I was very fortunate to receive a copy of Haidee-Jo Summer’s 2015 calendar as a Christmas gift. It features twelve of Haidee’s recent paintings along with an inspirational quote for each month. For more information about Haidee-Jo and her work visit her website http://www.haideejo.com
One of the things I love about the Annie Sloan range of Chalk Paint™ is the reference to France, and the French, in their names. Provence, Antibes, Versailles, all conjure up warm sunny climes in…
I imagine the COVID-19 pandemic has touched all of our lives in one way or another. It has forced us all to look at everything with a different perspective. Instead of going for a run…
Like so many of you, I have used the government enforced “lockdown” period to catch up with some long overdue chores. One of those on my list that didn’t manage until last weekend was cleaning…
I have just enjoyed an immensely cultural end to my week. On Thursday evening I attended the opening of Haidee-Jo Summers’ one-man exhibition at The Russell Gallery in Putney. Entitled “Capturing the essence and poetry…
Painted furniture is by no means a new idea yet it continues to remain in vogue. The advances in paint formulas have virtually removed the need to do any preparation whatsoever, hence the rise in popularity of hand-painted pieces. Effects tend…
Sometimes it’s the little things that make a huge difference and I was thrilled when I succeeded at dying a very tired candlewick bedspread. Sadly I did not take a “before” shot so I can…