Pelmets! They’re quite an old-fashioned feature, aren’t they? Most new houses don’t have them, and a lot of older houses have been redecorated in favor of newer tastes. But pelmets have another use – literally over and above just hiding unsightly curtain tracks – as you will see!
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Easy DIY #51: Turn An Old Vinyl-top Kitchen Table Into A Wooden Kitchen Counter
Some years ago, when I started to do some DIY improvements around the house, I was struck by how boring and dull our old vinyl-top kitchen table was. At the time I was enamored of the look of a wooden “butcher’s block” type of kitchen table, and pondered my options. Buying a tailor-made item would…
Easy DIY #50: Wall-mounted Bedside Tables
A couple of years ago, about a month before our wedding, Kay and I were busy little beesĀ prepping everything that needed doing. We were expecting a few house guests who would stay over for a few days during that period, and so we had our hands full getting the guest room presentable. Part of the…
Easy DIY #49: Make A Lectern
There are probably a lot of different reasons why someone would want (or need) to make a lectern! In my case, it was something of a challenge – and for reasons I’d prefer not to go into, I had to do it fairly quickly. Also, for the same reasons, I had to do it as…
Easy DIY #48: From Curtain Rings To VW Headlight Springs
Having an old car brings many things to one’s life – there’s joy in driving it, and there’s joy in beholding it – and there’s joy in the reactions other people have when they see it. Similarly, there’s also the flip-side of that coin! Every time you hear a funny little noise, your sphincter tightens,…
Easy DIY #47: Revamp An Old Mirror Frame
This time I’ll be talking about revamping an old ornamental mirror frame. Quite a long time ago I acquired this old mirror from a second-hand store for not much at all, and for years it hung on the passage wall, looking yellowed and over time, increasingly tacky. Finally I decided I had a choice between…
Easy DIY #45: Make A Door Partition
There are lots of different reasons why you might consider closing up a doorway, but in our case, it was to gain more useable space in our kitchen. Our bathroom and kitchen are situated beside each other leading off the lounge, and each has an entrance leading to them from the lounge. There’s also a…
Easy DIY #44: Make A Wooden Chest Ottoman
In the first Easy DIY article for 2021, I’ll be telling you how I made a wooden chest Ottoman. Hopefully this will inspire you to make your own, your way!
Easy DIY #43: Make A Toilet Roll Stand
Toilet rolls! It seems people never think about these things – at least, until they need them and don’t have any handy! Faced with a choice between yelling for someone to bring them an emergency roll – or waddling off in an undignified fashion to fetch one themselves, I would like to offer a simple…
Easy DIY #42: Restore An Old Violin
Not everyone has an old violin or two just lying around, so I consider myself lucky in that respect! In this article I’ll tell you how I restored one to working condition.