Dementia Friendly Garden: How to create the space at home

Creating a dementia-friendly garden or space helps to combat the stigma and confusion around dementia – focusing on ways to include and embrace those who live with the illness in a fun and creative way. In an ever-ageing society, quality of life is a crucial consideration for the elderly – making sure that their golden years are as stimulating and enjoyable as possible. Dementia is … Continue reading Dementia Friendly Garden: How to create the space at home

Making your own log hatstand: DIY Project

Bring the outside in with this latest DIY project from Copse Magazine. You may have seen these fascinating log/tree coat racks before, The one pictured above is available online at Uncommon Goods. But you could also make your own. Obviously you may not have ready access to Mangosteen wood direct from Thailand, but you must have access to trees. There’s quite a lot of them … Continue reading Making your own log hatstand: DIY Project

Make your own nautical themes Rope Rug: DIY Project

As you gaze through the pages of the glossy home magazines that have thumped their way through your letterbox, as the sun climbs higher in the sky each day, and as your thoughts drift to those wonderfully bright and stripy nautical themed photoshoots contained within their pages, you might just want to bring a little of the seaside straight into your living room. With an easy … Continue reading Make your own nautical themes Rope Rug: DIY Project

Print your own furniture

I came across this today – a new project on Kickstarter, but a project that’s been alive for some time online and amongst Those In The Know… print your own furniture, by Filson and Rohrbacher. The concept is thus… Filson and Rohrbacher have produced a range of furniture designed to be cut from sheets of material (aluminium, wood, plastic, glass…). The difference between them and that Swedish … Continue reading Print your own furniture