My friend Kade asked me to paint a table for her client. Her client is her former babysitter, Amy, who has moved to Fayetteville to finish up her degree at the U of A. Kade is decking out Amy’s room and wanted this little table to shout out.
She wanted a red table. I knew there was a lot of black and white in the room and the fabric for the window treatments had a few more bright colors in it, so I pulled those out for the table top. I knew just what I wanted to do with it…but first, a word about the design era that influenced me…
I love Jacobean design…you know, the wonderful patterns and prints from the late Elizabethan period through King James dating from the late 1500’s to 1600’s and Celtic Scotch in nature? (What a nerd I am, but I can’t help it.) It’s simple, yet intricate patterns and colors have always drawn my eyes. It’s still a part of that black and white thing I love and a punch of color to set it off.
It’s predominate use of floral and faunas, geometric design and vivid color with black are easily identifiable in motifs using paisleys, thistles, checkerboard, flowers and plaids. Its classic design is simple, clean and timeless and is constantly revamped with a fresh approach for modern appeal. Here are a few examples…
Here are forms of it in the 21st century…
and now for Amy’s table…
LOVE the table. I need it for my den! :-)
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