DIY Cut & Blasted Wine Bottles
DIY Eero Saarinen Side Table
Eames DCM Chair Repair 
George Washington goes modern
Ikea Lack Modern Credenza Hack
Ikea TRÄBY Hack Credenza
Cheap Modern DeskDIY - Cutting a round rug from Flor carpet tiles
In all three of our homes including this one we have utilized Flor carpet tiles in some fashion. We really needed a round rug to anchor our Burke table and Eames chairs. For color we wanted something pretty loud, something that would really make a statement on our dark floors, so as you can see bright pink it is! I have never cut Flor tiles but I thought why not give it a try, there are probably half a dozen ways to do this but this was my attempt.
The finished rug
I found an old used carpet tile that I had no plans for and drawing corner to corner, found the center.
Happy Holidays from Plastolux
I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season this year. 2011 has been a fantastic year for plastolux, so thank you so much for reading and commenting. Next year is sure to be full of surprises, DIY’s and plenty of projects. If there is anything you would love to see more of or something that would be better left alone, please don’t be shy, I don’t get offended. Again thanks so much!
Keeping up with Plastolux
I just wanted to say THANK YOU to all the readers out there that frequent plastolux.com. If any of you are using other social medias, there are other ways to follow me to get more eye candy and other visual stimulation.
On my facebook page I have been posting great eBay finds, cool video clips and other inspiring modness. Such as this cool little clip-
You can also follow on twitter if that is your way of “keeping up”.
I have just started using google+ and I think I like it.
If you really like eye candy you can check out my Flickr account
Good grief you would think I don’t have a life but I am also on SVPPLY and Pinterest
One more little fun bit of news I heard over the weekend. I found out I was included in a new iOS app, called “VISN“. If you are a visual junkie, this is pretty tight. Art, design, architecture and more. This app is super slick.
Eames shell chairs restored
Almost eight months ago we had decided to build a new home. I really wanted a set of Eames shell chairs and a Eero Saarinen dining table, with that idea the hunt began. When I got thinking about the total price I cringed a little so I resorted to a Burke table. My area does not really offer the opportunity to grab these very cheap. eBay and Etsy were the places I found my shells. Some were in great shape and as you can see the two blue ones were pretty bad. With out reinventing the wheel I read up on the restoration processes via Chairfag. I pretty much followed most of the steps but added a few of my own. Make the jump to read the steps I took and see the end results.
THANK YOU
I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who visit and participate on plastolux. 2010 was a blast!
2011 will be full of projects and DIYs as we are moving into a new house at the end of February.
I have also created an official Plastolux facebook page. I post quick bits like pics, eBay finds, videos and other info that doesn’t really warrant a full post.
I wish the best to all in 2011. I hope we can make it Killer!
Readers Home + Help With Upholstery
Raven form Iceland writes,
I have been trying to find a Illum Wikkelso sofa and chairs for many years. Here are some pics of my home, just for you to see how it will fit in my place. I will replace my black sofa for the new/old one …. So if you can give me your opinion about the fabric and color for the sofa and the too chairs.
Raven, first off congratulations on the sofa and chairs they are amazing. My first choice for a nice mid century modern upholstery would be a charcoal nubby. For the two chairs you could keep them in the same family and maybe find a fabric with subtle gray pattern. This would keep the pieces the most versatile. If you wanted the two chairs to stand as a pair, yellow or orange are my favorite compliment to gray.
