Who woulda thought an instant coffee jar wearing a belt could look so cute? Not me, if I’m honest. This was one of those experimental projects which could have gone one of two ways…epic fail or surprising success. Thankfully, it appears to have been the latter! STEP 1 | CLEAN JARS Of course, the...…READ MORE
A Super Easy Lamp Update
One of the elements I was struggling to decide on for the living-dining room makeover at my parent’s house was the lamp. I know it seems like a simple enough item, though everything appropriate I came across was just soooo expensive. I think the main problem was my aversion to anything super trendy. Not that...…READ MORE
Linen Dresser Makeover
It feels like ages since I’ve put paintbrush to furniture. In fact, I’d even forgotten just how therapeutic it can be! If you’ve been following along with the makeover of my parent’s living-dining room then you’ll probably know the back-story to this dresser. BEFORE Sorry, not the greatest pic (taken from the eBay listing). For...…READ MORE
A Famous Bird Illustration…and where to get your own (for FREE!)
If you follow me socially you may have already seen a little snippet of this project. I wasn’t going to dedicate a whole blog post to it, though in the end I decided it really does deserve one. Ages ago you might recall I published a post about the work of naturalist James John Audubon...…READ MORE
Bargain Finds, a Fiddle Leaf, Re-Loving and other stuff
I’m between big projects at the moment (aren’t I always?) though that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything fun to share right now. If you read my last post, or if you follow me through social media, you probably already know that I just joined Instagram. Finally! The community is so awesome and I’ve found it...…READ MORE