I’m still unpacking, but I got slightly distracted yesterday.
I’d found some tired cushion covers downstairs that had faded a little and were surplus to requirements. I was so excited about what was coming next that I forgot to photograph them – but basically I took the cushion cover backs off and joined the two fronts together to make a strip about 16″ x 24″ (I had to cut off some badly light-damaged pieces so not everything was salvageable).
I already had a piece of foamcore (two pieces of white card with 5mm foam in between) which I covered with cork sheet and brown paper, then laid the old cushion covers over it.
I’ve mitred and stitched the corners on the back:
and then roughly laced up the back as you would for preparing embroidery for framing:
Finally I’ve covered the back with a layer of felt, tucking in some ribbon to act as a hanging loop
And it’s made a very convenient little noticeboard that I can pin things to:
Meanwhile, the Ikea Kallax unit is filling up. I’ve broadly just thrown things at it in no particular order, just to get everything out of boxes and off the floor. I’ll sort through each little cubbyhole at some point.
I particularly like this little quiet corner of my desk:
It’s just a vintage port box laid on its side with a spice rack on top, perfect for holding small things.
I hope to have the room more or less finished next week, and then I’ll be ready to re-open the shop. Until then, I will keep going.
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Very cleaver construction of your note board and it looks great 💙
Thanks Pam, it will be very useful. There wasn’t enough wall space in my last house for one of these
Brilliant! I love it. 🥰
Always good to make something useful out of a redundant thing
Lovely upcycling I believe it’s called now 😍 and it must be so gratifying (and fun!) to finally be getting to make the space your own; it looks wonderful!
ha, yes I think it’s upcycling. It’s really great to be able to organise a room from scratch like this.
The level that I love that corkboard is unmatched!
Your whole studio seems to be coming together to be a lovely place to work.
It really is. It’s such a treat to be able to put the room together just the way I want it to be
Love your new pinboard !
I’ve already run out of pins 😆
Great upcycling job!
thank you 🙂
Beautiful, useful, and recycled! A great combination!
Very satisfying 🙂
Great repurposing! The calm corner looks inviting too.
I do like a quiet corner
How lovely to make a fresh start with a “blank canvas”. You’ve fitted it out so beautifully and it will all suit your purposes exactly!
it really is lovely to start afresh and it will be such a treat to work here