Sorry so quiet here. I have been doing much since my last post, in all areas of life.

In March, I had the good fortune to take an online class with the brilliant June Clinkscales. This is the result:

June provided the cast panelling and the box facade. We built the box (simple plywood structure), added the spacers, made the floor, painted and aged the paneling, electrified the whole thing with an LED, and did the drapes and upholstered the bench / daybed.

It was fun to watch the bed go from a simple block of wood (a remnant) to a fancy place to sit. June provided the silk for the bed and drapes–I added the lace, because to be honest the seam between my cushion and the skirt didn’t look very good. I found some lace in my stash and added it as well as some trim. I like how it turned out.

June also made the resin sconces, and we painted them plus added the candles.

The box on the floor I bought at the Chicago show last year (didn’t go this year).

I love the drapes and the valence. I hope I can remember how I made them so I can do drapes in some of my houses.

Lots of gluing in this project! And mod podge and paint, and dirtying it all up.

Doing this box gave me the confidence to finish the box I started in June’s class last year. Below is the partly finished project as it was when I left the class. I’ll show the finished version in another post (it’s really neat!)