In the ideal world, inhabited by the designer, decor can be, more or less, manufactured…but for me, here, it has been, and I do not wish to mince my words, much more of a challenge to get the cottage looking as I want. And a way I get around this challenge is to seek out top-notch inspiration (and see Beach Cottage Inspiration for some oh-so-fabulous, mind blowing rooms to make you zip off to your nearest DIY store in a hurry). But in a way I think that is the beauty of this funny old journey I seem to find myself on – putting our own mark on things, finding ways to achieve a look and sometimes just having a go.
And this is so what I did with this bucket bag, have a go (and I have more than one gone-wrong prototype around the cottage, oh and yes one with upside down print and one with wonky sides).
The aim, dear bloggers, was to try and conceal, I mean store, my ever-growing and much-irritating-to-other-members-of-the-cottage magazine collection while incorporating a few rustic touches, for texture and balance with all the errrm, white and the a-bit-too-modern leather sofas in the family room.
What a great plan eh? I've always loved me a bit of vintage burlap, especially that which is stamped with an industrial print.
And without seeming all coochy-crafty-coo (this was definitely a project with a few words that the Beach Cottage kiddos wouldn't want to hear) I enjoyed making this today - I believe that resorting to a bit of home foofying, sometimes is, the place to escape to.
It was pretty simple to do, I simply made a lined square bucket bag from some old sacks that I came across (and I stumbled upon a huge heap of them, bring it on).
I won't tell you that it probably took me longer to clean up the pieces of burlap from just about every surface in the cottage than it did to actually make the bags…or that when I arrived at the school I wished I had taken a look at my black jumper which seemed to be have a thick covering of a strange animal's hair, which was in fact burlap fluff, but who was actually asking and not just sort of staring?
Tomorrow I will, Dyson duties permitting, be attempting a couple more cushion covers to go with the beachy stripe that, you of course, can WIN, should you like to take the time to leave me a comment telling me just what you think of my little adventures today with old sacks…
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love these……wish i could stumble upon a pile of burlap sacks too!
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Dont yah just love all the fluff stuff that just seems to want to stick to yah clothes can even smell those sacks, somethings just seem to stick in your head. Love your wonky sack bag, must admit I would need sooooo many around this little cottage to store all the mags I collect. Great look kiddo….
Hi..I have been gone for a while…I subscribed to the feed so I won’t miss out anymore!!! LOVE the burlap bag and your pillows look fantastic…well everything actually looks fantastic! Have a great day!
I lived on the beach in Texas, I married and move to the country. We bought a lake house and I made it my beach house, Then Hurricane Ike came to Texas and destroyed my daughter’s and my brother’s houses. I would to have the burlap bag, it would go perfect in my lake/beach house.
I adore your beautiful table setting. It was outstanding.