So sorry friends! Coming back into Blogland wasn't as simple a task as I had hoped!
I had a medical thingy, which could be called an emergency, that kept me in the hospital for a bit. Seems my heart thought the rest of me moved too slow and decided to run off without me! 😂
I have an arrhythmia that likes to remind me who's boss every now and then.
I am out and about now, connected to a monitor that tracks my heart rhythm.
Doing much better, I think.
Moving on, I want to share the pet kennel makeover I did!
A friend found this leather covered kennel in a consignment shop and thought of me.
I love the shape but not the color or the windows.
It reminded me of a kennel at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The niche de chien was created by Claude I Sené, Marie Antoinette's cabinet maker.
Niche de chien, created for Marie Antoinette.
Our kennel, after I gilded the wood had the windows removed and covered, then upholstered the outside in a mohair similar in color. You can also see the silk stripe fabric on the interior, just like Marie Antoinette's!
The cushion is down filled, so that Atticus can get a good day's rest!
Online, these can cost $10,000! Ours, total, including the, over 2,000 upholstery nails (I counted), was less than 5% of that!
I was thinking that a drum table from the 70's could easily be upholstered and made into a kennel such as this.
I may have to try it. After all, we have 5 other fuzzy friends who need beds!
xo
Andie
