82 Modern Style Ideas to Create at Home

Looking for a carefully selected collection of affordable, innovative 'create-it-yourself' projects for your home? This richly illustrated, inventive and practical book can help, allowing you to build and mould items for your home in a practical, attractive and individual way. Whether you have an hour or a whole weekend to spare, this book brings you 82 inspiring ideas and step-by-step instructions for putting them into practice. The projects are about inspiring your own creativity, with various suggestions for storage devices, simple art for your walls and re-using general items as decorative pieces. They are fresh and modern with a style that is broadly appealing. From salvaging a sideboard to making a wall of postcards, and from crocheting a hexagonal tessellated rug to stamping your own creative mark on your decor, get crafty in style. The projects were originally created for readers of the popular 'Why Don't You?' feature section of Australia's "Inside Out" magazine, and in addition, the queen of Australian craft, Tamara Maynes, has developed eight brand new projects for readers, making it a unique resource for creating and improving your 'home with heart'. Key points: unique, inspiring projects to modernise your home; range of projects from craft in an afternoon to a whole weekend creation; clear, step-by-step instructions; each project lists skill level and time required; and great ideas for customising or revitalising market or junk store finds.

Tamara Maynes, who contributed 8 projects to this book, is a craft doyenne with experience as a stylist, designer and, of course, maker of exquisite things. She has been commissioned by Mokum Textiles, and Inside Out Magazine among others and has recently created an innovative online pop-up shop for her wares. She lives in and runs her studio Bespoke Workshop from the Southern Highlands of New South Wales.