Created in 1885 by Louis Drucker and his wife, Maison Drucker has become the oldest rattan chair manufacturer of it’s kind. The traditional methods used by the Drucker family in the 19th century have since then been passed on from one generation to the next. Visitors can stop by the factory, just to have a look at these traditional techniques, still used today to create the emblematic French Bistro Chair. Maison Drucker also offers stools, benches, settees, and chaises in endless combinations of colors and patterns. The best raw materials, precise craftsmanship and over a century of hand-made *furniture manufacturing skills are used to create new designs in order to keep a balance between traditional quality and modern aesthetic demands. *Suitable for indoor or covered areas only. CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION Tuuci Umbrellas & PavilionsThe secret to painting this faux-mosaic table top? Plus some white paint followed by a few coats of fabulous French blue paint.
Add matching French bistro chairs (don’t you just adore these café chairs and these Fermob bistro chairs?) and an old Ikea chandelier, and you’re ready for an al fresco candlelight dinner. But not just any dinner. Snag a copy of Julia Child’s cookbook and whip up a tasty French recipe for you and your honey. (If you haven’t seen Julie & Julia yet, go see it now!) 1. First find an outdoor table to paint, then either paint some café chairs to match OR find café chairs in your favorite color and paint the table to match. (This tutorial assumes you went with the first option. I replaced the tabletop altogether with a 36-inch round laminated-pine tabletop from The Home Depot.) 2. Remove the wooden slats from the café chairs with a screwdriver. Remove and discard the old tabletop from the base. Lightly sand both the wooden slats and the new tabletop and remove the dust with a tack cloth. 3. Cover your work surface with a drop cloth. Paint one coat of primer on each side of the chair slats and tabletop.
Then paint 2-3 coats of blue paint on all sides of the chair slats and 2-3 coats of white paint on the top side of the tabletop. If you use the same paint I did, let dry 24 hours after each coat. Seems like a long time, but I found it necessary. Alternatively, you can use a water-based exterior paint, which will dry quicker. 4. Reattach the wooden slats to the chairs with a screwdriver. 5. Create your desired pattern by adhering dot stickers to the tabletop. Use a yard stick to make sure your pattern is symmetrical. If you need to move a sticker, lift a corner with the tip of your craft knife and discard the sticker. Do not reuse stickers. They don’t stick as well the second time. 6. Make sure all the stickers are adhering well, then paint one coat of clear medium over all of them. This step is important. If you don’t use the medium, the paint will bleed under the stickers. I know from experience. Then paint 2-3 coats of blue paint over the entire top surface. Again, let dry 24 hours after each coat.
7. Peel off all the dot stickers. Use your craft knife to lift an edge, then peel off. You may need to remove some adhesive residue with a cleaner such as Goo Gone. 8. Paint 2-3 coats of blue on the bottom of the tabletop. Let dry after each coat. This will protect the wood from the weather on all sides. 9. It turned out that my table base wasn’t rusty, just the hardware was, so I replaced all the bolts and screws. A fresh coat of glossy black indoor/outdoor spray paint (along with new hardware) made the base look good as new. 10. Reassemble the base and place it on the bottom surface of the tabletop. Make sure it’s centered, then mark where the holes should be drilled. Set the legs aside and drill the holes. Make a little flag with painter’s tape on the drill bit marking how deep you should go. This will keep you from accidentally drilling all the way through the tabletop. 11. Drive wood screws into the pre-drilled holes to attach the base to the tabletop.
12. Take the bistro set to your favorite spot outdoors and enjoy!Parisian bistro chairs, the ones you see lining dreamy French cafés, have long been on my list of must-have items. I don't have room for them in our house but with a new cottage to shop for, you can bet that I've been searching them out. But where to buy Parisian bistro chairs? I've found various sources online but prices vary greatly depending on the materials used. Serena & Lily Riviera Side Chair | Cafe Bistro Side Chair by String Light Co | Overstock Paris Bistro Chairs Affaire Sofie Stacking Dining Chair | Mediterranean Bistro Chair | Paris Dining Side Chair Barrow Stacking Side Chair | Parisian Bistro Woven Side Chair | Frontgate Paris Bistro Side Chair Maison Gatti Bonaparte | Safavieh Hooper Red/White Chair | Ballard Designs Paris Bistro Chair You can find bistro chairs made of aluminum or rattan, synthetic or natural materials, with intricate weaves or simple designs. For my cottage, I'm working with a limited budget so I selected this chair.
A cocktail of comedy with a twist of drama, the sexy series, which debuts at 10 p.m. Dec. 2, also boasts serious design eye-candy.Creator and writer Marti Noxon scripted the residence of main character author Abby McCarthy (Lisa Edelstein, second from right in the photo above along with Paul Adelstein, Conner Dwelly and Dylan Schombing) as a "David Hockney glass house in the Hollywood Hills," says production designer Jerry Fleming. The series, however, was principally shot in Vancouver, Canada. McCarthy's house is a 2004 design by the Canadian architectural firm Dialog and features a two-story atrium-style entryway with a floating staircase and a pivoting front door made from Brazilian cherry wood with inlaid stainless steel strips (far left in the photo above). The open-plan living-dining room has two walls made from massive sliding windows.“It’s a metaphor for people living their lives in glass houses as Abby’s family life goes from privacy to full exposure by the end of the first episode,” says Fleming, who took inspiration from Dwell and Interior Design magazine as well as Pinterest and his personal reference library.
The architecture allowed set decorator Shirley Inget to use a mix of midcentury classics and contemporary modern furniture. “We used an authentic Hans Wegner Papa Bear Chair and ottoman and a locally made version of Theo Ruth’s Penguin Chair in the living room on either side of the fireplace along with the classic Achille Castiglioni Arco floor lamp and a contemporary version of Eero Saarinen’s Womb chair,” says Fleming, who was the production designer for “Permanent Midnight” and “Crank.”Other furniture, including accessories and Danish modern pieces were purchased in Vancouver stores InForm and Fullhouse. Fleming also found the striking kiln-formed Olivia patterned windows for the series’ law offices at Joel Berman Glass Studios in Vancouver.His production crew also added custom touches: The hardwood floor of the McCarthy living room was crafted from ¼-inch thick maple Luan treated with several different colored stains to give the floor boards variety. And for the “Girlfriends’ ” café hangout, set decorator Caroline George created an eye-catching living wall of succulents that appears to be built from a stacked pile of stone trough planters and had Tolix French bistro chairs custom painted at an auto body shop.