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.