We love this story supplied by Naperville, IL designer Maria O’Connor. It is actually the first Tableaux® soffit installation we’ve seen – another original application idea! And then there’s the crate…
“My install was quite the success, thanks to an awesome carpenter & Faux Iron. The template Dave (my installer) supplied to you all was absolutely perfect. And thanks to his carpenter mind - he anticipated having to get it up to the soffit, so he brought his jacks. Then he decided to take apart the crate and use the long pieces of wood so that we all could get it up to the soffit and then crank the jack lever to keep it in place.
My heart was beating a thousand miles a minute - it was such a long piece. As a matter of fact, it did not fit in my SUV (about 2.5 feet stuck out of my car) - so Dave had to come and attach it to the roof of his truck. A lesson learned: "never throw out the crate your Tableaux comes in until after a successful install" - so glad the garbage man didn't take it...needless to say, I didn't - thank goodness. The client was absolutely thrilled and happy with the result.
Once again, thank you very much to all. It looks fabulous!”
I see a whole new possibility – just what do you do with your Tableaux packing crates? While they may be destined for the land fill, I wonder what creative uses you’ve invented for those sturdy boxes? Is anyone using them for art projects??? Don’t hold back, let us know!
