Victoria and Richard Mackenzie-Childs are artists who have translated their whimsical and innovative designs into unbelievable furnishings, accessories and wall coverings. They show Kitty Bartholomew of HGTV's Kitty Bartholomew: You're Home how they've decorated the walls of their New York store, Mackenzie-Childs, with unusual materials, including dried produce and bark. The Mackenzie-Childses arrange dried produce such as corn, beans and macaroni in fabulous patterns on their walls (figure A). The dried produce is glued in place on panels, then installed on the walls (figure B). Below the patterned produce, a checkerboard pattern made of bark and tin forms a type of wainscoting that is glued to the wall (figure C). Checkerboard Wainscoting of Bark and Tin Materials:
Wood bark, available at a lumberyard or sawmill
Ceiling tin, available at home-restoration suppliers
Saw
Metal shears
Construction glue
Yardstick
Pencil
- Determine the size of the checkerboard squares. Draw a grid on the wall to mark the placement of the squares.
- Peel away the wood that remains on the bark, and cut the bark into squares. Use metal shears to cut the tin into squares.
- Apply construction glue to the back of the tiles (figure D) and hold in place on the wall.
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Victoria and Richard Mackenzie-Childs, artists and store owners
Mackenzie-Childs, Ltd.
Aurora, NY 13026-9769
Phone: 212-570-6050
Fax: 212-570-2485
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