Make stylish cushions from original 1960's fabric You can still purchase pieces of sixties fabric on eBay and very occasionally find them in vintage shops and markets. These cushions were made from one piece of fabric that had four asymmetric circles on it. I decided to cut the fabric into four to make four cushion… Continue reading Mid Century Cushions
Butterfly chairs are currently in vogue again. I saw lots of them at Maison et Objects in Paris. They were covered in a variety of fabrics and skins including leather and pony skin. I bought this old butterfly chair in a junk shop for £10. The cover was rust stained and not very nice so… Continue reading Make your own butterfly chair cover
by Sally Coulthard If you are a designer, or just love creative people and enjoy seeing how and where they work, then this is must have book. It is full of inspiration. The author, Sally Coulthard, lives on a farm where she rents out barns to artists. As she says ‘it’s a scruffy… Continue reading Studio – Creative Spaces for Creative People
Transform a dull, charity shop hat, into something a little more on trend with just some wool and a pom pom maker. If you don't have a pom pom maker then cut two disks of card and make it the old fashioned way. You will need Woollen hat, An odd ball of wool this could… Continue reading Mini Makes – Pom Pom Hat
The Danish way to Live Well By Meik Wiking from the Happiness Research Institute Copenhagen Available on Amazon or directly from Penguin Books The word on everyone’s lips last year was ‘Hygge’, despite most English people being unable to pronounce it correctly. Luckily when this book arrived on my desk I had a Norwegian staying… Continue reading The Little Book of Hygge
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