There have been a lot of changes from the last blog post. As it's crunch time, it amazes me how quickly this project has been coming together. The Sand Blaster and spray paint have become close companions of mine. Since I utilized that machinery with the dish rack, back support bar, two metal arm rest bars, dish rack basket, and the orange tractor seat--following that process with spray paint. I even spray painted the shower curtain rod hooks to match my black and brown theme.
At first all I wanted to sand blast was the back support bar. But then I had the thought that bringing the dish rack to its original state would look great. I thought that the silver would look beautiful and sterile. However when I finished sand blasting the dish rack and its basket the consistency of the original metal was not all the same gradient. It did not have the look I pictured in my head. Additionally, the silver looked awkward against the black back bar and the original off-white color of the curtain rod hooks. So I decided to spray paint the rack and its basket. I knew I didn't want to go with black again, it needed contrast, so I went with brown.
All of these steps took a very long time. I can't stress that enough. But in the end of the day it was very worth it.
I decided to spray paint the hooks the same brown color to match the rack because I wanted the hooks to be a continuation of the "spine," not something else entirely.
Assembled it all together!
I added more brown and black leather belts with a surprise pop of gold. I didn't want the leather to be overwhelming, but a nice a systematic appeal. Fastened together with rivet's.
Now, I'm entering into the final stages: creating the bottom. On the bottom right is one plan of a leg system. I like it because it has a spider like quality to it. On the bottom left is another solution I have, I might take off the top seat and utilize the legs.
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