Find out how to make a beautiful keepsake cushion using men’s neckties in this simple step-by-step tutorial.

My step-by-step tutorial on how to make a low-cost guitar amplifier pinboard / pegboard from recycled, upcycled materials and things you have at home.

In part 1 of ‘Dining room to den’ I described how we turned our old dining room into our perfect study / home office by customising an Ikea kitchen worktop and storage units. In the second part of the series I’ll describe how we completed the look with carefully chosen accessories, artwork and soft furnishings.

After the expense of a new kitchen extension, we needed to turn our old dining room into the study of our dreams, on a budget and in a hurry, without compromising on the style and the finish. Simples!