Done-Up Dining

BEFORE

These chairs we bought last year at charity shop for £60 (including table). Fabric remnants were bought at charity shop in Wolverhampton for 99p each. You can see from the 'before' photo that the chairs had water marks on them from where I had attempted to clean them as they were quite grubby! My hand ached for days after this project from removing dozens of industrial staples from hardwood and hammering in hundreds of tacks! Worth it though.

Bin a Good Day

I have been looking for a new kitchen bin for ages, but have found them to be ridiculously expensive. We like to separate our rubbish into recyclable and non-recyclable waste, and previously had a stainless steel pedal bin, and a bucket for the recyclables (which we kept on top of the microwave, out of the way of the dog). This natty bin was in our local house clearance shop yesterday for £7. I got them down to £5 and now it is in our kitchen. No more microwave buckets!