Bench|