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ART DECO small side board–C.1930’s
Hi Everyone, It’s been ages and for that I apologise. What have I been doing? Well I had a hospital stint and recovery has been BLAH – just sitting around reading books and sleeping mainly. However, I...
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Thrifty Haul of the last few weeks!
Shipping inspired brass porthole clock $40 Abit more than I would usually spend on a second hand clock, but this is an amazing heavy brass clock and it is so unusual! The porthole functions by...
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mid century modern–a recap on interesting furniture…
Oh boy, I think Hubby may be planning an intervention to try and curb my obsession with furniture……. I freely admit it’s getting a little out of hand – I should probably sell some stuff. But not today...
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CHALK IT UP!
Who is not having fun with the latest chalkboard art trend? If you not, then WHY NOT? I’ve recently been introduced to this young ladies amazing chalky contributions, she is a bit of a master from what...
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Dip paint inspired basket.
I have a million and one projects waiting in my project room to make a start on…… This was but one. To set the scene, I was restless and needed to do something to make the best use of my time in this...
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Bad curtains be gone!
So let me set the scene.. We move into an ageing 1950’s bungalow rental some years back. In a very nice upmarket little town, but with it’s pockets of rough areas. The house we moved into was...
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New day, new project – diy mirrors
Two DIY mirror projects Mirrors, mirrors on my wall, which is my favourite of you all? I love making mirrors and I’ve found that you can pretty much make them out of anything you want. I did a post...
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DIY build projects – coming soon…… During the short intermission may I...
You may have noticed we’ve not done any DIY building projects lately. So sorry to all the guys that follow (and ladies who enjoy DIY), we apologise a hundred times. Hubby has been otherwise engaged...
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The great laundry cover-up; PART 3 of a 3 part DIY Story – The final act
Welcome to post three, the final in this DIY story Just to recap the situation: Problem: Ugly laundry space Plan: Hide it behind a room divider Do: Design and...
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What to do with all my old T shirts…..?
Yes, what to do???? I have some old T’s that have seen better days but I’ve kept them because I either A/like the print on the front and haven’t figured out what to do with […]
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The Cherry Chester Rescue – a chesterfield story
The quote above from the creator of hitchhikers guide to the galaxy is apt for this post. This post is about traveling to the point of madness and the key characters and main cause of this temporary...
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Seagrass should have stayed on the seashore.
This is a DIY easy peasy project. No instructions necessary and the miserable story behind it might entertain you. I had a once was beautiful seagrass rug with a chevron weave. As mentioned in my last...
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Designer Inspiration – Amazing materials in product and design
I wanted to share with you all some amazing and inspiring developments in new and not so new materials for product and design. Some very clever cookies have been hard at work developing and...
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Super quick chic night light.
Here’s a little quick and easy night-light project. No electrician required. Our poppet is a little quarter size person now, and she needed a nightlight. But not just any old night light depicting a...
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Steamy cup of incense to brighten a dull day
Quick diy post. I was just cleaning out some stuff and came across a tea cup and saucer that are not a set and have no friends. I still quite like them both and they look good together so instead of...
View ArticleFrom frumpish to fab – weekend magic tricks….
This weekend we tackled a couple of DIY do up projects. The first was a bookshelf much in need of a little TLC and the second, a dated faded lamp-shape that didn’t go with anything. I delegated the...
View ArticleOLD DESK MADE NEW–DIY
My Nana gave me this desk recently as she was downsizing her house and no longer had room for it. It lived it’s life in a shed and had definitely seen better days. This is where we started……. 1x solid...
View ArticleWeekend DIY do up–Locker Reno
Locker Reno I decided my weekend project for this week would be a “do-up” of my old steel school locker that I have carted around since I was 15. I remember buying this and an old dove tailed surfboard...
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Bronzed Rocking Horse I brought this horse from a second hand tool shop for $20. It is made of light inexpensive wood, and it had a bright yellow, red, white and blue Indonesian style paint scheme. It...
View ArticleFireplace Headboard–completed
This is the pic that inspired me to create this look. Here it is – the unveil of my Fireplace headboard in all it’s glory. Now it’s time to dress it….. and there is so many options! I’d love to paint...
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