Design NJ: Trimming Tips

Table Top Trees are a great way to showcase something unique, something festive during the holiday season.  The Dec./Jan. 2016 Issue of Design NJ highlights a few creative options from NJ ASID members, including The Repurposed Home, and other Trimming Tips.

Refurbished Bed Sets

Featured are two bed sets incorporated into room designs for children.  The bed sets were pieces handed down from relatives, of quality solid wood construction and in good condition.  Each added an element of mix 'n' match to their respective rooms.

This set was stripped using nontoxic soy gel stripper then resurfaced with nontoxic and eco-friendly pigmented milk paint.

This set was stripped then resurfaced using a multi-colored paint technique to create this unique finish.

Both were dressed in vintage fabric finds that correlate with the larger room designs.

Repurposing

Inherent in the name, The Repurposed Home incorporates repurposing as part of the design process.  Repurposing, the idea of adapting an object or material to be used in a different capacity or way, is not new to the world of interior design.  Its stronghold is ever more present due to waste reduction awareness, but primarily because it is cost effective.

I like to help my clients reevaluate what they have; looking at the potential in all of their pieces and personal belongings as opportunities for repurposing.  Most clients are more than happy to customize their space with items used in different and unique ways.  Viewing it more as a process of constructing historical art; art and accessories that reflect and are relevant to their life's journey.  This element of creativity is another added value to the simple, practical idea of repurposing.

The Album Occasional Table featured highlights the idea of repurposing or upcycling as a way to create a distinctive invaluable product from items set for collecting dust.  This functionally modern accent table was designed for a client whose LP collection was personally valuable but not in use.  Using the collection as a starting point, a beautiful showcase was created.