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Kallhax – building Ikea units to suit

This was one of our more unusual plans for the craft room furniture.  I knew I wanted a Kallax wall, with lots of cubbies full of crafty goodies.  You've already seen the posts about the Creations by Rod units, designed especially for Kallax units from Ikea.  So armed with a trusty tape-measure and the Ikea online catalogue, I started working out the best way to achieve my dream. Before any work started, I had measured the wall and worked out that I could fit in units that were 12 cubbies wide in total.  Ikea sell Kallax in a variety [...]

By |2025-04-20T20:30:29+01:00April 21st, 2025|Craft room renovations|0 Comments

New/old fireplace has arrived!

My gorgeous new/old fireplace is here!  The experts at Glasgow Architectural Salvage did an amazing job restoring it, and here you can see the builders holding it in place where it will go in the craft room.  Below are the photos of what was originally in that space, and then the photo of the fire before restoration, so you can see how much work has gone in to making it so beautiful.  It's had a basket added to the front, and the metalwork restored and blackened.  I can't wait for it to be fully installed! [...]

By |2025-04-20T20:32:02+01:00April 18th, 2025|Craft room renovations|1 Comment

Postie alert – goodies are on their way!

Start stalking your posties!  If you ordered items from the Last Chance list from me, your goodies are on their way.  Or if you've shopped with me in the last year, there's an advance copy of the NEW 2025-26 Annual Catalogue with your name on it, plus a wee card from me showcasing the new 2025-27 In Colors. Below you can see the card I made.  Let me introduce you to each of the new In Colors in turn. The pink shade is Strawberry Slush, which some of you may remember from 2013.  We're really pleased to see it [...]

By |2025-04-19T10:50:18+01:00April 16th, 2025|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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