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- Created and styled by Vanessa Nouwens. Photograph­y by Wendy Fenwick.

Fringing

VASES

Give some plain vases or glass votives a new look by adding on-trend fringing. For each vase or votive, wrap the fringing around the neck to work out how much you need, allow a little extra so it will overlap, then cut. Place fringing on a surface, glue one end onto the other with a dab of clear craft glue and leave to dry. Place fringe over neck of each vessel and add flowers or a candle.

CUSHION

Bring a little luxe to a plain velvet cushion cover with a strip of fringing. Measure the fringing so it fits across the cover and pin in place. Now simply sew the fringing onto the cover by hand or with a sewing machine. Add a cushion inner and this quick and easy update is complete.

LAMPSHADE

We gave this cute gold bedside lamp an extra dash of glam by adding navy fringing to the plain white lampshade. Wrap fringing around top of shade, allow a few extra centimetre­s so you can overlap it, and cut. Apply clear craft glue around the top of the shade. Starting at the back of the shade, carefully place fringing on top of glue. Glue one end on top of the other and leave to dry. (Choose fringing that is the same length as the shade; if this is not possible, then buy longer fringing and trim to length once glue has dried.)

MIRROR

Take a mirror (round is best) and measure how much fringing you’ll need to decorate the bottom. Using clear craft glue, stick the fringing along the back edge of the mirror, following the curve all the way around to the other side. Leave to dry overnight. This mirror would look great in a hallway, bedroom or seating area.

 ??  ?? Wall painted in Resene ‘White Thunder’. 1 Marble and brass table, $299, from Shut The Front Door. Semco navy fringing, $8.99 a metre, from Spotlight. 2 Annika brass vase, $39.95, Home Republic Belgian vintage washed linen cushion in seal grey (back right), $79.95, Home Republic stonewashe­d euro pillowcase in silver (back left), $32.99, all from Adairs. Living & Co cushion in mustard, $12, Living & Co velvet cushion (with fringing added), $12, Living & Co cotton flannel duvet set in ink, $30 queen, all from The Warehouse. 3 Living & Co Georgia lamp with white shade, $15, from The Warehouse. 4 Living & Co Quinn mirror in gold, $29, Artisan Homme candle with lid, $15, both from The Warehouse.Glass vases, jar, amber glass and other items stylist’s own.
Wall painted in Resene ‘White Thunder’. 1 Marble and brass table, $299, from Shut The Front Door. Semco navy fringing, $8.99 a metre, from Spotlight. 2 Annika brass vase, $39.95, Home Republic Belgian vintage washed linen cushion in seal grey (back right), $79.95, Home Republic stonewashe­d euro pillowcase in silver (back left), $32.99, all from Adairs. Living & Co cushion in mustard, $12, Living & Co velvet cushion (with fringing added), $12, Living & Co cotton flannel duvet set in ink, $30 queen, all from The Warehouse. 3 Living & Co Georgia lamp with white shade, $15, from The Warehouse. 4 Living & Co Quinn mirror in gold, $29, Artisan Homme candle with lid, $15, both from The Warehouse.Glass vases, jar, amber glass and other items stylist’s own.
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