Spring is in the Air and i'm making do and mending...

As the Spring has arrived and the light changes, I start to notice all the odd and ends that need seeing to in my home, and I alway feel a little discontented, a bit like Mole (Wind in the Willows), so as an antidote I like to make and improve things a bit. Funds are in short supply and it is much more rewarding to make something rather than visit shops full of the same things, so I've embarked on a make do and mend home improvement schedule, which includes a lot of recycling and up-cycling old, antique, retro and vintage items.

Thus far i've made and hung a 'new' pair of curtains for the office, from a Sixties quilt. The poor office rarely gets much attention, so this is a much needed improvement.

I made vintage ribbon and crystal blind pulls for our Velux windows - I couldn't reach them before, so much better.

I wanted a new bed, our bedframe is a really old Ikea one and was looking well past its best, although it's structurally sound, so I decided to make a headboard from a pair of cupboard doors that have been living in my garden for the last 4 years.

More to come.....