I love the depth, eclectic appeal and slightly masculine feel a piece of industrial furniture or decor can add to a space. From antique timber filing cabinets to retro steel lockers, done right, an industrial hint can really make a room sing. IÂ could look at...
Firstly, I have to say, my home is a major work in progress. When we moved in around three years ago, we had virtually NOTHING! We lived that way for a while, content in just having our own little parcel on earth. During this time we also learned from the bare-bones...
Kristine to Hubby: Hey, do you reckon I'll need to find a wall stud to hang this? (Secretly thinking she was just gonna hang it where she wanted anyway regardless of whether there was a stud there or not). Hubby: It'd be good. (Commence drilling). Kristine to Hubby: I...
IÂ picked this baby up for $25 on eBay. Here it is before: Looks better in the above pic than it did in reality! It looks lovely lit up at night. Using fabric trim is such an easy and affordable way to customise,...
In a bee's world, while honey is the cents, royal jelly is definitely the dollars. It's a special secretion needed to create the queen bee. So, while the lowly soldier bees toil day and night, with no choice but to expend all their precious jelly in order to make...
Before the millionth design aspiration enters my head and causes some kind of mini cataclysm, I've decided I need an external platform to diarise and share all of the ideas and projects constantly swimming through my stream of consciousness. So, The Painted Hive is...