As you will probably know, I like (as a hobby) doing up reclaimed/recycled/second hand furniture and junk. We have just moved to a new office and the room that is currently looking most complete is the small toilet! However, storage in small spaces is ALWAYS an issue. What I wanted, was an old delivery crate to store toilet rolls in (these baskets made out of wicker and grass are beautiful but very expensive!)

I went to Reclaim, which is an excellent household recycling scheme where they sell off old furniture on the cheap, particularly to people on low incomes. As I walked in the door, I discovered, by chance, exactly what I was looking for. It was a very dirty old Schwepps box.

Clearly it had been in someone’s garden but I loved it! I shuffled to the ‘counter’ (someone’s old dining table) where ‘Craig’ sat, smoking rollies. “How much is this?” I asked. “Let’s say a quid?” Excellent. I took it back to the office where Mark sanded it for me and I applied two coats of matte varnish.

In context

Pink Sky’s loo

These sweet illustrations were bought at a craft fair when I discovered my old neighbour selling them. The pictures are actually of her, as drawn by her mother years ago.