At Home with Sarah Beeny 2013 - (Page 22)
FILL THIS APRIL
SPRING HAS
SPRUNG, AND
WITH IT AN
ARRAY OF
BLOOMING
WONDERFUL
EVENTS,
SHOWS AND
WORKSHOPS TO
GET YOURSELF,
YOUR HOME
AND GARDEN
SPIC AND SPAN
MONDAY
1
It’s officially springtime, and
what better way to see in
April than to visit the Ideal
Home Show? It’s the last day
today, so pop along to Earl’s
Court in London to admire this
season’s on-trend interiors, dream
gardens and home-improvement
inspirations. Open from 10am
till 6pm, tickets are £16.50 on
the door or £12 in advance.
www.idealhomeshow.co.uk
8
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
The classic drum-shape
lampshade is making a
comeback, with floral
fabrics and geo-print patterns
to update your living room.
Feeling creative? Go one step
further and attend the Lampshade
Making workshop at Lewis &
Wood studio in Gloucestershire
today for £120 (10am to 4pm).
Go armed with a metre of fabric!
www.lewisandwood.co.uk
Summer salads may seem
a distant dream, but now’s
the time to sow lettuce
seeds. Do so thinly, in a grow bag
or well-raked soil, and a shallow
thumbnail-deep
trench. For a regular
supply of the leafy
veg, sow more
seeds every two
weeks. www.bbc.
co.uk/gardening
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10
2
If there’s a blank wall in your
house that needs adorning,
why not head to the Pick
Me Up Contemporary Graphic
Art Fair in London? Running from
1-11 April, 11am till 8pm, you can
pick up a piece of modern graphic
art for as little as a tenner. Or, if
you’re feeling creative, why not
get involved with one of the
workshops? Adult tickets cost £7.
www.somersethouse.org.uk
Turn the kids’ bedside
tables or playroom desk
into chalkboard furniture
with a lick of paint. Buy a can of
International Black One Coat
Blackboard Paint, £11.99, www.
homebase.co.uk sand the
surfaces well and get painting.
3
Let your children learn
how wild animals live
in the woods at the
Homes and Habitats activity day, at
Dudmaston Estate in the Midlands.
From 12pm till 5pm today, kids
can explore the gardens, follow
the clues in a fun wildlife trail and
get involved in hands-on activities.
Cost is £2 for the trail and 50p per
craft activity. www.nationaltrust.
org.uk/dudmaston-estate
15
If the sun has started
peeping through the
blinds, but your home
office décor is feeling far from
sunny, why not swap your typical
rectangular wooden desk for a
less corporate and more ‘friendly’
circular table? It will make your
at-home days less dreary and
inject some personality into an
otherwise functional space.
www.ryman.co.uk
16
With National
Gardening Week in full
bloom from 15-21 April
(www.rhs.org.uk/gardening/
National-gardening-week) get
outside and start planting – whether
it’s springtime flowers or edible
produce – to give your garden
a flash of colour.
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Looking to take your
knitting to the next
level? This Cables and
Bobbles workshop at Liverpool’s
Abakhan store is ideal. For £35,
you’ll try out rope,
braided and chain
cables, and start a
retro tea cosy.
Book at www.
abakhan.
co.uk
What better time to up
your living room’s eco
credentials than today,
International Mother Earth Day?
Opt for eco paint if you’re going
to give your walls a fresh lick of
colour, or go really green and get
a wood-burning stove installed.
You could save £580 a year by
swapping electricity for a wood
pellet central heating.
www.un.org/en
29
As it’s National Allergy
Week (23-29 April),
now’s the time to
make your home
allergen-free. Dust
mites love carpets
so make sure
your vacuum
has a good
particle air
filter. www.
allergyuk.org
Fancy collecting fresh
eggs from your back
garden? Visit the Keep
Chickens day at Chatsworth
House, Derbyshire, to learn how.
Cost £25 (attendees must be 16
or over). www.chatsworth.org
17
If you’ve been longing
to give your dining
room chairs a new
lease of life, Oxfordshire County
Council upholstery course may
be just the thing. For £100,
Carterton Community College
will teach you webbing, stuffing,
stitching and covering in 10,
three-hour sessions, to get you
ready and raring to upcycle.
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
30
For lovers of stone
work – from flagstone
flooring to granite
work surfaces – The Natural Stone
Show, at ExCel, London, 30 April
– 2 March, will showcase stones
from around the globe. Grab top
tips from stonemasonry experts
while you’re there, too. Open
from 10am till 5pm, you can
pre-register for a free ticket at
www.stoneshow.co.uk
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http://www.idealhomeshow.co.uk
http://www.lewisandwood.co.uk
http://www.homebase.co.uk
http://www.nationaltrust
http://www.org.uk/dudmaston-estate
http://www.somersethouse.org.uk
http://www.rhs.org.uk/gardening/
http://www.co.uk
http://www.ryman.co.uk
http://www.chatsworth.org
http://www.un.org/en
http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
http://www.allergyuk.org
http://www.stoneshow.co.uk
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of At Home with Sarah Beeny 2013
Editor's letter
Sarah's Welcome
Notebook
It's a date
Mellow yellow
Blooming wonderful
Proper copper
Rent revolution
Home upgrade
Leading locations
Property virgins
Safe as houses
On the move
Good on paper
A distressed look
Turn up the heat
Fire it up
Trendsetter
Another 48 hours
Something old, something new
Suite dreams
Inside the box
Bathtime
On stylish ground
On the rise
DIY for girls
The blueprint
A glass act
Final draught
Heat beneath your feet
Silent enemies
Real-life renovation
Eco exclusive
Hot stuff
How very cultivated
Turn over a new leaf
Lofty deals
Keep your antenna up
What Sarah says
How bizarre
Colour cocktail
Last word
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