Custom Painted Dressers

Matching tall and low dressers in Gulf Stream & Sidewalk Gray

Small antique hand-made dresser in Gulf
Stream, with drawers in Lake Placid,
Airstream & Silent Night

Chroma Design in the News!

Boston Sunday Globe

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

 

THE ONE THING

Look on the bright side

WHAT'S OLD IS NEW AGAIN AT CHROMA DESIGN

BY MARNI ELYSE KATZ  GLOBE CORRESPONDENT

 

 

SURE, YOU COULD purchase glossy, clean-lined furniture at a big box store in whatever color they’re prescribing as of-the-moment. Or, you could stop by Chroma Design in Norwood for a brightly hued piece in an altogether quirkier silhouette, and feel superior for being “green.” The studio specializes in refurbishing and refinishing old furniture in zingy colors, transforming dull, would-be cast-offs into contemporary gems. They’ll even custom paint pieces you already own. Side table trio at Chroma Design, 58 Day St., Norwood, 781-929-7130,www.chromafurnituredesign.com

https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2016/02/18/look-bright-side/G7Ufg7xprvkbTuKfeXuCKI/story.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interior Design World Catching on to Color

At chroma design we’ve always known that the world needs more color. Our pieces are refinished in vibrant, contemporary colors with a shiny polyurethane finish.  Until recently, most designers and decorators were happy to suggest a  single pop of color against a back ground of neutrals.  There was the occasional photo spread with more color, but people’s fear of color was reinforced by the idea that if you have culture & design sense (and money), your house and your wardrobe would be solidly neutral – black, white, beige, gray, and even red.

  House Beautiful’s past 2 issues are about color, and not just on the covers, either.  The houses featured are full of color. Even Crate and Barrel is getting on board.                   

                           

Have you  caught on to color?  Visit our studio/showroom and website, and let chroma design help you catch on to color.

Christmas Shopping at Chroma Design

 

Gifts under $35

chroma design launches new website

chromafurnituredesign.com

Visit our new website to find detailed info about our process, the services we provide, and, of course, the pieces that are available, along with prices and dimensions.  See a catalog of pieces that are available for custom painting, and pictures of pieces we've sold.  Email us at chromafurnituredesign@gmail.com and let us know what you think!

New Spring Window Display

"Moon" bookshelves in Cool Aqua, Super White & Clear Skies $375, boudoir chairs in Spring Azalea & Big Country Blue $45 each or both for $75, verdigris iron outdoor plant stand $25, antique shoeshine box $50, round side table in Old World $145, "Miami" shelves in Tropical Teal, Florida Pink, Bed of Roses, Capri Seas & Cayman Blue $155

The Triptych: Midcentury Modern Oak Tables

Postponement of "Let's Talk Business"

The episode of "Let's Talk Business" featuring chroma design will air on NPA-TV Thursday 26, at 6 pm. 

A Visit from ReMarkable Mark

Mark from ReMarkable Cleanouts stopped by the studio/showroom this morning.  He was appreciative of the transformation the pieces have gone through since we bought them from him.  ReMarkable is a great source of interesting vintage furniture and antiques.  A few pieces that came from ReMarkable:

Let’s Talk Business

Want to know more about chroma design?  If you live in Norwood, watch NPA-tv Thursday, March 19, at 8 pm for an episode of “Let’s Talk Business” with Jeanne Babel featuring chroma design. Don’t worry if you don’t live in Norwood.  We’re getting a disk of the show – we’ll find a way to share it with you!

Triptych: A Work in Progress

Photo from February 15 issue of House Beautiful that inspired the color choices for the table tops of the midcentury modern tables

Colors chosen for table tops: Caribbean Blue Waters, Green Thumb, Cayman Lagoon

                                                                      Table tops in progress

New collections on display at chroma design studio/showroom

chroma design and Shoppe on Day decorate room at historic Day House

photo from norwoodhistoricalsociety.org

chroma design and Shoppe on Day have teamed up to decorate a room at the historic F. Holland Day House in Norwood for the Norwood Historical Society's Colors of Christmas celebration.  The Historical Society is hosting a number of events this season, as well as hosting the Neighborhood House Tour on Sunday, December 7.  Chroma design and Shoppe on Day decorated F. Holland Day's bedroom an orange theme, which was perfect for chroma's furniture painted in Carrot Stick and Festive Orange.  Check the Historical Society's website for a list of events at the Day House and to see photos of the decorations. www.norwoodhistoricalsociety.org

Here’s our new postcard!

Old House Journal refuses to credit Chroma Design for furniture

 

At Chroma Design we were very excited when we heard that a customer’s kitchen remodeling would be featured in Old House Journal, and that a photo of the cafe table we custom-painted, and the matching chairs we  sold to the homeowner would be highlighted.  When the August, 2014, issue came out, there was a beautiful picture of the table and chairs, but no mention of Chroma Design.  After contacting the editor-in-chief, Demetra Aposporos, the caption in the online version of the magazine was changed to read,  “A red table and chairs, painted by Chroma Design, brighten the breakfast nook,” (to see the online version of the article, visit http://www.oldhouseonline.com/black-white-bungalow-kitchen-makeover/) but Ms. Aposporos refused to print a correction in the print version of the magazine.  If you think artists, artisans, and craftspersons should be credited for their work, email Ms. Aposporos at DAposporos@aimmedia.com.  Maybe if she hears from enough people she’ll realize how important it is to creators of pieces to be credited when their work is photographer and published.  Thanks!!

chroma design’s furniture featured in Old House Journal

        A red table and chairs, painted by

           Chroma Design, brighten the

                   breakfast nook.

Black & White Bungalow Kitchen Makeover

Vintage design takes a bungalow kitchen from dowdy to divine.
Old House Journal, August 2014
 

table and chairs first featured on chroma design’s blog November 7, 2013

Custom-painted Cafe Table and Chairs

A customer who came to my show at the barn loved a red chair I had brought to sit in.  She had bought a table at a consignment shop to fit in her small breakfast nook, and wanted me to paint the table red with a nice glossy finish that would be easy to clean, and she purchased 2 chairs from me which I painted to match the table.

dresser with moon and chickens

Mahogany and Hibiscus dresser with bronze moon and chickens

Favorite corners in studio/showroom