Trilobite scrap steel garden sculpture
Part of the welding module was a design-make project, the brief was to work in pairs to design and fabricate
The Salvage Sister’s Christmas giveaway!! #WINMYRING !!
So you want to win my ring huh? You’re in the right place!! How to win my solid silver tentacle
How to make a simple trough from pallets
Last week at Kirstie's Handmade Fair I made a planter, or trough out of two pallets with Kirstie in the
My upcycled workshop part two! – Almost there!
Welcome back! Sorry it's taken me so long to get this online for you, I literally cannot sit still long
My up-cycled workshop stage 1 – The frame
The Frame for my up cycled workshop is made out of pallets and fence posts. I chose pallets because they
The Salvage Sister at the Scottish BAFTA’s
I couldn't believe it when I had an email from Andrew Jackson at Raise The Roof Productions saying Kirstie's Fill
The National Trust commissions The Salvage Sister for their #Beautifulanduseful campaign
The National Trust have launched a campaign to inspire people to reuse & up-cycle, so of course they contacted none
The Salvage Sister is making a workshop from Pallets, junk, trash & freebies!
Yes, you did hear me right! This is going to be a mega project, And I am intending to use
Skip diving, salvaging & getting freebies!
They don’t call me The Salvage Sister for nothing! I’m going to let you in on some top secrets for
Reuse, recycling, up-cycling & down-cycling
What does Reuse, recycling, up-cycling & down-cycling mean?! We all hear these terms bandied about in the press constantly, and
Feature walls
Having a feature wall in your room is a great way of making a focal point of design without having
My Reclaimed Home
I have skimmed the walls throughout the house, chased lighting wires into the plaster, repaired problem areas and designed the
Tiny Budgets
How much do you think you would have to spend to own a contemporary furniture set like the one above
Up-Cycling and Refurbishing Furniture
Up-cycling and refurbing old furniture is a great way of beautifying your home and keeping it unique whilst making it
Trunks, Chests & Crates
Whatever you want to call them I love them and I am completely obsessed! You can find some really beautiful
Funk up your chairs!
This gorgeous chair, didn’t always look like this. When I got my hands on it it was dark wood with
Restoring a Victorian property
I would definitely say a beautiful cast iron fireplace in a Victorian property would be the first thing I would
Car Boot Sales
I’d been looking for a bathroom cupboard for a little while now, when I stumbled across this. Now, it wasn’t
Where to shop for second hand for your home
The short answer to this question is everywhere! When I’m looking for new home furnishings and furniture my first port
Designing a child’s bedroom
You can have great fun with this one, you can use colours and patterns and characters that you wouldn’t normally
My contemporary ‘Chavey Statues’
Here are a few of my Chavey statues. They are a contemporary twist on classical historic statues, you can see
Brightening a room with bespoke Artwork
I’m a a great believer in supporting your local artists, buying local art and commissioning local artists to paint for
My Sunday Mirror article
I just found out I am now a columnist for the Sunday Mirror! Whoop whoop... here's the feature they ran