A boring wooden chair can have new life breathed into it for very little money but lots of imagination, with a mixture of painting, some good photocopied images and a bit of sticking. You will need Wooden chair Paint brush Photocopy paper Pencil Tangerine Twist paint from Dulux 3 x £1 tester pots at B&Q… Continue reading Repaint and decoupage an old wooden chair
As many of you may have seen in one of my previous posts it is very simple to create patterns using little more than things you find around the house or in the garden. I have a you Tube video that shows using a pepper to make a print. The designs below have been made… Continue reading Eight easy fabric prints using low tech materials including string, pencil erasers, pipe lagging and vegetables
I loved the idea of making a pouffe from African batik style fabric. So wacky and at the same time the perfect item to lift the look of a staid room. Batik is very popular in the South West London in areas such as Tooting and Brixton but you can also buy it in… Continue reading Create your own African print pouffe
Valentina Karelina and Yury Karelin are the parents of a very creative friend of mine. She happened to mention that her parents had created a garden out of plastic bottles. As a lover of all things recycled, I asked if she would send me some images, and let me interview her. Where do your parents… Continue reading A Russian Garden created from recycled bottles.
The Homeware team at Argos have really come up with some nice looking furniture and accessories for this autumn and winter. I have issues with Argos stores and their queuing system and I haven't always liked the quality of their goods, but not this time. There are five ranges that fit in with today's trends… Continue reading 5 Key looks from ARGOS for Autumn Winter 2017
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