SCROLL DOWN FOR A PEAK OF THE PROCESS
In Edinburgh this August (2026):
To celebrate the launch of Indigo Jay Studio, I have spruced up some of the garden tables at the Lodge Coffee House.
Thank you to everyone who came to say hello and helped add a little something to your favourite coffee shop!
Click on the photos below for the full story!
In Edinburgh this August (2026):
To celebrate the launch of Indigo Jay Studio, I have spruced up some of the garden tables at the Lodge Coffee House.
Thank you to everyone who came to say hello and helped add a little something to your favourite coffee shop!
Click on the photos below for the full story!
It took 6 days to complete the 1st table, circa 36h for the 2nd one and 4 weekends for the 3rd table. I hope you will enjoy all the details when you next visit your favourite coffee place!
Grab your phone, take a photo of your favourite drink on the new tables and tag me on Insta! @indigojaystudio
First garden table project
Some sanding required
A good primer next
The creative part finally begins!
Slowly...
Painting in the sunshine
The bright colours have been added
2 coatings...
Lovely!
Finally some pen work!
Love this pen
And the sun stayed on!
Those shapes really pop now!
Adding some pen work...
to each coloured shape...
finding inspiration...
in the natural world around us!
Over 150 shapes to fill in!
Like this one
or these ones
That's a lot!
Final details applied
so many!
And a proud moment for me too!
The table is now ready
for you to enjoy!
Second garden table project
Perfect canvas selected
Finding inspiration around
My favourite part of the process
seeing ideas come together
Slowly bringing elements together
refining the composition
Colours to choose
Adding patterns
Fixing mistakes!
almost done!
tadaaaa!
Thank you
for your kind support
and suggestions
they really help!
Detailed leaves to evoke Art Deco style
inspired by Nasturtium
patterns and butterflies
at the Lodge Coffee House
Adding details to flowers
and vines
Incredible inspirational moment here!
and talented helpers!
rallying around to help
get this project across the finish line...
Finally some varnish! AND DONE!
Third garden table project
Another table picked
and prepared
A design taking shape
inspired by
all the beautiful
items you love
collecting on your walk in a park!
Some pattern elements picked from
the other 2 tables made
to create a set at the Lodge Coffee House.
This large poppy
is really stealing the show
full of details and carefully drawn
all painted slowly
layer
upon
layer
Something is not right...
the "Messy middle"
can be a tricky challenge but erasing previous work
can help correct the design
and let the artwork "breathe".
This corner of the table filled in beautifully
with all sort of leaves, flowers and even a butterfly
and a cute caterpillar!
Adding final touches to the backgrounds
and a special mention for the Lodge Coffee House
more details added to the fern
and correcting any smudges (quite a few actually!)
before varnishing
