5 Ideas for using Eileen Gray’s Bibendum chair as an accent piece

April 7, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

An accent piece needs to stand out in an interior and the stylish Bibendum chair is a versatile piece furniture to use as an feature piece in room. It goes beyond mere functionality and you can play around with colour, texture, and location in the room. Here’s a rundown of five among many ways you can use the Eileen Gray Bibendum chair as an accent piece in your interior:

How to print your own tropical fabric & re-upholster a conservatory chair

May 16, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

If you’ve got an old chair that you want to re-cover but just can’t find the fabric you want, how about printing your own? I’ve used iron-on transfers and added applique felt leaves to make my own unique tropical fabric design. Here’s how I did it…

How to make a DIY pallet bench for your garden

April 29, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Ahh isn’t it nice when the sun shines? Don’t you just want to sit out in the garden and watch the world go by? Here are some ideas for making your own bench (using pallets – a big win for upcycling!) and finding lovely garden furniture if you’re on a budget…

Festive tablescapes – How to dress your dining table for Christmas

December 11, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

How are you decorating your dining table this Christmas? Will you be adding crackers? Have you got a beautiful floral display planned? Are you decorating the entire dining room with a theme? I’ve been thinking about my festive table and have been doing some much-needed research (good ol’ Pinterest!) into festive tablescapes. Here’s just a […]

DIY furniture makeover: How to give vintage kitchen chairs a new lease of life

November 20, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

Since moving into my home and starting to renovate room-by-room, I’ve realise just how expensive furniture can be. I’ve been especially surprised by the cost of chairs and have therefore only had an ancient folding chair (that was my desk chair as a teen) to sit on at my kitchen table since we moved. I […]

Leather v fabric, traditional v Scandi – finding the perfect sofa

October 18, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

I’ve finally started to plan out my living room. To tell you the truth, I’ve been avoiding decorating it for a few months now. Even though I stripped off the woodchip wallpaper and gave it a coat of white paint when we moved in, I’ve still not styled it any further. I think that’s because […]

How to restore leather furniture + I’m in issue 38 of Reloved magazine!

January 12, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

I have some wonderful news to kick start the new year – I’m in Reloved magazine this month! My “How to restore a leather chair” project has been given a full four-page spread in the magazine AND it even made the front cover; look carefully and you can see it in the thumbnail images at the […]

DIY Christmas decor – Candy cane chair project

December 13, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

This month I’ve been busier than an elf in Santas workshop – yes, I’ve been DIYing lots of festive projects ready to share with you on the blog this December. And what better way to kick off the celebrations than with the ultimate festive makeover: a candy cane chair.When I bought this retro chair from […]

DIY furniture makeover: A quick & easy distressed chair

January 10, 2016.Reading time 10 minutes.

After packing away all the Christmas decorations, this time of year always gets me thinking about having a good old clear out and a bit of a tidy up. I often take a look around my home in January and pick out the things I haven’t used over the past year. With space at a […]

Back to work… ouch!

January 30, 2014.Reading time 6 minutes.

This week I’ve had a problem. It started on Sunday and has carried on all week with little or no let up. I’ve had headaches as a result and even had to have mid-day a lie down at times. I’m taking about back pain and it is naffing me off. Just like the dodgy pun […]

Make a TINY chair for the Borrowers…

April 17, 2013.Reading time 1 minute.

Here’s a photo of my latest attempt to turn a piece of rubbish into something special – a champagne cork cage twisted into a tiny chair. I particularly love this one because the cap had an orange pattern on it ~ ideal for my retro living room! I have previously shared instructions on how to do […]

My retro-inspired living room – an old armchair rescued!

September 14, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

I am pleased to say that I’ve got another freebie for my retro living room design project – an armchair that was on its way from a vintage furniture shop to the dump. It didn’t exactly look like this when my hubby brought it home to me; it had a cream damask patterned cover over it which […]

A DIY project – renovating an old dining chair

May 23, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

I desperately wanted a princess chair for my dressing table but the chairs I’ve seen in places like Laura Ashley and Dunelm are way out of my price range – so I very politely asked my husband to help out with the renovation of an old mahogany dining chair. We chose a dusky blue Crown paint […]

I made this all by myself: Champagne cork cage mini-chair by my hubby!

April 23, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

Whenever my husband and I open a bottle of bubbly (which is unfortunately not often enough!), while I am cheerfully enjoying my drink, he is bending and folding and contorting. Not himself I hasten to add, but the wire of the cork cage – he is shaping it into a mini chair and I always […]