As the bells toll to bid farewell to 2021 and welcome in 2022 we all look towards a fresh start, new beginnings and the optimism of happier days ahead. It's often a time for renewal, for ourselves, our lives and also our interiors. As a collective we've spent almost two years living under the shadow... Continue Reading →
I recently took stock of the numerous items of unpainted furniture that were cluttering up my life and business and decided to take action, deciding on blue as a starting point colour, primarily as it's a favourite of mine but also because I have it on good authority (Colour Curator, Joa Studholme, no less!) that... Continue Reading →
This blasted pandemic and subsequent lockdown madness/inconvenience has resulted in an increase of people opting to upcycle/renovate their furniture, rather than buy new. A combination of shops being closed, preventing people from being able to actually go in to a store and see, and FEEL, what they are buying, whilst being sat in their homes... Continue Reading →
There's certainly not a lot of good that can be said about 2020! The year none of us saw coming and one that all of us are wishing not to repeat. (Although, at this moment in time, from where I'm sitting 2021 is still looking very '2020') I'm aware I managed to go yet another... Continue Reading →
Well, the first month of the new decade, 2020, is almost up - time has been a bit of a misnomer for me through 2019 until now and I've just realised how little I managed to get on the keyboard to upkeep my blog for such a very long time. 2019 was a busy year... Continue Reading →
Photo courtesy of Instagram.com/the_painted_bird Teal is a colour that is taking the interior design world by storm. Relatively unknown and unused until recently, these days teal is big news. It is said the name for teal originates from the teal duck, which has this colour around its eyes. A mix of blue and green, but... Continue Reading →
It's March and that means, theoretically, Spring should be with us soon. And who isn't looking forward to that?! Photo courtesy of @knottooshabbyfurnishings So, getting to think about Spring, it's vibrancy and how the natural world starts awakening, got me thinking about colours which reflect the new season. My thoughts took me to the colour... Continue Reading →
I've recently been working on upcycling an old television cabinet into a trendy and stylish drinks cabinet. Drinks cabinets have a chequered, interesting history in the world of furniture - if any a piece of furniture could talk to tell a tale! Drinks cabinets are synonymous with 1970's and 80's middle class England where, following... Continue Reading →
OK, perhaps bronze isn't a 'colour' as such - it comes in many different subtle hues - but in keeping with the current trend for metallics used in interior design, I thought making it my colour of the month just felt right. Photo courtesy of amyreb_kb (Instagram) Bronze is a warm metal, which is tactile... Continue Reading →
Towards the end of 2018 I got some work in that was exciting and different, but never have I had a commission that has caused me such an emotional rollercoaster. Don't get me wrong, the ultimate resulting emotion was one of joy and pride, particularly when my lovely client sent me lots of beautiful photos... Continue Reading →
Getting creative in The Painted Shack 