Gang:
As you read in our last post, John and I spent this past weekend moving furniture, hanging artwork, and embellishing various spaces in our home at Chester Court. Of course, we broke out our most favorite tool of the trade, the glue gun. There's nothing better than having at a wall or a ceiling with the trusty glue gun, and if you don't have such a tool in your possession, run to your nearest craft store and stock up. Says John, "A glue gun is like water. An essential item." I retort, "A glue gun is like a crate of wine. An essential item." Our foyer at Chester Court is a small space that we have done up with glorious wallpaper from Matthew Williamson and gobs of ethnic-inspired "moments" to add loads of visual impact. The foyer could have been a simple, unadorned pass-through space, but we want people to really savor the entry to our home. We have objects that we have collected in India and Turkey, a pair of coral-like metal candleholders, Chinoiserie figurines, and a wild Balinese mask hanging over the inner door named Maude. But we felt like the space could use even more punch and pow.And so we busted out the glue gun and inexpensive sari trim that we found in a bazaar in Delhi, India and went to town.
Why not try a similar project in your own home? And you don't need to hightail it to India for trim: A jaunt to JoAnn Fabric will do just swell thanks to their collection of embellishments and ribbon.
