Change is always revitalising and sometimes things which seemed previously okay, definitely will no longer do. Like my fairly battered, slightly orange wooden waste paper bin, long hidden under an attic desk. A perfectly nice, very practical bucket type bin which, as it will look totally out of place in my new white office but... Continue Reading →
How to : Pewter bashing at Manchester Craft Centre
I had the most brilliant Saturday at Manchester Craft Centre last weekend, learning how to work with and craft pewter with metal work expert and This Is Pewter founder Ella McIntosh. Our day started at 10am and we didn't stop playing and learning til gone 4, fuelled by Ella's bubbly enthusiasm, a delicious lunchtime pizza... Continue Reading →
How to make a gorgeous indoor garden planter from some old pine drawers
Now that the fab Crafty Magazine has featured our indoor planter, I can post some images for those of you who fancy a little DIY project this summer. Not everyone has a huge garden to run planting riot in so this is definitely a project for bringing the outdoors in 🙂 I found an old set... Continue Reading →
How to update a ‘Pod” glass bathroom using a luxury steam shower
Pod bathrooms were quite the thing to do in city centre apartment blocks a few years back and I can understand their appeal - easy to simply drop in and install for the developer & builder, controllable design, fewer on-site hiccups. However, everything which appears perfect always seems to have a price - in the... Continue Reading →
How to get a DIY gilding effect on black moulded furniture
Home office furniture can be clinical and a little bit boring can't it, so a great option is go down the bespoke, design it yourself route. For a recent interior design project, I needed to create something with a gentleman's club feel, very masculine yet still warm, inviting and a touch glamorous. We designed and... Continue Reading →
How to tile a fireplace hearth with eclectic, vintage tiles ready for a wood-burning stove
Here's a lovely little project for a local client who wanted to recreate in her own home a beautiful vintage tiled fireplace she'd seen. The one on the right was her inspiration and the one on the left is the one we completed. Our client had sourced her own gorgeous cermaics, which typically for vintage tiles... Continue Reading →
How to build and plant a reclaimed brick raised bed with Springtime purples, yellows & whites
It's been just lovely this week to have some Easter sunshine to get bulb burying & planting kick-started. We STILL haven't got round to renovating our 'eventual' house and it takes my mind off the interior by concentrating on at least some nice exterior areas to look at! All of the outside path needs replacing... Continue Reading →
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