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Looking for some décor inspiration? Welcome to a magazine jam-packed with upcycling projects for your home. Upstyled Home will help you transform household items and furniture you thought fit only for the tip into home furnishings you can really be p

Store your stitching stash in style – page 18

* Old kitchen chair * 2 x Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint Sample Bags in Ironstone * Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint Bonding Agent * Miss Mustard Seed’s Furniture Wax * Dressmaker’s paper * Dressmaker’s chalk * Scraps of cotton material * White cotton

ALA PEËDA specialises in handmade projects made from recycled paper. Look for BluReco designs are on Folksy and Etsy. VICTORIA TAYLOR revives mid-century furniture and can be found at Handsome Vintage on Not On The High Street. SARAH ROWLANDS is

Q Despite my best efforts, my painted upcycled furniture never looks quite right, and often ends up clumpy, stained or peeling. What am I doing wrong? A VICTORIA SAYS: The key is sanding it back to the original wood and using a good quality primer a

MICHELLE SIMPSON is the business manager for Remade in Britain (www. remadeinbritian.com), which is the UK’s largest upcycling marketplace with over 400 retailers and over 2,500 products. Here she lists her five top upcycling tips and shows us some e

NAME: Janet Ransley & Claire Patchett WEBSITES: remadeinbritain.com/ fancy-tat and etsy.com/ uk/shop/FancyTatCrafts TYPE: Handmade, upcycled gifts and homeware ABOUT US: We are a mother and daughter team of hoarders, believing all those knick knac

Never lose your shopping list again – page 42

* Suitable photographic images on your computer * Self-adhesive magnetic sheet * Craft knife, metal ruler and a cutting mat * Photo editing software (we used Picasa, from picasa.google.com) Size: 4 x 5cm (1› x 2in) Skill level: Easy 1 Import the imag

1 DO COLLABORATE – other crafters in your area might have the skills that you need. Get together with friends to pool your talents and create beautiful projects. 2 DON’T HOLD BACK – get creative by exploring different materials, and don’t worry abou

Keep an eye on the time in vintage style – page 66 ■

Paint every bit of pine in your house – all of it! It will transform the whole house! Wax a wall to give it a beautiful texture. Make a lampshade and paint it – it’s so easy, honestly! Paint everything in a room in neutral shades, and then paint one

Add vintage comfort to your bedroom – page 88

* Terracotta plant pots ' * Fabric pieces large enough to wrap around each plant pot * Bias binding (to fit round the top edge of each pot) * Felt scraps, string, tags, paper and buttons to finish * PVA glue or Mod-Podge Size: Varies Skill level: Eas

* Old footstool * Fine sandpaper * Furniture paint * Paint brush * Screwdriver and claw hammer * Fabric to fit the top, plus a 12.5cm (5in) seam allowance on all sides * Padding * Staple gun and staples * Lace ribbon trim * Glue gun and glue sticks *

* Fill with fresh blooms or artificial stems. * Personalised mini glass bottle garland by Letter Room, £19.95, available on www.notonthehighstreet.com * Lisa Turley’s steel artwork is designed to rust and create its own unique patina. * Flamingo pas

Hanging baskets with an upcycled twist – page 114

Apparently in Britain alone we chuck out 1.6 million tonnes of so-called bulky waste every year. Of that, 42% is thought to be unwanted furniture and over half of that could be reused. That’s not good. So when upcycling breathes new life into househo