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Cafetiere Cosy and a spot of DIY decor

October 19, 2008 by Katie Lee

Yes, I really am living the dream. Not content with a black and gold tea cosy, I made myself a matching cosy for the cafetière, so now I have TWO tastefully crocheted items in my flat. Crazy, I know.

Seriously, who doesn't need one?
While I’m at at it, let’s talk about the furnishings. You can just see the white bamboo table which I painted. It was given to us when we moved into our last flat and we had always assumed we would get rid of it when we finally moved into our own place. But in the spirit of trying to recycle and re-use, I decided to paint it.

Alex Milway at leisure
I made those cushions for the sofa as well. Previously, it was a very tired and old chesterfield, and a lot of the leather had begun flaking off. I bought some duck feather cushions and covered them with material that I bought on eBay. They’re not only helping to increase the life of the sofa, they’re also making it a lot comfier to sit on!

The room is actually tidy for usThe cream scatter cushion cover is made from the bags that our organic bed linen came in. I didn’t want to waste them and they were exactly the right size for the cushions. Al thinks they’re silly, but I like them! This is what they look like on the other side.


Waste not want not!

And finally, we have the lampshade. Al’s been promising to paint bright flowers on the lampshade for ages, but after about 3 years of waiting, I finally just decided to sort it out myself. Here you can see what it looked like, and how it looks now.after

The paper is from an Arts & Crafts wrapping paper book – Victorian paper for a Victorian house!

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Filed Under: Shinykatie Makes... Tagged With: Craft, decorating, DIY, Good Hooking, tea cosy, tea cozy

Comments

  1. alex milway says

    October 20, 2008 at 7:28 am

    It looks like the Alien is sitting on my shoulder!

  2. Will says

    October 20, 2008 at 11:50 am

    I have one of those Toy Story green glowing aliens too! And a speaking Woody – WITH motion sensor. And a knitted Bullseye. And… I should probably stop now. I fear I’ve already said too much.

  3. Katie Lee says

    October 26, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    He went away for a few years (hidden in a box under the bed) but slowly all our student toys have re-appeared in our house. I think we just have to accept that we’re not very good at being grown ups.

  4. Will says

    October 26, 2008 at 5:36 pm

    Tickle Me Elmo is currently in a box on top of the wardrobe. I still feel slightly bad every time I think about this.

  5. Aparna says

    March 30, 2009 at 7:24 am

    very beautiful hat, I like it.

  6. Thistle Cove Farm says

    April 10, 2009 at 1:09 pm

    I like what you’ve done; it all looks quite nice. Giving the bamboo table a fresh coat of paint gives it new life and a new look. I *especially* like the pillow!

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