There are amazing charities out there, we all know that. But the British Heart Foundation is certainly one that is, and pardon the pun, close to our hearts. We’ll come to exactly why later. For starters though, we got approached by the British Heart Foundation several months back about a really exciting project which we…
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It’s mad to think that it was nearly four years ago that we discovered our little wooden chair – read the full story here – and we’re so excited to announce that it’s finally had a makeover! It was the first piece we purchased together for a mere £10 at a charity shop in Tooting…
Read MoreRemember when we got that sofa from Freecycle? It’s been a permanent fixture in our little lounge, but as we make tweaks here and there – like including some jazzy new houseplants – we decided it needed a bit of love. Like we all know, cushions and soft furnishings can change the whole look of…
Read MoreLast weekend we decided to upcycle an old chest of drawers. David had purchased these several years back when he first moved to London from IKEA however, as handy as they are, we’ve hated them since we moved in to our South London hub – they stick out like a sore thumb in the bedroom.…
Read MoreYou may remember we found a cute little trunk on Gumtree a while back? You know, the horrid black painted number with the weird Chinese Dragon? Anyway, we’ve finally got around to giving this little piece a lick of paint and a complete makeover. Over the past month of being in the flat, the trunk…
Read MoreFilled with inspiration from the Dulux Colour Futures talk and gratefully supplied with a couple of tins of their Colour of the Year; Copper Blush, we decided to (finally) upcycle one of our many pieces of furniture which we’ve had in the ‘to paint’ pile. David bought this mirror several years ago from Wilko‘s… The…
Read MoreOn Saturday we headed out to Dulwich to the Volcano Coffee Works Café for an Annie Sloan paint workshop hosted by Rigby & Mac and it was great! The workshop was hosted by the lovely Lucy who guided us through a range of various paint techniques from layering and manipulating to aging and distressing so…
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