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<span style="font-size: large;">A simple lick of paint can transfer your chest of drawers</span>.</div>
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We recommend using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint as it has great coverage and theres less prep required when painting. They have a great range of colours and it goes on like a dream! </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Why not make inject a little colour to your drawers.</span></div>
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An easy way to do this is to make a feature of your drawer edges, so that when you open your drawers you get a little unexpected playful pop of colour. Use making tape along the edges of your drawers for a crisp professional looking edge. Paint the edges a complimentary/contrasting colour to add a little interest to your piece.</div>
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With this set we have made a feature of the drawers by decoupaging wrapping paper over the drawers, applying pattern is another way to customise your drawers and make a feature of them. This set of drawers were very beaten up and boring and now they are a show stopper!</div>
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This set of drawers has been decoupaged with old world maps to give another unique look. Using decoupage you can be as creative as you like. Its a lot of fun and an easy way to apply pattern and design to drab drawers!<br />
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Its so easy, it takes minutes to do but it really finishes the look. Also from a practical point of view, it protects your clothes from snagging on the wood. Win win!</div>
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Thanks for reading and we hope you are inspired to spruce up those drab drawers ... or get us to do it for you! Pictures sourced from Treemendus Glasgow and Pinterest. </div>
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Sophie in Wonderlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11278368478932715462noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246534948932656118.post-33612277569065175122014-07-17T13:42:00.000-07:002014-07-18T03:40:52.061-07:00The Road to Success is Paved With .... Super Noodles.Business is booming, from the outside things look amazing for us, and they are. You may have noticed we haven't blogged in a while and that's because life is crazy. Crazy good, but crazy none the less. I don't even know where to start to document all the things we have been doing and achieved in the past few months.<br />
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We are currently running a pop up shop at 7 Trongate Glasgow, the response has been amazing, and we are loving playing shop and getting a taste of what it will be like when we open our own shop. Ohh yeah, here's something worth mentioning ... we are getting our first shop in August/September in Glasgow City Centre. We will be stocking our own upcycled furniture as well as Annie Sloan Chalk Paint (Official Stockist Yo!). Also we got some extra funding, yes that's right, people read our business plan and thought 'Yeah, these guys deserve our money!' mind blowing stuff. So yeah life's good and our <strike>back breakingly</strike> hard work is paying off.<br />
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Right now we are still living off the 'going out of date section' in the supermarket, and toast, and noodles (we still seem to always have money for IRN BRU though?!). But yeah, WE'RE SKINT! But we are building an empire here and putting all the money we make back in to the business so being skint is something we can cope with. I try and romanticise it in my head to make it seem better to myself, but yeah, we all know, being skint sucks. But just as soon as we are feeling down about our lack of funds it seems BAM more good news about the business. So we can't complain ... if anything it makes for a better story, eh?<br />
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Creating a business is hard work, emotionally and physically but goddamn the sense of pride you feel when your little ideas come to fruition. And people say 'What Treemendus? Like the Furniture?', now that's just wild when that happens. I remember being in the pub, last September and after being egged on by my boyfriend, bashfully telling my friends that I was starting the business up, thinking they would think it was a fad or not really something to take notice of. Little did I know how mine and Shaunas' little idea would snowball to us being a bit of a household name.<br />
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This last year has been some ride, and its not over yet folks. Watch this space because Treemendus are taking over the Furniture scene in Glasgow one paint stroke at a time!Sophie in Wonderlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11278368478932715462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246534948932656118.post-56176563430199505452014-06-03T07:52:00.001-07:002014-06-03T07:52:39.749-07:00Junk Store Finds and the Bin Fairy Strikes Again!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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shops; to find the perfect eye catching pieces for our shop. After the exciting
task of writing our ‘Wish List’ we had a good idea of what we were looking for.
This was going to be our stock. The first impression the high street will have
of “Treemendus”, and like everything else we have put into this enterprise it
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This building a social enterprise is expensive stuff and our
wish list was opulent but our budget ... modest. So it felt like fate when walking to
work; I happened upon a house clearance. In true Glasgow style they had cleared
it all over the street outside. SCORE! It was a good’un too. Under some bumpy,
floral and rain soaked mattresses’ there lay what must have been the
wonderfully unchanged contents of a home stuck firmly in years past. Excitement
consumed me as I happy danced my way over to the messy pile of discarded
belongings. Two bedside cabinets, a small box cabinet all with pretty flowery
hardware. A drop leaf table with cute little club feet and a wonderfully retro,
red Formica top and the cherry on the pie – a LAMP TABLE! Yup, that’s right a
lamp with its own table attached! I gathered what I could (which wasn’t much.
In fact it just one of the bedside cabinets, but I’d be back!). Back and forth
to my flat until my hall way was transformed into an almost lethal mid-century
retro, hodgepodge of carved legs and shin height sticky outty bits.
Unfortunately with my weak, girlie arms and having to shuffle home in some
inappropriate footwear resulted in one of the pretty little cabinets being
‘treasure-hunted’ by someone else altogether. But all in all it was a damn fine
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Next we needed some height. Most of our stuff is pretty low
to the ground, as it’s easier to transport. Having a shop allows us to play
around with bigger, more cemented pieces. And that is exactly what we found. We
are lucky in that one of our favourite and most fruitful charity shops is a
straight line down a hill from our studio (Sophie’s kitchen) and that’s where
she bought some big ‘things’. They were tucked away behind some other big
things, but all that beautiful dark wood and from what was visible some
wonderfully unusual shapes and detail, not to mention the cheap as chips price
tag. Impulsive yes...but so so worth it. The deal was all 3 pieces for £40,
providing we get them out the shop…pronto. Next morning we marched down the
hill, then with the help of some barrel carrier thingies with wheels and a
disgruntled boyfriend we pushed and dragged our 3 big wooden monsters, in
convoy, back up the hill. At the top, we had a 50’s bar which opened out to
reveal a sparkly, mirrored display as well as perfectly intact cocktail skewers
and room for a juicer. A mid-century, beautifully curved cabinet with rounded
doors opening to shelves inside. As well as a huge sideboard with pretty
details and a huge round mirror. To top it off the lovely lady at Emmaus
Dumbarton Road, also included a dark wood, 80’s display cabinet. Which will be
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We had enough to fill
a shop, all piled up in our flats. I can’t walk in a straight line from my
living room to the kitchen without bumping into a swinging door or tripping
over a little clubbed foot. But when Sophia walked past the heaviest, sturdiest,
hard ass man bureau she had ever seen. We couldn’t just leave it there on the
street to go to landfill or get beaten up by drunk people; at the same time we
were unequipped to get it home. (Yup not a driving licence between us. Show’s
you just how much we love this job. We carry and bus everything, everywhere). A
taxi was called. So we got this big beastly bureau home for the price of a taxi
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We have been lucky so far, it feels like fate every time we
happen upon these bin treasures; not only with the quantity of our finds but
the quality. The hunt for the perfect shop continues, we will keep you posted
on these adventures, hopefully it happens soon before our boyfriends kill us!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924613050466241197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246534948932656118.post-14631409831907508912014-06-02T12:51:00.000-07:002014-06-02T13:00:07.311-07:00Learn to Upcycle with Treemendus! Rework your Junk<span style="font-size: small;">We here at Treemendus have been running pilot events all over Glasgow, teaching the people of Glasgow the basics of Upcycling.</span><br />
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For the moment we are running '<b>Rework your Junk</b>' this is a basic crash course. In the future we will be introducing more advanced classes. A dining chair masterclass, including upcycling and reupholstery skills. Applying pattern and design add on classes and a Paint Techniques Masterclass.<br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">So what are we offering?</span></u></div>
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In our '<b>Rework your Junk</b>' class we work with you on a colour choice to fit with your lifestyle. We show you basic painting techniques using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, distressing and ageing techniques and how to wax your furniture to lock in the colour and make it hard wearing.<br />
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Our pricing is <b>B.Y.O.Furniture</b> at <b>£30</b> and <b>we can provide furniture</b> for <b>£40.</b><br />
Classes run at <b>weekends </b>between<b> 12-4pm and </b>we provide a light lunch with refreshments.<b> </b><br />
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So grab yourself a<b> junk store bargain, </b>or even better some<b> free street furniture</b> and come and play with us!<b> </b><br />
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We ask you to email us with a picture of your chosen piece to upcycle so we can talk through your options and verify that it is a good size so we can finish it on the day. Everyone who has came to our classes have been complete novices to upcycle, some claiming the aren't artistic, everyone walks out with something beautiful. With our guidance and the help of the wonderful Annie Sloan Chalk Paint anything is achievable!<br />
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Enquire about classes by emailing us at <a href="mailto:treemendus86@gmail.com">treemendus86@gmail.com</a><br />
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Still not sure? Check out our class in action! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv3CzIWoPy0" target="_blank">HERE!</a><br />
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The feedback we have had is phenomenal, every one leaves feeling great and having learned a new skill! Not to mention a piece of reworked and reloved furniture that they have designed, gaining bragging rights when anyone comes over to dinner!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Time to release your inner Upcycler! </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924613050466241197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246534948932656118.post-23508562353592975142014-06-02T11:31:00.001-07:002014-06-02T11:42:36.937-07:00Hungry Window Launch in Glasgow<div dir="ltr">
So last Friday we had the pleasure of being a part of
'<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HungryWindowScotland?fref=ts">Hungry Window</a>'s Launch event! They truely put their stamp on the
Glasgow art scene, shaking up preconceptions of what art galleries
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"Hungry Window is about inspiring
people to be creative. The appreciation of hand crafted products is
growing and we are here to help make that happen. We
want to break down the barriers between high art and the general
public. We want to bridge the gap between crafters, artists and the
consumers through workshops, skill sharing and regular craft events."</div>
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What a great concept, eh? I cant help but love these guys and wish them every success. It's a very exciting prospect for the artists and crafters of Glasgow as they are creating a platform to sell their goods without huge commissions.</div>
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The night its self was a rip roaring success. It had a little bit of everything, upcycled
furniture (provided by yours truly) stalls selling handmade and crafted
goodies. Dreamcatchers, plush toys, Jewellery, Origami, beautiful
lighting, upcycled glasses. Too much to remember!</div>
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There was also Carved Stone on display, a selection of art
by local artists, beautiful geometric paintings, photography, digital art.
And down stairs in the basement they had a sensory immersion area with
projected visuals and music. Phew, there was something to cater to
everyone and it was apparent that everyone who walked through enjoyed the atmosphere ... it was a bit spesh!</div>
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The back drop was the Beyond the Finish Line space in Trongate Glasgow, with a DJ, playing an eclectic mix from
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Thanks <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HungryWindowScotland?fref=ts">Hungry Window</a> to inviting is to be a part of your first event in Glasgow. Here's to many more!</div>
Sophie in Wonderlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11278368478932715462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246534948932656118.post-73076457953802749692014-05-03T10:42:00.002-07:002014-05-03T11:35:35.192-07:00Highfive for waxing, y'all!<div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I have to confess, I hated waxing. There are no amount of unspeakable words, that could begin to explain how much I hated waxing. I trolled through endless tutorials, read the instruction leaflet over and over hoping it would pop out. What it was, I had no idea. I couldn't get it and I couldn't do it. No matter how much I tried to avoid it, I knew inside, that covering my sumptuous chalk paint in varnish I was cheating myself. (Bare with me, this was really important; in my head)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This is where it hit me. Right there waxing that side board. You rub the wax into the wood! You're </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">probably staring at your screen screaming "yeah like it says in the instructions" and</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I know on paper it states the wax should be rubbed in like moisturiser and this does make sense to an extent, but I suppose it had never occurred to me what that actually meant!?</span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">On that freshly sanded surface; it was easy to see the colour change that occurs when you apply the wax. The same that occurs when using it on the paint. You probably need to take a few steps back, to the side, squint a wee bit; to fully see what bits are without the protective layer of the wax. Allowing you to go back in and touch up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">And we are taking advantage and enjoying the sun. For our overseas readers we live in Glasgow, Scotland. And yes, see what you have heard about the bad weather and all the rain? Its true! So when we get a bit of sun everyone goes wild. Most people populating our beautiful parks with a bevvy, "Taps Aff" meaning 'tops off' is the worst aspect of this. Getting blinded by a young mans pasty white chest is not what summer should be about! </span><br />
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A great day spent in the sun and a celebratory glass of wine to finish. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Happy Easter Folks! </span></span>Sophie in Wonderlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11278368478932715462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246534948932656118.post-15024787450770038182014-04-08T04:22:00.000-07:002014-04-08T04:24:03.560-07:00Furniture upcycling for Dummies! 5 top tips1.Choose the right piece.<br />
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If you are after a shabby chic look go for a table with nice shapely legs and a little detail. When it comes to distressing it really picks up that detail and brings it out, making your piece look more ornate than ever.<br />
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2.Choose the right paint.<br />
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For simplicity and ease of use Annie Sloan is the best paint to start off with. Its a magical paint that adheres to pretty much any surface (even leather!) without prep. Yes that's right. No sanding. Its pricey but its a good place to start as its pretty much fool proof paint with great results.<br />
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3. Distress in the right places.<br />
I'm not going to lie, distressing is fun. But dont be tempted to go overboard. The key areas to work on are any lines, corners, detail and the feet. These are places where the piece might have naturally got knocked/scuffed. The no go zone is table tops, eg in the middle, it just doesn't look natural, or a drawer face. There are exceptions to the rule but generally speaking its a good tip to live by.<br />
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4.Clear waxing, You don't need to buy that £20 wax brush!<br />
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Trust us we have the fancy brush and we prefer to use a cut up old T-shirt. Clear waxing can be daunting, as you have painted the piece and fell in love with the colour and this wax is seeping in and deepening the shade, trust us, just go with it. Rub it in deep, its a work out! Go with the grain to get it on then rub in small circles to work it in. Do two coats to make sure its all covered, step back, admire!<br />
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So you've painted and clear waxed it and you are some what in love. Putting that brown looking sludge on it just feels like sacrilege. But trust us when we say it adds a real depth to the texture and authenticity. Start with a little and rub it in to the distressed parts, take it easy, if you love the look you can always build on it and add more.<br />
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Love, TreemendusSophie in Wonderlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11278368478932715462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246534948932656118.post-10611745677034889172014-04-04T10:27:00.001-07:002014-04-08T04:57:15.638-07:00Treemendus are Crowd funding!Things are taking off for us in a big way, we are opening our flagship store in Glasgow in June 2014.<br />
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So everything costs money, and it doesnt grow on trees you know! So we are raising a modest amount through 'CrowdFunder' to help us with our website costs and promotional campaign. Any left over will go towards filling the shop with lovely vintage and mid century modern furniture.<br />
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Our prizes are fantastic, we have Treemendus Tote Bags, Chalkboards, one on one Upcycle classes, tickets to our exclusive launch party, and Upcycle classes for 5-15 people.<br />
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Go <a href="http://www.crowdfunder.co%20uk/treemendusglasgow" target="_blank">check it out</a> and every pledge counts, it'd mean the world to us and pledges start from £2.<br />
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Sophie in Wonderlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11278368478932715462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246534948932656118.post-78380564124731665742014-03-25T16:36:00.000-07:002014-03-25T16:36:04.719-07:00Treemendus Upcycle Tutorial, Painting Zigzags!Hi everyone, I thought I would do a wee tutorial blog as they are always fun. I know I love nothing more than a good DIY tutorial.<br />
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Right now I'm loving geometrics and ever since seeing THAT FLOOR in Twin Peaks all those years ago, I have been in love with zigzags or chevron as its otherwise known. So I decided to go for it on a table and I thought I'd share my results.<br />
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A roll of masking tape<br />
Some Paint<br />
Paint Brush<br />
Scalpel<br />
Ruler<br />
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Start off by lightly drawing in pencil a straight line down the middle of the table, from the widest points. Lay your first piece of masking tape down.<br />
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For my table I wanted the zig zags to be two inches apart. I measured at either end 2 inches and laid my second piece of tape. I continued this to cover the whole table so it was all stripey.<br />
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<u>Step 3.</u><br />
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At the centre point of the table I laid the masking tape down crossing over the original stripes of masking tape. I then measured the 2 inches and continued the first process so that the table had a checked design masked off as you can see in the picture.<br />
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The tricky and painfully slow part! I carfully started to cut the masking tape with a scalpel to create the zigzag design. Its hard to explain but the photo should help.<br />
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<u>Step 5.</u><br />
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So here we have our zigzags masked off. Time to get painting! I painted every second line to get the look I was after.<br />
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Allow your surface to totally dry. Then the daunting process of peeling away the masking tape!! For the record I used 'Poundland' masking tape. And I was pleased to see the lines were super sharp! Happy days!<br />
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Varnish and once dry varnish again, and once dry ... Yep, varnish again. You want your table to be nice and durable!<br />
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So here we have it a peach of a zigzagged table!<br />
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Hope you enjoyed the tutorial.<br />
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Team Treemendus.<br />
<br />Sophie in Wonderlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11278368478932715462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246534948932656118.post-19254662412000401232014-03-16T05:34:00.001-07:002014-03-16T06:13:37.268-07:00The times they are a changin' BTFL2014So we havent blogged in aaagges! And no we havent dropped of the face of the planet. We have been BUSY, and yes I mean busy. Its been a crazy ride the last few months and our hard work is paying off. We have been over whelmed with commission orders and we have been running our own Upcycle craft fair called 'Upcycle Glasgow'. All sounds great, right? Well all that seems pretty small scale now. Bear with me, all will be revealed.<br />
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So I have waffled on to my best friend before about how I'd love to set up a social enterprise. How I'd love to spread the word of upcycle and make glasgow more aware of the movement. How I'd like to take on people from vulnerable situations and teach them upcycle skills. Run classes, get the community involved. Probably sounding like some hippy that wants to save the world!<br />
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So I get an email from said friend. Its linking me to 'Beyond the Finish Line'. Ok I'm thinking, are my eyes deceiving me ... A competition (if you like) the opportunity to win 3 months free rent and a years mentoring to help your social enterprise flourish. So we fill in the application and go for a weekend to their HQ along with lots of other 'would be social entrepreneurs'. We met some lovely people and developed our idea. Made a video pitch (something that we had NEVER done and would never have thought to do.) And at the end of the weekend submitted our plan. Long story short. We won! Haha we actually, really won! So we have been pretty much floating on a happy cloud ever since.<br />
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Now the hard stuff. Making a promo video, developing our plan, thinking about funding, meeting other social entrepreneurs, figuring out avenues for revenue to make ourselves sustainable, making contacts ... and keeping up with fufilling commissions! Our heads are busting. But in a good way!<br />
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So Beyond this finish Line is a collaboration between Firstport and Ice cream Architecture. Its lottery funded and its part of an initiative to fill empty shops and get Glasgow looking :pure dead cultural' in time for the 2014 games.<br />
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So many more possibilities are open to us and we have a team of people that believe in our plan and actually want is to succeed! Its just WILD.<br />
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Here's our very amateurish <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlyaip-63I&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_blank">video pitch</a>. It basically tells all about our plan for the future. Sorry its our first time ever doing any thing like this!<br />
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TreemendusSophie in Wonderlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11278368478932715462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246534948932656118.post-33782408629951957992014-02-22T13:40:00.001-08:002014-02-22T14:39:27.981-08:00PHOTO TRANSFER TUTORIAL.<div dir="ltr">
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In college we were shown how to transfer a picture from paper onto another surface. Now during this demonstration I was clearly thinking about more important things, cause that is all I really took away with me. <u>However</u> the thought stuck in my throat. How couldn’t it. Oh how I wish I’d stop dreaming long enough to pay attention. I could stick any picture to any surface and I couldn’t remember the important facts, like, how do you make it stick? What do you use <u>to</u> make it stick? It stayed as the lump in my throat grew. The fuel was fired a few years later when I came across THIS:</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbhDLdWHjHgHmz5oqw4Nswv8pZsto9MdewZYjYCaH-VOaWi2UAPprYZgsCGMJOszpGi_KOpuNDyHBjq6GK0q-E5OagavDD_FIYAzONMdnwHrHXFp_4hNErT9VcHBNMsvHeHcx6Ddc-AY/s640/blogger-image-243234710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbhDLdWHjHgHmz5oqw4Nswv8pZsto9MdewZYjYCaH-VOaWi2UAPprYZgsCGMJOszpGi_KOpuNDyHBjq6GK0q-E5OagavDD_FIYAzONMdnwHrHXFp_4hNErT9VcHBNMsvHeHcx6Ddc-AY/s640/blogger-image-243234710.jpg"></a></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div>
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You’ll understand my issue when describing this piece of eh...art. My boyfriend hates it, he hates the creepy wee faded boy, he hates that it takes up all the room, he hates that he just “doesn’t get it” and possibly more than all of those. He hates that I got it outside. YUP that’s right, I treasure hunted this marvelously, creepy little faded boy and on a closer look he hasn’t been painted…ho, no. He has been a picture transferred on top another surface! It was fate.</div>
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But even this didn’t get my lazy ass moving, it wasn’t until another few years I actually bothered to make an attempt to hunt down a tutorial and then another few months after that to actually purchase the magic glue, found quite conveniently in John Lewis.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7LMopyHRDTaqnrA_bCKN8UFsFdVd-FC47kbLr3hNz-dSv3pk0JpQrUzDsAZq19blvtqBUisi_fPs_4S-A0xyKT7VHWbCvCG2yPNOB-tYAhjUe3luYkyfrvjCFjD2OPbfQ2Doq9t9hBs/s640/blogger-image-1209162070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7LMopyHRDTaqnrA_bCKN8UFsFdVd-FC47kbLr3hNz-dSv3pk0JpQrUzDsAZq19blvtqBUisi_fPs_4S-A0xyKT7VHWbCvCG2yPNOB-tYAhjUe3luYkyfrvjCFjD2OPbfQ2Doq9t9hBs/s640/blogger-image-1209162070.jpg"></a></div><br></div>
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1. Select an image that fits onto the intended surface in reverse. You may be staring at your screen like “Duh” but honestly, I got through 3 images forgetting they got stuck down in reverse.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924613050466241197noreply@blogger.com0Glasgow Glasgow55.864175 -4.292611tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246534948932656118.post-67863883472904975612014-01-29T12:22:00.002-08:002014-01-29T13:59:42.546-08:00Junk store haul "Hitting the Chars"<div style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Now what are you going to do with all that junk in your trunk I hear you cry. Well here's a little insite in to a crazed furniture upcyclers mind</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Ok this fantastic old trunk has so many possibilities, you can put a few shelves in it and make it in to a dolls house. Give it a lick of paint and make it in to a toy box. Add four legs and make it in to a coffee table with hidden storage. Or just keep it a it is and use it at the end of your bed as a blanket box for that shabby chic vintage look which is so popular at the moment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Inside the old trunk we found two sheets of Newspaper from the Scottish paper 'The Daily Record' dated from 1964. To people like us this is a goldmine. It's wonderful to look through and read, especially the silly dated adverts. We can use the decoupage technique to put these prints on tables for a unique talking point.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">'Three table legs? Very good hen, what are you going to do with them?' Well I can make a stool or a coffee table. It's just a shame I couldn't find the fourth leg or I could have used them with a suitcase to make a nice table. I got them off a70s sideboard which was upturned in the street, which wasn't in salvageable condition, but I'm chuffed with my new legs.</span></div>
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So some of you may or may not know that I (Sophia of Treemendus Glasgow) and Jen (of Retromental) are running an upcycling event. Its taking place on Feb 9th at Siempre bike cafe in Partick, and we can't wait. Siempre is the perfect venue, its right next to Kelvinhall tube station so we should draw passing commuters in. The place sells the lovely fresh food and their coffee and cake selection is amazing too, so that doesn't hurt.<br />
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Basically we are gathering a selection of Glaswegian artists and designers who work with recycled and repurposed goods to showcase their wares and raise awareness of the upcycling movement. Its huge all around the world but here in Scotland it still seems to be a bit of a new concept that people are still warming too. That's exciting too though because it feels like we are on the cusp of something.<br />
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So we were talking and thought, 'I'd really like to be a part of something like that, its such a shame there's nothing like this going on in Glasgow', so we quickly came to the conclusion, noones going to do this for us! So with no previous event management skill, but a passion for what we do and a determination to make this happen we stumbled in to the world of planning our own event. And I must say, we are doing pretty damn good!<br />
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We personally both upcycle furniture and buy a lot from the 2nd hand furniture shops Emmaus and The Magpies Eye Gallery. We felt it'd be great to give something back to these charities. So we decided to get them on board and split all the profits between the two of them. So we have asked each crafter to donate a bespoke item to the raffle.<br />
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Our range of crafter's is brilliant and we couldn't have hoped for better! We have fashion, clocks, home ware, hand crafted wood, mosaics, jewellery and furniture of course! A great diverse crowd that will hopefully full more people in and give us all a bit of promotion too.<br />
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Siempre bike cafe have kindly allowed us the use of their outdoor space. So we are bringing our own gazebos to put up on the morning (that'll be a laugh!!) We are all really excited and determined to make this event work. Who knows it might be a platform to organise a quarterly event.<br />
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I will report back after the event with pics and let you know how we got on.<br />
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If you live in Glasgow please come along and show support.<br />
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Today we are going to show you a simple furniture makeover with step by step instructions.<br />
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A customer came to us with these Art Deco drawers with bags of potential. They looked a bit run down and scratched and scraped, but their shape and detail is beautiful. A lick of paint and they'd be majestic. She wanted them painted white and we suggested painting the drawer sides a different colour for a wee flash of colour.<br />
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<u>What you will need.</u><br />
Cloth/sponge<br />
Dry rag/tea towel<br />
Chalk paint<br />
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Sand paper<br />
Annie Sloan wax<br />
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<u>Step One</u><br />
Scrub that mutha down! Get it nice and clean and rid of all the dust and grime. You can do it put your back in to it. No sanding involved when using A.S. paint so this is all the prep you will need to do.<br />
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Shake it like a Polaroid picture! Before opening the tin up, turn it upside down and give it a good shake. Open it up and then give it a good mix. This paint is really thick so it's best to decant some in to a bowl, add a little water and mix again. When you get your required consistency you are ready to paint. But remember not to overload your brush.<br />
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Apply your first coat. We are going for a flat finish on this project so we are painting with even brush strokes in one direction. It generally gives great coverage and you can start to see how your furniture is going to look when finished. Probably the most exciting stage in the process. <br />
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<u>Step Four</u><br />
Let it dry, this paint is really quick to dry but I think it's a good idea to let it sit for at least 40 mins just to be safe. Time for coat two. Paint in the opposite direction for a flat even finish.<br />
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Get your wax on, using a cloth/brush and your A.S. wax, massage the wax in to the wood, really work it in. Try to go in one direction, with the grain. This will reduce the likelihood of streaks. As you go, you will see the colour get richer so you should be able to see clearly what parts have been waxed. Rub any excess off.<br />
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<u>Step 6</u><br />
Buff the wax if you want that waxed shine look. Repeat step Five and Six for a more durable finish.<br />
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<br />Sophie in Wonderlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11278368478932715462noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246534948932656118.post-26371241564229154672014-01-18T15:03:00.000-08:002014-01-18T15:03:27.673-08:00Painted Furniture, which paint to use?Once upon a time, I'm a land far, far away. There were two girls named Sophia and Shauna. They had a hunger to fulfill their creative passions and had a love of vintage furniture. One day Sophia had a light bulb moment and called her friend Shauna. They were talking about how much fun it would be to paint furniture and discussing the fantastical creations they could make. Shauna said to Sophia, we could make it up, and sell it, start a business. And Sophia said, you read my mind. So the two girls decided to take a risk and start their own business. They went from strength to strength, loved their job, and lived happily ever after.<br />
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And learning as we went along. One thing we are always experimenting with is paint.<br />
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So way back when, when we were little whippersnappers in the world of upcycle we didn't even know which paint to use. And we were intimidated by the paint store where people might laugh at our lack of knowledge and our whimsical ideas.<br />
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The first thing we tried was sanding, sanding, sanding... And used emulsion then varnish to coat. This was fine, but we heard rumours about how it is likely to chip and we wanted to be selling stuff that was made to last.<br />
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Next thing we tried was 'Farrow and Ball' eggshell paint. Pricey stuff. Worked well and we thought ok ok, its good, but costs a bomb.<br />
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Then we were starting to get more immersed in the world of upcycle and blogs and all the rest of it and two words kept popping up everywhere. Chalk Paint.<br />
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We were intrigued, it seemed like the messiah of paint and boasted the claim of no sanding needed or priming. Oh sweet Jesus, could it be true??!! Turns out they weren't lying. Annie Sloan is the big name in Chalk Paint but there are a few other biggies too, such as Miss Mustardseed and Autentico. Unfortunately at the time nowhere that we knew of in Glasgow stocked it. And it seemed to have quite a limited range if colours. We saw online that you could make your own at a quarter of the price ....<br />
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So I heard through the grapevine that Glasgow City Antiques is an Annie Sloan stockists and thought I'd try it out for a commission I was doing. So I wrapped up warm, headed out in to the wild rainy weather on my mission to this faraway antique shop. Walked in to a wonderland of all things pretty. But tried to keep my blinkers on and focus. Walked out the shop with a smile on my face, itching to trying it out.<br />
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Basically my thoughts are, I need to play about with it some more. I need to get a better feel for it and painting one piece of furniture doesn't make me an expert. Going forward I think I will use a mix of DIY chalk paint and Annie Sloan and get the best of both worlds. And I will probably keep experimenting ... it keeps life interesting.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Here at Treemendus we make our own recipe chalk paint. We find we can control the consistency better and it provides us with an ever broadening range of colours to chose from. As well as saving a lot of money not buying Annie Sloan or other branded pre-mixed chalk paint - a saving we can pass onto all you our lovely customers. This isn't to say we aren't curious little cats over AS and her famous paints. We'll do a post in the not so distant future comparing our mixture with AS. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">When mixing our own chalk paint we use 3/4 emulsion and 1/4 tile grout/water mix. We generally use Crown, for no other reason other than 'paint dude' stocks Crown. So when I came across the oh so bright and oh so colourful display for 'Valspar' I was intrigued. They had an inspiring range of those little cardboard colour swatches (I can't be the only one who finds them inspiring.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So I walked out of the store that day with ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This is a mellow and subtle shade of yellow. It looks so buttery and soft and will look amazing with a little distressing on top to toughen it up a little. I was also very impressed that the Valspar tester tubs are only £2.50 for 236ml! The Crown testers have been £4.50 for 250ml and as they have an added primer I've found this gives them better coverage at a lower price.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We ran out of grout for our chalk paint mix and due to 'paint dudes' holiday we couldn't get our usual £1.99 bag. When I finally found the grout in amongst the towering aisles of B&Q I was confused as none of the tens of bags said "unsanded". How to choose? I picked up one bag and decided to go for it. Bad move indeed. Have you ever painted with sand. I have after purchasing this. Has this ever happened to anyone else? Or is it just me? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So Christmas, New Year! All that mad stuff is over. Back to life. Back to reality! Which is good and bad ... But I can't take the pace anymore so I'm glad to get back to normal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So way back when in, late November 2013, we decided it was time to branch out to the world of Craft Fairs, and where better to start than Glasgows most popular craft fair 'Granny Would be Proud'. Set in the lovely venue, Hillhead Bookclub, situated just off Byres Road in the West End. The venue couldn't be better. I mean, its got everything. It screams vintage, shabby chic, beat up furniture, a moose head on the wall, tea served in China cups, cocktails served in gramophones. As I said, its got it all. The building itself is stunning with beautiful architecture. Oohhh that cornicing *swoons*.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So ideally, we wanted to do this in December but due to the popularity of the fair and the time of year, it was completely booked up. So when January dates came up, I snapped them up. Maybe not the smartest move on my part however, which will become apparent later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So as you can imagine, some time passed. We let the fair slip to the back of our minds. Christmas and New Year flew by, in the whirlwind haze that it always tends to do. Then around the 5th of Jan, we got our heads together and realised - Oh shhhhh***. We had been so busy at Christmas working on commissions that we didn't have much furniture for the fair. Time to get together a collection of small portable items of furniture and flip them in record timing!!! And boy, oh boy did we do that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Practically everything we took to the fair we knocked up in just over a week. We managed to make:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Not to mention some clocks made out of pots and pans, vinyl clocks and about 15 cloud and heart shaped pillows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Phew, its fair to say ... We worked our butts off!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So Sunday morning came, and a few last minute dramas popped up. We couldn't locate the handles to the drawers on the console table, so we were frantically running round doing some last minute shopping. We eventually found some and, of course ... they didn't fit!! Oh well. After all that and two trips in the car we finally got set up on time, and everything looked great!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Sadly we didn't make much money on the day, although it seems we weren't the only ones. BUT as I mentioned earlier ... It's January! Christmas has just been, everyone's skint and waiting for pay day. Even in the affluent West End of Glasgow it appears! The people who run the event promote it so well online, and even had some PR staff on the street enticing passers by inside. Mad respect!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">6. Be nice, smile. People are buying in to you as a person as well as your furniture. They like the story of meeting this lovely girl at the craft fair, locally bought etc, its nice, theres a certain romance to it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br></span></div>So before touching it we asked our facebook followers if anyone wanted to call first dibs on it and get it done up exactly to their tastes. So within minutes we had a reply asking to lay his claim to this gem. W</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">hat was to become of our tall dark stranger sitting in the corner of our studio? Then w</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">e saw the words ...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Disstressed ... </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Rasta? ...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Beach hut?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Needless to say, we were floored.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We had imagined opulence and dramatic colours. But hey ho, the customers always right. He had faith in is to pull this off so we had to darn tootin' give it a good old try!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"Hmmm, what exactly does a Rastafarian beach hut look like?"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We went for bright Caribbean inspired colours inside, luscious greens, bright sunny yellows. And a bleached sand on the exterior. We DISTRESSED like we had never distressed before. And all during this process we're both thinking ... .'is this going to work?'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We think he looks laid back, washed out, beach hut cool. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What ever a Rastafarian Beach Hut is, this was so much fun to make. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We've had such a whirlwind 2013. We started our business on the whim of a crazy idea and we found something we're both seriously passionate about at the same time. Now we are doing what we love, and making a name for ourselves. It all took balls, but its paying off. And nothing beats the job satisfaction of seeing other people get joy out of something you have created. We. Are. Lucky.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">None of this would be possible without the people liking our photos, sharing our posts, commenting. There aint no publicity like FREE publicity. And all the people buying our furniture too! So for this we salute you. We've put our all into 2013 and can't wait to take it even further in 2014.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We Treemendus ladies are feeling generous. So we are bringing to you hard wood quality furniture without the price tag. Its SALE time everybody! YOU'RE WELCOME!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We have been full of festive inspiration this week, going chilly winter strolls through the treasures to be found in the quirky second hand shops of the west end, opting to make a lot of our Christmas presents and decorations as well as gratefully being in receipt of some beautiful old furniture to do up for you all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Here in the Tremendus studio we love Treasure Hunting. We feel there is a wonderful romance in bin raiding. Seeing beauty where other people see trash.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In taking other peoples unwanted junk and giving it a new lease of life. Turning it into something beautiful, something to be cherished and loved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Along with the added feel good factor of keeping these discarded items out of landfill sites and off the streets, it is a fun and creative way to recycle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I know I couldn't believe it either! I have so many ideas for them I could burst. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">How could anyone throw them away, they have so much potential! <span style="line-height: 16.5pt;">We cannot wait to get our hands dirty, get down to some serious upcycling and bring these bad boys back to life.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We would love to hear how you would go about doing them up?</span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-size: 17px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-size: 17px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-F_HC4r3HyvRrmsBBEQGSWWzVY7OFECnBCMLjiuNc-Xs1k7ZBQ58V17wrbOGraIGqU_McmjrQ5Yduyhyphenhyphen7Q-2mYlUSjqVcrwimuPJYML_938vSHSmFwa5yG2hWfBmAs-vUxt5lCmcAgCc/s640/blogger-image--2016591828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-F_HC4r3HyvRrmsBBEQGSWWzVY7OFECnBCMLjiuNc-Xs1k7ZBQ58V17wrbOGraIGqU_McmjrQ5Yduyhyphenhyphen7Q-2mYlUSjqVcrwimuPJYML_938vSHSmFwa5yG2hWfBmAs-vUxt5lCmcAgCc/s640/blogger-image--2016591828.jpg"></a></div>Bungee roping furniture to bikes. </span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-size: 17px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-size: 17px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-size: 17px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br></span></div>
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<script type="text/javascript" async src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924613050466241197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246534948932656118.post-89662769897707306412013-12-17T16:47:00.000-08:002014-01-18T08:30:31.727-08:00Chairs, chairs, chairs<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So sometimes in life you get commissions that REALLY excite you! And this was definitely one of those days. We were asked to source 6 mismatched chairs and paint them in 3 different colours. Oh my lord. To us we were like, really? And you are going to pay is to do this? AMAZING!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We got to work and us Treemendus girls have been have been busy this past month getting down and dirty with some beautiful old furniture. We spent the weekend on our hands and knees, listening to some fine records and playing with the most plumiest purples, deep brilliant blues, tenacious turquoises and a bright flame red in glossy gloss paint.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We have been busy working to finish this vibrant and glossy set of mismatched chairs to send off to their new home in time for Christmas and we just love how they turned out!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What do you think?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Although to begin with we were slightly dubious about using a gloss varnish, as it wasn't our preferred medium, it’s messy, hard to work with, a nightmare to clean off everything, and it does get everywhere. But just look at the results. Are we Glossy converts? No! But can't argue with the results.</span><br />
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