Banquette dining is a great way to comfortably seat maximum people while keeping your foot print small. In this case our Oyster Bay homeowner wanted a place where her large family could relax over several course Italian meals. In this relatively small great room in her condo this homeowner wanted sophisticated, casual elegance. She has small nieces and nephews who visit and wanted the fabrics to be durable but gorgeous. We achieved this goal by using faux reptile vinyl on the deep seat cushions (easy to wipe clean) while putting a higher end fabric on the seat back (less likely to receive staining). Kudos to my entire team for making this beautiful transformation a reality. My assistant Lynn had the genius concept, Scott Sammis from Mel Sammis and Son Construction did a phenomenal job building the boxes, Bill Peer Painting applied a German high gloss oil base paint and to Jamie for fabu upholstery. Finally kudos to my homeowner for trusting me with a faux reptile which was way out of her comfort zone. She loves the end product but pulling the trigger was initially frightening. The final touches including pillows and accessories have yet to be installed so stay tuned for the finished product coming soon.
