Since introducing our new custom upholstered furniture line, there has been a lot of buzz and inquires. New product launches like this are always super exciting for us, but don’t come without a fair share of work and stress leading up to it and ensuring everything will go off without a hitch!
To truly get an appreciation for what goes into a custom piece of furniture, I want to take you behind the scenes today and share the process with you on our most recent project, a banquette for our showroom.
Like most design decisions in my life, it starts on instagram. It then is reinforced by trolling through my favorite interior designers’ websites and ultimately, if I’m lucky enough, seeing it in person.
We’ve been in the process of giving the showroom a complete revamp, so I felt like I had the perfect opportunity to ‘let ‘er rip’ and just do what I wanted!
The design for this banquette started with a couple inspirational pieces…
We then taped off the space and mocked up a sketch of the design.
Once we had the details hammered out, the guys got to work - building, cutting, sewing. That was the easy part.
Accommodating and altering to my never-ending changes and requests was the challenging part - luckily they are seasoned vets in this department though!
They are also seasoned vets at tolerating me hover over them as they work. I still have a hard time controlling my excitement as I watch our vision come to life. And it never fails - the end result always amazes me!
And not only is it fun, it’s also functional. Yes, that is a fully lined storage space on the interior!
There you have it - custom in every sense of the word. Personally, these projects are so fun for us to work on. They demand creativity, collaboration and confidence to the fullest. The satisfaction of enjoying a completely custom piece of furniture is really second to none.
