zippered pouch with a twist + tutorial

This is going to be another sewing tutorial. Unlike the previous one, that one was more for an experienced sewer, this one is really easy and perfect for a beginner. We’ve all seen a million tutorials of how to make a simple pouch like this one below which is a really easy and fun project. But this tutorial …

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upstairs bathroom

Two summers ago we tackled a renovation of the upstairs bathroom. Unfortunately we don’t have any before pictures. This whole post will be a little sparse with pictures, since this project was finished two years ago. At that time we didn’t even think of documenting it for the blog. So this will be a little mashup of …

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mrs N’s sofa

This is going to be quite a long post so pour yourself a cup of coffee or tea and sit tight. 🙂 Sooo… maybe we found this old sofa on a curb and then dragged it inside or maybe we didn’t. 🙂 But we did decide to give it a complete overhaul.  Now it happily resides at Mrs N’s place. …

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planter box

We have a really big terrace, which we’ve been slowly restoring since last fall. When I say a big terrace, I really mean it. It is 9 m (30 ft) by 5 m (16 ft), so overall 45 m² (480 ft²). There are a couple of posts coming up in the future about the new …

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outdoor table

This table was a request from my cousin. His wanted a table that was big, simple, out of teak and that can be easily disassembled and stored throughout colder months. Our idea was to build a table with the surface made of teak and the legs from metal tubing. The legs are made out of square shape …

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new life for a mid – century cabinet

For a long time we were looking for a nice mid – century cabinet for our living room and in the end it was almost in front of our noses. It got to the point that we were making plans to build one. But then unfortunately a couple of months ago Evgen’s grandpa passed away and while clearing …

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