Upcycling the table which Katie gave me...

Here's how I upcycled the lovely little coffee table which my very dear friend Katie gave me...

 Sanded down....

Painted (with fence paint so it will be weather proof if we use it outside)...

Waste pipe outside the front door (from what is was back to what is should be)...

Ah the satisfaction of amending the mistake of paint colour....

Beautiful original 1930s taps now fitted in the bathroom...

From 1980s yuckiness...

 ...enough said....

...To original 1930s Deco loviness (found on eBay for under £30!)....YUM!

Bargain purchase sourced by me, including replacement tops as the first ones smashed in transit, and fitted by my wonderful Fiancé & Father-in-law-to-be

Progress in the Front Garden (August/ September)...

The painting continues...here's the latest progress...

BATHROOM: Light pull (little things which make a big difference)

Ever since I saw these light pulls in my friend Christina's house I knew I wanted them. They really are so very pretty and you can pick them up for under a tenner.... well worth it in my option, I love little things like this that make a real difference to the room:

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Mixing beautiful flowers from our garden with some bargain flowers from the Co-op

Again I did this in May but have only just re-found the photos. I placed them in a broken teapot - which makes a very pretty vase and a standard glass vase from Tesco. The Peonies and Poppies are from our garden - the rest are from the Co-op.... 

This is my favourite photo.

Progress on painting the fence (front and back)

This is old progress now as it hasn't stopped raining for the past month and a half but I just found the photos so thought I would share...