DIY fresh towel basket
I bought this basket a few years ago on sale and have used it to store magazines (that I have way too much of). With the lovely bathroom makeoverĀ Germarie did this week I thought it would be a good idea to give my basket a quick facelift and use it to store fresh towels in […]
DIY good enough to wear – happy bag
This bag has been hanging on display in my entrance hall for years. I have always loved it but it needed a little something to truly make it shine. With a lick of paint (in my favourite colours!) I transformed it into a more contemporary piece that’s now good enough to wear! Before The dated […]
BUDGET-OVER: GUEST BATHROOM
The wonderful people at Tile Africa recently contacted us to do a little make-over project for them. They invited us to come to their showroom and pick out a few things on a small budget and then do something amazing and transformational with it. Now since we don’t shy away from a challenge, we immediately […]
Budget Laundry Make-Over
I really enjoy make-overs and this one was no exception. And I must admit, I am thrilled with the result! As a reminder, here is my laundry before I got working on it. It really is a small alcove, measuring 75cm wide by 100cm deep. It had some basic shelves (that weren’t completely installed) and […]
Pretty Succulent Wreath – a 30 Minute Make Over
The hot weather has arrived and with it an array of blooms have filled the garden. The peach trees are blossoming, the arum lilies have popped up everywhere and the colour is coming back on the oaks. I was so inspired by nature this week that I thought it the perfect time to do something […]
DIY: Alternative Storage
Having a guest room is a luxury, especially if you have a growing family with space requirements. So if your guests usually end up on a sofa bed somewhere then you probably don’t really have anywhere for them to put their things. This problem really bothered me since our guests sleep in my husband’s office […]
Everyday Upcycling
Every now and again I see a new possibility in something I’ve had tucked away in a cupboard or store room for years and it is always very rewarding when it turns into something else. We all have little drab things around the house that could be transformed into something spectacular, usually with very little […]
Floating Origami
There is such a wonderfully peaceful thing about folding origami that I couldn’t really stop myself once I started this project. There are many different patterns (have a look at the tutorials on this website) but I chose doves because of the calm they symbolize. One of our fig trees lost this beautiful branch recently […]
Dressing the Jungle Ship
The ship was moored but yet without sails, so we got to work and made her some! Bamboo poles were rigged as a mast (cable ties and rope did the trick!) and an old basket serves as the crow’s nest. Because everyone knows you can’t have a pirate ship without one of those. We tied […]
BOSCH Pirates Ahoy!
The wonderful people at BOSCH SA sent us a whole box full of tools to try out and I couldn’t wait to get my hands dirty! The jungle gym in the back yard had been crying out for a make-over for a while so I worked up a few drawings, got the toddlers’ approval and […]