Salvaged Chic Of The Week: Cables Reef

This week's Salvaged Chic Of The Week is the lovely Cables Reef....and is such a perfect POP piece. Cables Reef's charms aren't limited to her looks, she's practical too! This is a super solid table that also comes with a leaf, allowing it to seat up to eight people.

One of the things I love most about her, is she's classic & practical- with a modern twist... its bright pop color!  Johnelle took this table from a standard piece to one that now demands attention!

The base of this sturdy oak table is extremely solid which is a great benefit whether you are using the leaf or not.

Cables Reef is perfectly on trend, as Pantone recently announced its color of the year as "Tangerine Tango." As you can see, this color has been popping up everywhere, but I especially love it on an unexpected piece, such as a dining room table.

This is a room that I can envision Cables Reef fitting into wonderfully. Like the subtle tangerine accent from the art on the wall, having this table be the pop of color in a clean and modern space would highlight the room without overwhelming it by such a bright color.

Cables Reef would also fit perfectly among lush, colorful spaces like this eclectic room.

Mixing an orange, like Cables Reef, with blues and creams lets colors from complimentary sources interact regardless of their style.

Accenting Cables Reef with blues could create bright, playful, and retro inspired tabletop decor.

This is a great example of how orange can fit into a modern kitchen. Charcoals and creams tone down the brightness of the orange while still allowing it to shine. Using those colors with simple or earthen stoneware for the dishes would translate that modern feel into the tabletop decor.

As with any of our pieces, if you've been inspired by this one or are looking for something similar, please email us at quotes@mignonnedecor.com to get started on your new project!

Photos of Cables Reef taken by Johnelle Mancha. Additional images, One: hypebeast.com; Image Two: beautezine.com; Image Three: life.nationalpost.com; Image Four: flickr.com; Image Five: downandoutchic.blogspot.com; Image Six: completelytotallymadly.blogspot.com Image Seven: pinterest.com Image Eight: houzz.com

Rebekah is a member of the Mignonne family and former Mignonne assistant. She now freelances and owns the company A & B Creative, read her blog.

Telling A Story With Furniture...

One of the biggest forms of flattery is gaining the trust of a client, to the point that they hand me over a piece of furniture, and say "Do what you want, I trust you, I want to be surprised!". In this case the trust was gained from a lovely client, who is now a repeat. After coming into the shop and seeing a previous couch we had done and sold, she got to re thinking her own pieces, and how we could transform them! She dug into her own collection and pulled together textiles that had meaning to her in many ways...batiks from her travels to Africa while working as a nurse for HIV treatment. I don't take this task lightly, and quite honestly feel both a huge rush of excitement to have the freedom to play with colors, but also feel loads of lovely responsibility to execute to the fullest.

We started with a wingback chair she found on craigslist:



What can I say? Yes, hideous...but great bones to be transformed, and what more is that this is a way to keep the overall cost down in customizing a piece with us at Mignonne, don't invest too much on the piece to begin with! I was able to take this chair to a new level of pop! We pulled out a lovely rich blue batik, and honestly I had to know more about these textiles after seeing my clients collection. African Batiks are so earthy and beautiful in my opinion, and after reading a bit more about them I learned that the colors are made from a paste that is most often made from cassava (a root plant) flour, rice, alum or copper sulphate that is then boiled together to make a smooth thick paste. The paste is applied in two different ways. A lot of these batiks are made by using freehand drawing of traditional designs using a feather, thin stick, piece of fine bone or a metal or wooden comb-like tool, done by women which is then forced through a thin metal stencil with a flexible metal or wooden tool, enabling accurate repeat patterns...this is done by men.

And below is the transformation...



Next on our agenda was our clients couch, this piece was an absolute treasure to work on, and it was here that I was given more freedom to shine! Having completed her wingback, I was able to feel assured that my client truly wanted me to deliver a one of a kind piece. Check out the before shot of her couch...



Totally drab, and on it's last limbs, this piece was screaming for a makeover. We opted to change the design of the back cushions...yes, this is something we can easily do! Now the couch would have a more polished, and crisp feel.



I pulled complimentary earthy marigolds, soft black brown fabrics mixing petite corduroys, velvets, and the lovely pop orange piping.



The back of the couch, and pillow bands are patched together with batik, and all together this piece is truly something. It tells a story like no other for this client. Forget keeping her keepsake fabrics in a drawer...she now can enjoy them every day!



Email us at quotes@mignonnedecor.com to talk about revamping a piece of your own! xoox

'The Cathedral'

Sometimes you find a piece that is just so different and unique that you just have to say wow! I picked this piece up from a friend who was liquidating, and oh my how we are in love. Already stunning, we cleaned her up and revived her with a new polished look. Her arched doors, and curved legs remind me of the churches in Florence, and Paris... she is almost like a little altar where you could keep your most special things.



With the holidays on our mind, we at Mignonne are stocking up on lots of vintage goodies, and pops of wonderful colors to help romanticise and liven up your home!

A piece like cathedral could be an amazing treasure to get for yourself or a loved one...red hearts galore.



xoxo

The Bohemian Settee

This lovely settee is the newest creation to hit the shop, and if I had a big enough boudoir she would have been coming home with me! This piece 'Rush' hits all eras, and marries all styles...wrapped up in luscious textures and colors. The body is a royal blue velveteen, with grassy linen piping, and framboise Ikat splashes. Custom boudoir, matching circular pillow adds just the right accent. I want theses pieces to last, to be usable, to be something not just for show, and what better way than to wrap the body in a velvet that only becomes more romantic with time!



But beyond the fabrics there is the gem of the antique frame itself. It's spindle details, and original casters date the piece to the 1910's/20's. It's been stabilized and reinforced to last another hundred years. She measures 51" long, 2ft wide, 30" tall (back), so she is petite, another feature hard to find in a settee.



So for all the ladies who have swooned over having that perfect boudoir piece, remember we can help you to achieve it...
xoxo
Mignonne