• Tchad LLC •: Current and Past Projects at Tchad LLC

It Isn’t All Silks & Sewing, You Know…

By Tchad on 15/08/2011

Tchad LLC is developing other businesses outside of sewing and design. Part of our work and research this Summer was in Wisconsin and Indiana.

Posted in General, Schedule | Tagged baling, books, farming, Getaway Farms, horses, labor, Research | 2 Responses

4 yards of silk lining will loosen you up!

“Project Envy” Shoot…Out-takes

By Tchad on 06/10/2010

Out-takes from the “Project Envy” photoshoot.

Posted in Classes, Clothing, Workroom | Tagged helms, lisa, loosen up, out-take, photography, workroom | Leave a response

One of Our Most Interesting Projects

By Tchad on 04/10/2010

One of our favorite projects was this drapery job. Our client showed us a 16th-17th century wooden candlestick that had been turned into a table lamp and said that she would like to have rods and rings that matched the piece as well as nice formal drapes for her Lake Shore home. She ordered the [...]

Posted in Furniture, Interiors | Tagged antique, damask, drapes, interiors, reproduction, rings, rods, silver | Leave a response

Mama’s Chandelier (big)

By Tchad on 04/10/2010

Why would you paint a gold leaf chandelier just to put it in a crate?

Posted in Interiors, Lighting | Tagged 8 arm, blue, brass, chandelier, crystal, electric, fixture, gold leaf, lighting, restoration | 3 Responses

Everything and the kitchen sink.

By Tchad on 29/09/2010

We have a strong anti-consumerist bias. Almost all of our work in the workroom – from the gutting and subsequent buildout of the five spaces to the installation of tables, desks, and lighting – was done using recovered and salvaged materials when possible. The kitchenette area off of our offices was no different. We found [...]

Posted in Furniture, Interiors, Workroom | Tagged cabinet, construction, glass, kitchenette, paint, retrofit | 2 Responses

Like Emerging From Purgatory…

By Tchad on 28/09/2010

From a small 210 sq. ft. workroom on the corner of Sheridan and Montrose in Chicago, Tchad LLC has grown a lot!

Posted in Classes, Furniture, General, Interiors, Lighting, Workroom | Tagged 201, 201-209, 203, 205, 207, 209, classes, construction, hi there!, rehab, Sheridan, Sheridan & Montrose, tchad, tchad elliott, tchad llc, workroom | Leave a response

*chip*chip*chip* We are getting there! *chip*chip*chip*

We are working on it!

By Tchad on 27/09/2010

Divide & Conquer! Hammering away at the new blog formats and dividing up the content.

Posted in Classes, General, Web, Workroom | Tagged blog, coping, division, hi there!, marble, set-up, tchad, tchad llc, tchad.biz, web | Leave a response

Projects: 22 August – 4 September

By Tchad on 26/08/2011

Projects for the weeks of 22 August – 4 Spetember 2011.

Posted in Classes, General, Schedule, Web, Workroom | Tagged 2011, blog, fall classes, projects, rural pursuits, schedule, workroom | Leave a response

Facebook Fan Page

By Tchad on 26/06/2011

Become a fan of our page on Facebook as we rebuild our business and redefine its core!

Posted in General, Web | Tagged facebook, fan page, link | Leave a response

Schedule 27 June – 3 July

By Tchad on 26/06/2011

The week of the 27th through the first we will be focusing on getting the rest of the workroom clean and ready to go for classes in the fall before we shut down for a much needed sabbatical. There are a lot of things Tchad is doing for an Estate he is working on that [...]

Posted in General, Schedule, Workroom | Tagged ebay, estate, july, june, schedule | Leave a response

Resurrection!

By Tchad on 26/06/2011

It has been since March. We had to drop the blogs because of a death in the family. The process hasn’t been fun. If you want to read more about that you can do it on Tchad’s personal blog. But as of now, the blogs are back up and running! We are re-structuring the business [...]

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