New Furniture
// June 11th, 2009 // Home
About 4 weeks ago Mark and I were gifted a nice little sum of money thanks to “Fair shake of the sauce bottle” Kevin Rudd. This money is called stimulation, and is supposed to be spent. We put a bit of thought into what to spend it on, and decided on buying a couch. The best thing is this couch is made right here in West Australia, and we did exactly what K-Rudd wanted us to with his stimulation. This is the first time we have actually bought a couch where we put a lot of thought into what we wanted, how it should look, and how big it should be. I did have a panic atack when it turned up, it seemed much smaller in the shop, but we have managed to fit her in and it looks great.
Mark and I recently went to the West Australian Art Gallery, and saw an exhibition of designer furniture. once of the pieces at the exhibition was the ‘Campfire’ table. When I got home a Googled to see where I could get one, but the $2300 price tag was far too prohibitive- that is like over 3 simulations. So we headed off to faithful Bunnings and set about building our own one. It only took a few hours to chisel out the bits, and I am not much of a handy-man, and usually end up making a mess and ending up with a half-finished project, but this was so easy, and I think it looks great.
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Fantastic!!
I love the couch. And that table is excellent. Looks like a great room – Would love to see the view out that huge picture window!
WAIT WAIT WAIT. I scanned this quickly before work — YOU MADE THAT TABLE?! Bravo. Seriously. Fantastic!
Hey Thx! Yeah, I made it, quite easy really, 3 pieces of pine, chiseled out the bits where they meet, stained with a stain called Nippon Black, and the glass top is up-cycled from an old Ikea table. It cost less than $50.
hmmm Im glad to see you are supporting the Aussie economy and Kevin Rudd
I want a post with detailed instructions to make that table!! Tell me you took photos of the process!
totally loving the coffee table… so much so that i may actually try building my own (despite being court stiplulated to never again use power tools).
Ross, I am totally impressed – From Cooking (loaves and fishes)to Carpentry – Should I call you Ross DeJesus from now on?
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Sorry guys, I did not take pix of the making of the table. The original was designed by Australian designer Tomek Archer, I think Tomek is also the drummer/synth for the Electro Band Van She (or they both share an unusual name).
“This is the first time we have actually bought a couch where we put a lot of thought into what we wanted, how it should look, and how big it should be.”
So like, the other 20 sofa’s were all just for the texture, right?
Actually – I just feel the need to poke fun because I’m feeling inadequate looking at your coffee table
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