Tag: diy

home: made [ magazine ladder ]

home: made [ magazine ladder ]

This modern looking magazine stand is really simple to make and ticks the boxes of practicality & style.

Using a couple of pre cut strips of wood and three metal towl rails, you can create this quirky magazine ladder. Perfect for a kids bedroom or study.

Full tutorial at hunker.com

home: made [ printing with leaves ]

home: made [ printing with leaves ]

Every so often we come across a truly beautiful diy project and this from We Are Scout is no exception.

To take such a simple idea of printing with leaves and fabric paint and produce such beautiful homeware is very clever

Follow their simple tutorial and get creative. This process will produce modern organic printed fabric – it could be used for a table cloth, curtains, cushions, tea towels – the options are endless.

It would also make a lovely design for a wrapping paper.

home: made [ slat wall shelf ]

home: made [ slat wall shelf ]

Today’s shelving tutorial can be adapted to suit your space and needs, which makes it a great project to try.

The simple design made from wooden slats is so easy to do and there are so many options to play around with.

Head to themerrythought.com to see how it’s done.

Love this great little DIY from A Pair And A Spare to make handy (and on trend) little concrete desk organisers.

It’s a simple and straight forward tutorial and can be adapted for your needs – just change the size or shape of the moulds.

Follow the great blog for other fab diy homeware ideas and projects.

home: made [ door tassel ]

home: made [ door tassel ]

The lovely creative project will add texture and interest to your doors.

The simple design of this door tassel is super easy to make and you can use any colour you like to fit with your scheme.

We found a tutorial at hunker.com which goes through the stages in detail to create your own door tassel. Perfect for a kids room or guest bedroom.

home: made [ basket ]

home: made [ basket ]

We’ve just discovered A Kailo Chic Life blog and already in love. Such great projects, DIYs, ideas and interiors.

Our favourite pick is this project to decorate a basic felt basket with a weave and tassle look. It’s creative, colourful and makes a eclectic boho look.

Try Made, Amazon, and other online homeware stores for felt woven baskets that can act as the base for this DIY.

Explore the blog for this and further great projects.

home: made [ copper shelving ]

home: made [ copper shelving ]

This is a gorgeous DIY from Hey Lila Hey to make a cool copper wall shelf great for any room in the house.

Copper is still very much on trend and the design can be adapted for the size and style you like.

Details, how to and all needed materials are in their blog

home: event [ Jesmonite workshop ]

home: event [ Jesmonite workshop ]

We love the growing popularity of working with Jesmonite and this workshop at The Barbican looks like another great one to book into.

August 13 – 16

Jesmonite Casting with Phil Cuttance £45

They say;

Learn how to cast your own Jesmonite stone vase with designer/maker Phil Cuttance.

Phil Cuttance leads this series of hands–on workshops, with his cool, contemporary take on an age old craft. Participants select the shape of their vase, assemble their own moulds and experiment with style and colour before casting their very own jesmonite vase.

home: made [ cane candle holder ]

home: made [ cane candle holder ]

This lovely little project is perfect for this time of year and is on trend with the current 70s resurgence.

Abeautifulmess.com takes you through the steps to create these candle holders using glass hurricane holders and caning rolls.

These candle holders are great to make in different sizes and place in large groups. You can also take them outside for candle lit evenings.

abeautifulmess.com