| Window Treatments and Light Fixtures |
From "Bare Walls"
episode BRW-112 |
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The rejuvenated windows are Golden's next project. From among the fabrics she chose at the start for the room's redesign, she has selected the burlap for window treatments. The same color as the walls, the burlap fabric has been made into cafe curtains and topped with denim tabs that mimic the look of blue-jeans pockets. The curtains are run onto iron rods, which end in curled finials reminiscent of cattle brands, and finished with tied-on frayed strips of the print fabric that was used to upholster the base of the column (figure A). (Golden explains that she likes to use a fabric in three areas of a room as a unifying technique.) The same treatment is used on the French doors, and Golden points out that all the window treatments in the room cost a total of about $40. The original ceiling light fixtures (figure B) were replaced with rusted-looking pendant-type lights (figure C) that don't call attention to themselves the way the old ones did -- and that don't detract from the column, which remains the focal point of the room. A large, chunky table of dark wood has been repainted white, and Golden demonstrates a technique for adding dimension to a piece of furniture: distressing. Her tools are a heavy chain, a hammer and a piece of 80-grit sandpaper. She explains that you can take your aggressions out on a piece by beating it with a chain and hitting it with a hammer (be sure to wear eye protection when you're working with tools). Then you can add instant age by using the sandpaper on all the areas where wear would naturally occur: corners, edges, legs, etc.
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