Bespoke Rocking Chair - 'From a Railway Carriage'
Soon to be first time parents James & Sophie commissioned me to source and create the perfect rocking chair for their new nursery.
They both work for The Railways and their favourite poem was 'From a Railway Carriage' by Robert Louis Stevenson.
I found this sad vintage rocking chair on Ebay. Stripped it down to the frame and gave it some TLC.
I had a fabulous time working on the design, created using applique and machine embroidery.
Not only stunning and unique, but so comfortable too.
Ella Jenkins Designs
Stamford, England
Bespoke Rocking Chair - finished, Photo: Holly Cook PhotographyRocking chair for a new nursery inspired by the poem 'From a Railway Carriage'
Bespoke rocking chair stripped down to bare wood, Photo: Holly Cook PhotographyBadly marked dark wood varnish all stripped down
Detail of the design , Holly Cook PhotographyFaster than fairies, faster than witches - the opening lines from the poem
Further detail of the design, Photo: Holly Cook PhotographyBridges and houses, hedges and ditches
Bespoke rocking chair, Photo: Holly Cook Photography
Vintage Parker Knoll Rocking Chair, Ella JenkinsThe chair before I started work. Tired, dated, badly scratched and marked, but definitely has 'good bones