Craft room/ guest room transformation!

A few months ago, I wrote about a "junk room" in my house which I hoped to transform into a craft room/ guest room. I'm delighted to say that it's now almost finished, and what a difference! 

Before... eeeeek!

The room was completely unloved- broken, squeaky floorboards, badly-fitted and damaged

skirting, holes in the walls and ceiling. No wonder we ended up filling it with all our junk, and making it "the box room". However, I was desperate for a proper space to create things in. Somewhere I could keep my sewing machine out and functional, and store all my crafty bits and pieces neatly and logically. With a new baby, we also needed a guest room- and somewhere to escape to without waking our daughter if our new addition was rather noisy in the middle of the night! 

So here it is! Getting the floorboards fixed, walls plastered and skirting replaced used up almost all our budget... so the rest of the transformation was well and truly frugally done. 

Presenting my functional guest/ craft room

I chose this striking colour scheme in contrast to the darker hues in the study next door. It's a very small room, and I feel that the yellow combined with the light carpet really brighten the space and make it feel bigger. The sofa bed folds out to make it a functional guest room, but looks pretty as a comfy sofa in the meantime. The room is full of bargains and thrifty finds. The bedside tables were old pine ones we had in storage, painted to tie in with grey chalk paint. I found the tripod lamps in an Argos clearance sale for only £5.99 each. I have admired almost identical lamps from other retailers for upwards of £20, and I think these could certainly pass for more expensive. 

Well, I do love tea!

The pictures I chose are from various places. I want all my wall décor to be original, and not just the generic, mass-produced art which adorns many walls. I love this quote from J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, and I bought it from a graphic designer called Abbie Imagine, on Etsy. The sewing machine print was free, printed at home (read about my favourite printable websites here) and I found the typewriter advert a couple of years ago at an antique fair for only £2. 

A great philosophy!

This cute little antique plate was upcycled by Heart Vintage, and I bought it from her Etsy store. I love the wartime "Make Do and Mend" philosophy, and it's one I do try to stick to. Where better to display this than next to my sewing machine? I thought this antique advert for Tootal sheets was totally appropriate in my guest room, and I found it on eBay for a couple of pounds. There are loads of vintage and antique adverts to be snapped up for next to nothing on eBay, if you know what theme you are looking for.  

Antique Tootal advert

Of course, I still have work to do! Here is my work station at the moment. The old pine desk needs painted to tie in with the rest of the room, although I did re-upholster the seat using a scrap of fabric from my stash. Shelves need to go up to house my growing vintage fabric collection, and I still have a few pieces of art ready for the wall. Nevertheless, I love my room, and already I've spent far too many wonderful hours crafting away in it. 

Still a bit of work to be done!

6 ways with wallpaper samples

Wallpaper samples are one of the most cost-effective, versatile craft materials. It's fairly easy to get your hands on some beautiful ones for free- listen out for local retailers throwing away old sample books, or ask your friends and family to save their samples for you once they have finished with them. There are countless ways you can make use of your samples, and here are 5 of my favourites. 

Create unique furniture pieces- Decoupage is a very effective and striking craft technique, which involves pasting a design to a piece of furniture, then protecting it with layers of varnish. you can paste any flat image, from wallpaper, wrapping paper, magazine pages and even napkins.  I found these projects on Pinterest, for inspiration:

Decoupage side table

Gorgeous patterned coat hooks

Unique dresser

Frame them- much like my fabric DIY wall art, this is an easy and thrifty way to dress your walls. Simply choose the pattern you like, and frame it. Voila- a unique piece of art which ties in perfectly with your room's decor. It's also a great way to use amazing, expensive designer wallpaper in your room, when you can't afford to do a whole wall!

Wrapping paper and gift tags- I've previously written about how wrapping a gift well can really add to its perceived value, and make the recipient feel like you have made a huge effort. Using wallpaper instead of wrapping paper is an easy way to add luxury- it's typically thicker, with a more sumptuous texture. Look at these cute gift tags, made for next to nothing! 

Gorgeous, and thrifty!

Beautify your drawers- An easy, quick way to add luxury to your desk or dressing table is to line your drawers with gorgeous wallpaper. It makes them look extra fancy and expensive. Just cut your wallpaper sample to size, and pop in the bottom of your drawer. 

Revamp a lampshade- You can pick up old lampshades in almost any charity shop for pennies, so why not give one a makeover using fancy wallpaper? I love these pretty floral vintage designs, and it looks fairly straightforward to do. 

Funky retro lampshades

Make new (recycled!) storage- Old boxes, bottles and cans covered in wallpaper can make for unusual and beautiful storage solutions. Tie them into the décor of a room, or make them a feature! I've seen this done with old formula cans, and I think they would be the perfect size for storing stationery. 

I'd love this for my craft room!

You would never guess these were plain boxes and wallpaper!

I've started collecting and hoarding wallpaper samples, so now I need to find a cute way to store them! If you have any other good ideas for using wallpaper creatively, I'd love to hear them. 

5 Newbie Tips When Using Chalk Paint Powder

When money is too tight to buy new furniture, it's amazing what paint can do to transform your existing pieces. Painted wood furniture is so fashionable just now, it's easy and it's cheap. Right up my street! Totally inspired by the latest series of Kirstie's Fill Your House For Free, I thought I'd give it a go. 

After a little research, I knew that chalk paint would adhere to wood much better than ordinary paint, and needed much less prep and priming (I'm impatient when it comes to crafts- I just want to get to the good bits!) Annie Sloan appeared to be the most popular brand of paint for this type of project, but when I went online to order some, I baulked at the price. Yes- the colours were beautiful, and yes- the reviews were excellent, but I couldn't justify spending that amount of money on one colour of paint, for one project. Back to the drawing board. 

Pine lamp table transformed!

I stumbled upon a solution- chalk paint powder, added to regular emulsion. Great- this meant I could use up all my old paint as well! Since I love a feature wall, I actually do have loads of tins of paint sitting in the basement. I opted for a 300g tub of chalk paint powder, from Molly's Paintbrush, for £5.95. There are several sellers out there, but I found Molly to be really helpful and knowledgeable when I was asking my "newbie" questions. 300g is about the right amount for 1 litre of paint, but can be mixed up in smaller amounts for smaller jobs. 

Chalk paint powder

I have found it to be incredibly easy to use, and have successfully painted a few of my existing pieces of furniture so far. Here are my top 5 tips for complete beginners: 

1. Only mix up the amount you need. Even leaving the mix overnight can result in little tiny hard lumps in the paint, which are a complete pain to smooth out.
2. Do not attempt to paint MDF/ flat pack furniture! The finish is flat, and the paint scratches off quite easily. I tried primer underneath, but it's still not great. I love how you can still see the wood grain underneath chalk paint, and this is missing from MDF. 
3. Work in small areas at a time, making sure the finish is smooth before moving on. 
4. Lightly sand between coats. It makes a big difference! 
5. Remember to add water to the chalk powder before adding it to the paint. I forgot to do this the first time, and ended up with a lumpy mixture. 

I definitely think that using chalk paint powder is a better alternative to buying ready-made chalk paint. It's cheaper, and gives you the opportunity to use up your old emulsion. Bonus!

Free wall art!

I can't believe I didn't know sooner about the fabulous, free, printable wall art available online! Not having spending money to spare really doesn't have to mean bare walls. A quick Google search will reveal countless free printables, and all you need to do is print them out and frame them. Easy! Look at these beauties which I have added to my walls over the last couple of days... 

Mix tape print from Indie Fixx

Can you believe this was free?!

This mix tape print is from a great website called Indie Fixx. Digital artists gifted prints to the public as part of a project called "Feed Your Soul". The last print was made available in 2011, so it seems that the project isn't running any more, but there are still loads of beautiful, unique prints ready to download. 

My Etsy "favourites" list was full of old sewing machine prints just like this one, retailing for around £15 each. I can't believe that I got this one, for the price of using some black ink! This was actually two free smaller pictures, from The Graphics Fairy. I pasted them on to a black Word document, arranged them like this and printed it out. The Graphics Fairy is absolutely amazing, and has hundreds of free printables. 

Another find from The Graphics Fairy is this adorable little bird, now proudly on display in my bedroom. I think he ties in really well with the other Asian- inspired items in the room. 

Cute bird and cherry blossoms!

Here is a list of other websites offering free printable art- posters, clip art, printable tags and labels, art for your blog and much more. If you know of any other great ones to share, please do. Enjoy! 

Open Art Project

Free Vintage Posters 

The Painted Hive

Burlap and Blue

Eighteen25

Just Something I Made

Man Made

Red and Honey

My debut furniture upcycle!

Despite loving everything thrifty and creative, it has taken me this long to attempt upcycling furniture. After one rather successful (and may I say, easy!) project, I am hooked. 

Having now almost completed the transformation of my box room to craft room/ guest room (full post to follow!), I was looking for thrifty storage solutions. I found this little sewing storage box on Gumtree, looking worn, shabby and frankly a bit sorry for itself. However, at a bargainous £12, I saw its potential past the stains and scratches, and snapped it up to give it a new lease of life. 

Before makeover: old-fashioned and dated

The interior fabric and fixings were falling to bits

I unscrewed the lid, and removed all the old fabric from the top. The foam underneath was actually in very good condition, so I was able to reuse it. A few dabs of No More Nails sorted out the wobbly frame, and it was ready for its makeover. 

Hardly any tools required!

The craft room has a modern monochrome, grey, yellow and teal colour palette, so I revamped the box to tie in with this theme. I sanded down the frame, and painted it with a dark grey emulsion I had left over from a previous project. I painted the drawers a bold yellow to match the feature wall in the room and finished them with teal knobs, by mixing acrylic paints.

After the makeover!

I had bought a chevron cushion from an eBay seller, which had a faulty zip when it arrived. The seller replaced it, and told me I could keep the faulty one too. The fabric was perfect for the lid, as it now matches the cushion and the lampshade in the room. It was easy to re-upholster the lid using a wall stapler instead of tacks and a hammer. I uncovered a pretty floral scrap in my fabric basket, and used it to line the underside of the lid- disguising the staples and making it look beautiful! 

Chevron patterned lid

Pretty floral surprise underneath

I'm absolutely delighted with my little sewing storage box. Completely personal and a perfect fit for the room, at a measly £12- the upgrade didn't cost me a penny! 

Thrifty, DIY wall art

Three beautiful, simply framed fat quarters in kimono fabric

Inspired by my honeymoon to Thailand and Singapore, home décor with an "Oriental feel" always ticks the boxes for me. So I absolutely love the new additions to my bedroom wall! Stunning Japanese kimono fabrics look fabulous in cheap wooden frames. I think they give a really unusual and unique look, and the texture adds intrigue next to the usual paintings, photos and prints.

A closer look

I ordered a "fat quarter" of each design from an Etsy seller, for just a few pounds each. All 3 pictures (which are quite large) set me back less than £20, including the frames. This could be done for every room, and every colour scheme in the house, and I have now become a little obsessed by framing fabrics! It's an easy craft which could, in fact, be done even more frugally- by sourcing second-hand frames and re-purposing fabric items. It is also a great way to use up your fabric scraps, and something different to do with those beautiful fabrics you may already have in your stash! 

Growing my own herbs

Adding fresh herbs when cooking undoubtedly makes a dish much tastier than using dried herbs from a jar. More often than not, however, I find myself opting for the latter- for no other reason than frugality! Fresh herbs cost around the same as their dried equivalent, but I find that the fresh variety don't tend to keep for long, and I end up really only being able to use them once. This is such a waste- of food and money.  I have been hunting around for solutions to this problem, and come up with a couple of recommendations. 

Freezing them in ice cube trays
This works! The herbs do keep for much longer in the freezer, and frozen herbs do taste better than dried herbs from a jar. One drawback, though, is that they do stay soggy. I like to sprinkle coriander on top of curries and soups, and that only works with freshly-picked leaves. 

Kitchen roll in a sandwich bag
Sounds crazy, right? According to my friend, transferring fresh, cut herbs into a sandwich bag along with a piece of kitchen roll and storing them in the fridge helps them to last longer! I tried this, and the herbs did stay perky and crisp for about a week... definitely a few days longer than normal. I actually found this to be a good tip. 

Grow your own
My garden is an area of my house which needs a lot of attention and TLC, so I have not been tempted to try and grow things in it yet. However, my open-plan kitchen/ living room does have huge French windows, and the room gets pretty warm in the summer. 

Looks easy enough!

Unwins very kindly sent me their DIY herb kitchen garden kit to try out and review, and I am very excited to see the results. The kits are on sale for £5.99 each, and they come with the adorable wooden box, compost, plastic pots and seeds (coriander, chives, basil and parsley). Considering that buying herbs from the supermarket costs £1 a time, I consider this to be good value. You can also buy a Mediterranean herbs version. I didn't have a small watering can, but I found that Heather's sippy cup did the job! The idea of having small amounts of herbs growing at all times in my kitchen really appeals to me. If my herbs grow as promised on the box, this solution would cut out the waste, cost a lot less and look fabulous. 

Herbs all planted and watered

Beautiful, budget nursery!

Heather's budget nursery

I am delighted that my first post for Kiddicare's new-look website: Bump, Baby & You has now gone live! I wrote about my experience in creating a gorgeous nursery on a budget, as I know how costs can really add up at this time. 

I passionately believe that the most beautiful baby nurseries are designed with love, and filled with items that mean something. The great news is, they don't need to break the bank! Read my post here at Bump, Baby & You: 

http://blog.kiddicare.com/2014/04/beautiful-budget-nursery/

Owl cushion tutorial: Guest post for Scot Bloggers

For those of you who enjoyed reading about the peacock outfit I made for my daughter for Hillary's Blinds competition, the full tutorial for the friendy wise owl cushion was featured on Scot Bloggers website yesterday. Scot Bloggers is a great website, showcasing the diverse range of blogs from writers all over Scotland. 

Wise owl cushion

Pop over to the Scot Bloggers website to find out how to make your own! Here are some photos from the tutorial...

Adding details to the owl.

A perfectly owlish eye!

Make your owl cushion as plump as you like!

My finished owl on the sofa.

DIY hand-painted cherry blossom bowl

Painted by my own fair hand!

My love for cherry blossoms is no secret, and I'm always on the lookout to introduce more Japanese sakura gorgeousness into my home. I must confess to being guilty of leaving my earrings lying around on my bed stand when I take them off at night, so I decided to decorate a trinket bowl to keep them safe- and to look pretty, of course.

I found this nicely shaped, albeit a little boring, temple bowl in my local B&M Home Store, for just £1.99.  Perfect for a quick and thrifty makeover... 

Cheap and cheerful plain bowl

I dug out my mini acrylic paint set (the same one I used for my Daruma doll canvas), and set about making my bowl into a cherry-blossom-covered beauty. First, I painted the bare branches, then I added the little pink blossoms. 

Bare branches

A little colour on the branches...

I waited for the paint to dry completely before adding the finishing touches- tiny brown crosses in the centre of the blossoms. At this stage, I could also touch up little bits on the branches that I wasn't entirely satisfied with. Finally, I took a purple Sharpie and branded my bowl with "handpainted by Pink Robot" on the bottom. Not that I plan to sell this bowl... but I think it does finish my project off nicely. 

With the little crosses on the blossoms

My branded bowl

Here is the finished bowl, looking much much more beautiful! I love the fact that it is one-of-a-kind, and you can't beat the satisfaction of seeing something you have worked on yourself brighten up your home. 

Ta-dah! 

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My Tiny Yet Cheerful Bathroom Project

When we bought our house, the decor was unimaginative and dull. Most of the walls were painted a drab light blue, and there was very little colour to be seen. One of the most uninspiring rooms was a tiny little downstairs toilet, painted entirely in white, with bare walls. The toilet, sink and radiator were all white, giving the room an overall depressing feel. 

I decided to give the smallest room in the house the little cheerful overhaul it deserved. I had next to no money, so I had to get creative. Here's how it looks now: 

Bright and cheery!

I chose a rather daring pink and lime green colour combination for the walls. One of the most noticeable and dramatic ways you can change a room is by painting it, and it is also very cheap. I waited until my local Homebase had paint on offer, and I bought their own brand. These colours are ballet and lime, in case you are interested! When I first started painting, I panicked a little at how bright it was, but now I love it and I'm glad I didn't play it safe. 

B&M statement mirror

I found this silver-effect mirror in my local B&M Home Store for £9.99. I think it looks a lot more expensive, and it ties in perfectly with the girly, fun theme of the bathroom.  I also bought the little heart caddy that you can see in the first picture in B&M for £1.99- ideal for holding fragranced tea lights! 

My wall decorations

To the left, I hung cute little decorations from the wall. I bought these during a visit to West Kilbride last summer- Scotland's Craft Town! If you have never been, I highly recommend a visit. It's so pretty and quaint, and it's great to meet the artists and designers face to face. These decorations weren't expensive (all costing a few pounds each) and it was a pleasure to support local businesses. 

On the back wall, I chose a selection of Parisian prints from an Etsy seller called Fifi Flowers. I've had these in my list of favourites for some time, and this was the perfect excuse to buy them. Each one shows an illustration of a different part of Paris- a city I love and holds precious personal memories for me. They were actually greetings cards, presented in cheap and cheerful Ikea Ribba frames. I think the hot pink really goes well against the lime green wall. 

One of my Fifi Flowers Parisian prints

Since the room has no windows and therefore gets no natural light, I have an artificial plant which I picked up from Ikea for around £1.50, in a hot pink pot which cost around £2.50. Perfect! I love this little room now, especially because it is so personal and bright. 

Fill your house with fresh flowers for less!

Fresh flowers instantly brighten up a room and create a more cheerful environment. I always feel that a room looks more pulled-together, loved and complete with a vase of flowers. No air freshener can beat the real scent of flowers in a room.

The downside of this indulgence is that a bunch of flowers generally only lasts a week at the most, and having to replace them can prove costly. During times when money is tighter, luxuries like this can be the first to go, despite it being these little luxuries that tend to lift your mood. Here are my tips for filling your house with flowers, for less. 

Go for the cheaper varieties

Don't be put off buying the cheaper varieties of flowers, thinking they are inferior in quality! Cheaper bunches of flowers tend to be the ones in season, and available locally. They will therefore cost the shop less to buy wholesale than shipping in more exotic flowers from abroad. According to Play It With Flowers, carnations and chrysanthemums are two of the longest-lasting flowers, and among the cheapest! Flowers like Gypsophila (better known as Baby's Breath) are often used by florists to "bulk up" expensive bouquets due to their shape and low cost. I actually think that a bunch of Baby's Breath is beautiful on its own- and it costs next to nothing! 

Baby's Breath in my study

Make your flowers last longer

Preparing your flowers in the right way before you put them in a vase can make a dramatic difference to how long they will last. Some people just open the wrapping and put the flowers straight in water- however, they tend to wilt quickly if you do this. Instead, take the flowers out the wrapping and remove elastic bands. Separate the stalks, and remove any leaves from the bottom half. If you submerge leaves in water, they will rot and produce bacteria which shortens the life of the flower. Cut about a centimetre off the bottom of the stalk at an angle- this provides a greater absorption area, so the flower can take in water. Lastly, make sure your vase is extremely clean and bacteria-free. Fill it with water and add flower food- if you have none, a spoonful of sugar will do a similar job. Now arrange your flowers the way you want them, and they should last a bit longer! 


Pick your own

If times are really hard, and you just can't stretch to buying flowers, there is always the option of picking your own. Be careful here though- it is illegal to pick any cultivated flower from a local park, for example, and there are certain endangered wildflowers which are protected too. Read through this guide from the Guardian for more information about this. However, if you do your research and know which wildflowers are common enough to pick, go for it! Alternatively, head out into your own garden and do a little cultivating. These cheerful daffodils are from my garden, and they are so plentiful at this time of year that I can replenish them as much as I need to. 

Daffodils from my garden add a pop of colour

Selling your home- tips

I really enjoyed last night's Twitter mortgage chat, hosted by Go Compare (#GoCoMoneyTalks). Thanks to A Thrifty Mrs for bringing it to my attention- her blog post about it can be found here. I found myself joining in by contributing tips, not so much about mortgages themselves (thought I'd leave that to the experts!) but about selling your home. I have only ever sold a property once, but it was a really good experience so I thought I'd share some tips with you. 

My husband and I bought our first home together in 2006, a big, ex-council-owed two bedroom flat. I loved our flat, but since we bought it when we were both newly qualified teachers (and still on "probationer" wages), the only properties we could afford needed a lot of work. For the next 6 years, with the help of my father-in-law (fountain of all DIY knowledge!) we made it feel like our own. In 2012, we made the decision to have a family, and to put our flat on the market in order to buy a bigger place. Within a week, our flat had sold, with 3 bidders! Not bad going in the current financial climate. Here is how we did it...  I've included some pictures- excuse the quality, they are taken from the brochure when we bought the flat, and the brochure when we sold.

Choose the right conveyancer 

It can be really tricky to decide which conveyancer to use when selling your home. Some companies will try to tempt you to choose them, by inflating the price they estimate they will get for your property or by offering deals on price. I think it's worth inviting at least 3 estate agents round to view your home, listening to what they have to say, and weighing it up. Look on websites like Rightmove and see which adverts you like the look of- consider tone, photography and amount of information given. Ask for recommendations from friends, neighbours and family. An increasing amount of online companies are offering this service now too, at a lower cost, but we decided against this because we wanted that extra marketing that only a bigger estate agent could offer. In the end, I think this worked for us, as the estate agent we chose got a lot of viewers through the door for us. 

Clear away junk and clutter

Our flat wasn't massive, but we wanted to capitalise on the space we had as much as possible. To do this, we completely emptied our flat of anything we considered to be junk, or "clutter"- giving things to charity, putting larger items in storage, and even packing boxes to store at our parents' houses. We were pretty ruthless, and even emptied the cupboards- we wanted prospective buyers to appreciate how much storage space we had, not to open cupboard doors to reveal our "stuff" crammed inside. I actually loved the feeling of having such a clear living space, and I do think it made our flat more appealing to buyers. 

When we bought the flat... the living room

See how much bigger it looks minus clutter?

A bedroom when we bought in 2006

When we sold: guest bed folded away creates space

Invest a little in decorating

When buying a new place, it's easy to want to put every penny you have towards that difficult-to-save deposit. However, investing a small amount in painting and dressing the property you have can really pay off long-term. I think we spent about £200 in total on paint, DIY items and accessories to make our place look as good as we could. During a bank holiday, we roped in a friend and gave every room (including the hallway) a fresh coat of paint. Paying attention to detail, we did small jobs like re-sealing the bath and fixing wobbly door handles. Our flat really did have a fresh and attractive feel to it, and I overheard a few viewers comment on the fact that it was in walk-in condition. 

Hallway re-painted, and with fresh flowers

Bath re-sealed and room re-painted

While you may want to, you can't always afford to make big changes to your place before you sell it. For example, we hated our kitchen, which was dated and falling to bits, but could never afford to replace it with a new one. We did make a few changes to it, which I think made the overall feel of the room a lot more modern... on a budget! We replaced the old-fashioned tiles using a "faux tile" system called Easy Tile- this cost around £40. Painting the space behind the cooker black created a cleaner, less messy look (and a sample pot of paint for £1.99 was enough to cover the area.) Making a little extra effort to address small details is key. 

The kitchen in 2006- dated and yuck!

2012: Small, inexpensive changes updated the kitchen

Sell your lifestyle 

When potential buyers come to view your property, you want them to aspire to have your life there. This means creating the overall impression that you are happy living there, so they can imagine feeling the same. Make it feel like a home- burn candles, play music softly in the background and reveal a little bit about your life there. Some "selling your home" guides advise not to have photographs and personal things on display, but I disagree with this! 

Let the viewers walk round without you for a while- this gives them the opportunity to imagine it is their home.  I remember this feeling from the house we ended up buying- I was pregnant at the time, and when we went into the "child's bedroom" on our own, I knew I wanted it. 

Always be ready for viewers! 

When the advert for our flat went live, I didn't imagine quite how many viewers we would have, so quickly. Within an hour of the advert going up, the estate agent was on the phone asking if we could show a viewer round. We even had people knock on the door, having seen the "For Sale" sign in the garden. Often, you will get very little notice of a viewing, so it is vital that you and your home are always ready. Hold off getting into your pyjamas until a reasonable hour (normally for me, any time after 5pm is fair game!) Make sure you take your bins out regularly, replace dead flowers, and keep on top of your cleaning. It will seem like a lot of work at the time, but remember that viewers will make up their minds very quickly. 

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