Interiors

Interiors, objects, and decorative work from what already exists.

Selected upholstery, lampshades, stenciling, and reinvention projects from Chancel Studio.

Selected
Work

Ikat — one fabric, three objects
Ikat upholstered headboard by Chancel Studio
Ikat Headboard
Upholstery — Brooklyn
Ikat fabric shade on brass floor lamp base by Chancel Studio
Vintage Base, New Shade
Lampshade — Manhattan
Ikat lumbar pillow with piping by Chancel Studio
Ikat Lumbar Pillow
Soft Furnishings — New York
More Work
Reupholstered accent chair after
Accent chair before
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Reupholstered Accent Chair
Upholstery — New York
Pleated fabric lampshade on vintage sconce base by Chancel Studio
Ikat Shade, Porcelain Base
Lampshade — Queens
Stencil — one pattern, two surfaces
Stencil-painted lampshade in room context
Plain antler lamp before
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Stencil-Painted Shade
Lampshade — New York
Medallion stencil after
Hallway before stenciling
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Damask Hand-Stenciled Hallway
Stenciling — Brooklyn
Candle sconce against damask stenciled wall
Stencil in Situ
Stenciling — Brooklyn
Stenciled hallway room view
Stenciled Hallway
Stenciling — New York
Ikat rocking chair cushion set by Chancel Studio
Rocking Chair Cushion Set
Upholstery — New York
Hand-painted buffet after
Hand-painted buffet before
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Hand-Painted Buffet
Decorative Painting — New York

Four ways
to begin.

Each commission starts with a conversation about what’s already at hand — and what it might still become.

01
Upholstery

Transforming plain forms into upholstered pieces, including custom headboards, with the kind of beauty and presence that can quietly define a room.

02
Lampshades

Covering lampshades in fabric so they bring atmosphere, texture, and feeling into a space, not just soften light.

03
Stenciling

Hand-applied stencil work that adds pattern, detail, and a considered decorative layer to walls, furniture, and surfaces.

04
Consultation

Recognizing what a piece or room could become before anything is made, so the work begins with clarity and real conviction.

Point of View

An eye shaped by textiles,
pattern, and the visual arts.

The inspiration comes from artists and makers who have always worked this way — El Anatsui, who makes monumental tapestries from bottle caps and aluminum foil; chefs who transform overlooked ingredients into something worth remembering; jewelers and weavers whose materials are fragments, offcuts, and found objects.

Across these practices, the same belief holds: beauty does not depend on pristine materials or limitless resources. It depends on perception — on the ability to see what something already is, and what it could still become.

Chancel Studio is built on a conviction that buying new is rarely necessary and almost never the most interesting choice.

Begin a
commission.