TERESA Chair Leg Description: To race/run to grab a chair then race to grab/find a fabric for the chair then paint/stain and upholster the chair within two hours ... whew!!! Or basically ... find and design a chair within 2 hours that consisted of the materials provided for the race ... Concept: My concept was to find a simple clean lined chair and a beautiful fabric to apply to the upholstered parts. I did find a chair with simple lines and a little bit of detail which I liked, although it had three parts to upholster, the seat, seat back and back panel ... and I was super slow in the race so I rummaged and rummaged and found a solid marine blue fabric for the back panel and a beautiful bold but simple print for the seat and seat back ... a bit modern, kinda glamorous and beautiful colors ... all of which I loved!

I wanted my chair to be able to fit into a modern (not stark modern) home. I decided the chair frame needed to be a simple black with the detailing in the frame painted a marine blue. The main fabric looked almost batiked in a snakeskin pattern with colors from marine to midnight blues and lime greens. Final Product: I loved the idea or concept of my chair ... disappointed in the messy factor of the paint and upholstery but if professional finishers and upholsters were to do my concept chair ... and in a realistic time frame (several days) as paint takes time to cure, etc. I think it would have been a really great chair. I was going for the concept and I still like my concept. I actually see a pair of those chairs in a great room with lime green billowing silk drapes lined in maybe that midnight blue and some great large piece of art that has the same bold color mix ... it would be really beautiful, I think. Table Leg Description: Again, to race/run to tag a table then run to tag a set of six chairs of the provided table and chairs... after that race the next starts up to shop for a few quick minutes in the Top Design Showroom for items for your table top design...

Concept: To be truthful, at this point I was not into the whole racing/time crunch/crazy factor ... I took it all too literally ... because in the real world it just does not work like that. People/designers are not pushing and shoving and sometimes injuring themselves and/or others to get a vase ... so, I became the tortoise. I think I always had been, just didn't know it yet. I tried to remain calm and I found all kinds of items that would work together and thought I would just make the best of what I got. My plate set was ugly but I knew I could paint it and make 'em pretty ... or pretty interesting? I wanted to keep the color palette warm and earthy with muddy colors, meaning nothing too bright or "sugary." I wanted anyone to be able to sit and enjoy a dinner with wine and just be themselves ... relaxed and comfortable and very happy. Final Product: I really liked my final product. All kinds of