Kitchen Dresser Makeover - Spring 2010

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Spring Dresser makeover - 1

Good morning to you all from a very sunny West Sussex. We have been doing a lot of de-cluttering here at the house since the sun has come out. There is still a lot to do but I think this sudden rash of tidiness has something to do with the imminent arrival of two more [...]

Pantry Make Over - Labeling the Jars and Another Free Download

Friday, January 29th, 2010

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If you’ve been reading my site for any length of time you’ll know that my Autumn project was to give my pantry a little makeover. Well, Christmas kind of took us over a little bit so it’s now been transferred to a Spring project. And we’re making great progress.

Yesterday I finished the design for the [...]

This Year’s Christmas Chair

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Christmas Chair 09 - 1 - Cherry Menlove

First of all may I take this opportunity to wish all of my American friends a wonderful Thanksgiving. Have a fabulous day one and all.
Second of all may I take this opportunity to show off my Christmas Chair for this year. Inadvertently I always seem to end up with a Christmas Chair in my home [...]

The Pantry Makeover update - Cupboard Curtains

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Pantry Makeover - Cupboard curtains -1 - Cherry Menlove

When we moved in to this house the room that is now my walk-in pantry was an office and the boxes on the wall were used for filing etc.. The boxes are awfully sweet and really quite useful but as I was going to be using them for ‘food stuffs’ I felt I wanted to [...]

The Trim’s The Thing A.K.A. Creating Corners

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

The trims the thing - 7 - Cherry Menlove

I’m all about creating corners at the moment. Little spaces filled with magic and a lack of cynicism that inhabitants and guests alike can pop into when the urge takes them. I believe this is because Christmas is fast approaching and I always want the house to have  the feel of a cosy nook around [...]

Making Over a Standard Lamp - A.K.A. “You need more pink”

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Standard Lamp Makeover - 6 - Cherry Menlove

My mum occasionally comes out with statements that you can tell have just that second entered her head and promptly left her mouth. Actually, I say that my mum does that, WE ALL do that in this family.
It saves time.
My Mum’s last statement was, fortunately, a statement that I agreed with and had actually thought [...]

When Making Over a Room, Where Does One Start? With the Blanket Cupboard Of Course!!

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Blanket Room - 10 - Cherry Menlove

 
When Making Over a Room, Where Does One Start? With the Blanket Cupboard Of Course!!
The weekend that just past started off so rainy. It came down steadily for several hours at the start of Saturday so as Robert was busy tiling something wonderful for behind the Aga I set about making mischief in one of [...]

“Would You Like Her?” “Yes Please”- The Arrival of a Makeover

Monday, October 12th, 2009

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I was offered one heck of a makeover project on Friday. And I took it.
At this point I was standing there waiting for her to come trundling through my neighbors gate. 
 

 
Where for art thou?!
 
 

 
Ah!
 
 

 
If there was a symbol for a makeover project such as this my eyes were lit up by them at this point.
 

 
Welcome to your [...]

Making Over A Dark Table

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Living Room Table Makeover - 1 - Cherry Menlove

I had been keeping my eyes peeled for a suitable table for the living room for some time. So when I saw this table sitting in a charity shop window, smooth and gentle in its shape, I knew it was the right one. It was hurried in to my car for the grand total of twenty pounds [...]