My DIY Upcycled Vintage Living Room

Take a peek at the before and after video tour of my handmade, upcycled, thrifted, vintage living room and then have a scroll through my tutorials for the nest for all of the projects mentioned …

My Quirky DIY Kitchen in Berlin

The next stop on my humble abode tour is the heart of every home: My upcycled, vintage, handmade kitchen! Let’s take a closer look + discover just how well some of my past decor DIYs have …

A Thrifty Bathroom Storage Tip

My lickety split storage solution for those excess wash cloths & towels that we all seem to have! Buying new is completely unnecessary when you have imagination (+ the load of free refashionista tutorials available right here on …

A Charming Chair DIY

A very quick & painless transformation for a couple of old folding chairs and cushions: Here’s what I did to create a charming chair DIY:

Welcome to my humble DIY Berlin abode

Hooray! The grey Berlin skies have finally brightened up enough to let me photograph & share my fancy new digs! In the 5 short months since moving in we’ve managed to transform this hideously painted, dark & dreary, badly …

Kawaii Kimono Scrap Patchwork Art

Even after creating this and this and these, I still have loads of gorgeous kimono scraps left from my 2013 swap that I’m struggling to put to good use:  Thankfully our new digs had an incredibly awkward …

My Quirky Upcycled Sunglasses Storage Solution

Sometimes it takes awhile for a unique little item to make it home with me from the charity shop. I spied this cross stitched beauty on each of my thrifty visits for nearly 3 months but as I …

My usefully unusual upcycled farm bolt DIY

If you follow me on instagram you’ll already have seen my latest creepy attic discovery: two fantastically old giant farm bolts! I knew I just had to upcycle them but these heavy beauties had me a bit …

DIY Woven Wall Art (no loom required!)

Create your own quirky woven wall hanging without a loom from items you have lurking around the house! Grab all of my tutorials for the home here and for more sustainable DIY style goodness check …

There’s nothing like a fresh coat of paint…

If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a gazillion times: I LOVE PAINT! Sure, there’s a bit of sandpaper & elbow grease involved and waiting for it to dry between coats is maddening but …