In one week my life should return to normal working hours after 3 months sewing costumes for Game of Thrones season 4. And while it is wonderful working on the hand stitched costumes, the hours are long and leave me pretty much with no time to do my own thing, and no time to blog about doing my own thing!
So this Sunday evening finds me comfortably sitting on my sofa, listening to Chopin's Nocturnes on Spotify. My sofa being 1 of 4 things in my house that has not been salvaged, recycled or found in a skip.
This blog is the 1st of a few on the subject of recycling, upcycling, skip-hoking whatever tag name you wish to give it, for it has many. Kirstie has made her own TV series about it, and I was interested to read that she has been labelled 'the pioneer of skip searching'. Hmmm, I have been at this since art college when me and my friends Grace and Alison rescued a Denby tea set, a fish platter and a glass serving dish from a skip at the corner of Royal Avenue circa 1992.
Let me share a few of my finds, upcycles, recycles, re-thinks, re-fashions around the home. Kirstie eat your heart out!
So this Sunday evening finds me comfortably sitting on my sofa, listening to Chopin's Nocturnes on Spotify. My sofa being 1 of 4 things in my house that has not been salvaged, recycled or found in a skip.
This blog is the 1st of a few on the subject of recycling, upcycling, skip-hoking whatever tag name you wish to give it, for it has many. Kirstie has made her own TV series about it, and I was interested to read that she has been labelled 'the pioneer of skip searching'. Hmmm, I have been at this since art college when me and my friends Grace and Alison rescued a Denby tea set, a fish platter and a glass serving dish from a skip at the corner of Royal Avenue circa 1992.
Let me share a few of my finds, upcycles, recycles, re-thinks, re-fashions around the home. Kirstie eat your heart out!
I found this old spade handle in a bag of firewood my dad gave me. I instantly thought that it had a purpose and could be saved from a firey end.
I visited my local DIY store and asked for a 'double - ended screw'. I was given a strange look. 12p it cost. I charged up my sisters drill and in less than five minutes had a new hook to hang my satchels on.
Leather + wood = LOVE
This satchel was a charity shop find at £7.50.
An unwanted mirror with a solid wood frame becomes...
My new pin/black board. Re-using all my corks that used to be strung up for curtain tie-backs. I am still working my way through the paperwork!
Next we head upstairs to the bathroom where the towels have been neatly rolled in this rack for 7 years. I scratched this 7 year itch, and found a use for a drawer which I picked up for free in an old closing down linen factory. See my previous post DIY Stacking shelves for another drawer uses.
Upturned and upcycled drawer with added shelves. Perfect for storing loo rolls. The towels are now rolled up into a woven straw basket.
They are stacked here before getting hung on the disused spool.
And finally for this evening, into the kitchen for a before and after found on Gumtree.
Cast iron Tractor stool before...
Tractor stool after a coat of red gloss. It now sits in my kitchen beside the frame of my great grandmothers Singer sewing machine.
I hope I have inspired you to look at things differently before throwing them out or giving them away. Keep following my posts to see new ways to furnish your space for next to nothing.
Till next time...
Keep Creating and tell me what you have been DIY-ing
Christine
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