Design Methods: Finishing Furniture and Fabric With Tea
Brooklyn designers create rustic-modern look with an old-fashioned brew
Nightwood has been one of my favorite Brooklyn designers for years. Their furniture blurs the line between rustic and modern in a way that looks so harmonious in the home. Lately Nightwood designers Nadia and Myriah have been experimenting with the art of tea dying. I'm such a fan — the tea dyeing gives the wood and the textiles such a special finish. Nightwood recently opened a shop in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn to house their designs. Here's a peek at a few of their tea-dyed pieces.
Can you believe you can dye wood with tea? This cabinet showcases the subtle color effect of tea-dying. It's also a great eco-friendly alternative to paints and stains.
Here are the results of tea-dying fabrics for furniture reupholstery. The result reminds me of a more modern take on tie-dye. I'd love to adopt this chair!
From afar, you can tell that tea-dyed wood furniture has a unique quieter colorway than other wood furniture. The subtle difference is that it's a bit more gray in tone than most unpainted woods.
Up close, you can see that dyeing wood with tea highlights the beauty of the patterns in the wood. This finish adds a lovely natural aesthetic to a room.
Many of the textiles that Nightwood works with get the tea dye treatment now, including these pillows.The tea-dyeing adds a simple wash of color to the textiles.
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