Vacuum Pack Delight!

My names Gill and I'm a storage geek - I get a little unnaturally excited with clever storage solutions, I also have a love for beautiful things stored cleverly and beautifully. I finally decided recently it was time to sort out my spare linen and garden cushions by investing in vacuum packs, they really are fantastic. Please bear with me whilst I go through my before and afters, you'll either get it or find me very sad but the whole experience most certainly put a smile on my face.

... The best £16 I ever spent and still have several left over. (http://www.homestorageworld.com/)

Painting the outside of the house: Progress....

We literally started this yrs ago now and I'm still plodding through this task wall by wall. I have a few walls left, the back of the back extension and the wall with the kitchen window on it, the whole of the front of the house does have one coat of paint though and it has completely transformed it, as you can see from the photos below. This does make me strive on, you can see this little side wall section which I completed the other weekend and it is true that every section completed does give me a real sense of satisfaction. I don't know if the weather will allow me to carry on over the winter months but I will continue as much as possible and post when I do.

Before....

After...

Latest section to be painted.....

Tin can plant pots (wedding table decorations)

It's also good to know what plants work best.... this is a Chinese money plant - works well, is free as it is one of the babies produced by my original plant and is also supposed to provide luck in money (we all need a bit of that!)...

Ruby Chard is another success story, grown from seed, really nice complementary colour to the pebble I've painted the pots and its edible too....

The final collection of pots!
 

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...