Old writing bureaux are incredibly useful pieces of furniture and I have painted and stencilled quite a few. They are…
A Little Relief
It is actually very rare for me to work on a piece of furniture which I am not intending to sell…
What To Do ?
Sometimes when I buy a piece of furniture I know exactly what to do with it and sometimes I don’t…
A Fair Trade?
My son and I struggled to carry this beautiful piece of furniture to the car. We collected it from a house with…
Stencilled Aprons
After the Christmas holiday I decided to dedicate a week to textile based projects rather than furniture. However, as hard…
Stencilled Tea Towels
Whilst at college, I studied Textile Design, specialising in print. Decoration has always inspired me and I have a strong urge…
Happy New Year 2015
Stencil, Stencil, Stencil.
The human race have been using stencils for thousands of years. There is evidence of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans…
Oberoi Stencilled Chest
This wooden chest is made out of really solid pine, but it was painted in a very shiny, very yellow…
Noteworthy Notebooks
I love an interesting notebook and own a bit of a collection. I notice the books people use in meetings…
Decorate Decorate 