HOW TO ADD WOW Turn

Use plate racks as moveable shelving

Mount beech plate holders to the wall, lining them up next to each other, then use planks for shelves. The wooden dowels double as hooks for kitchen utensils too. Give it a twist…

Paint a rectangle of contrasting colour behind the unit to make it a real focal point. RAISE THE BAR

Arrange pieces of reclaimed wood for shelves, covering them first with a couple of coats of chalk paint for a finished look

COLOURCHEAT SHEET East Village matt emulsion, from £14.50 for 2.5ltr, Crown Rolling Fog, £21.50 for 1ltr, Little Greene

Pottery Class durable matt emulsion, £35.15 for 2.5ltr, Ideal Home Emotions of Colour, Albany at Brewers

TRANSFORM IKEA CUPBOARDS

Walls painted in East Village matt emulsion, £14.50 for 2.5ltr, Crown. Ivar cabinets, £45 each; Osternas leather

UPDATE DRAWER FRONTS WITH DOWELLING

Idanas chest of drawers in White, £279, Ikea. 12mm pine handles, £10 for two, all Ikea. Cabinets painted in Rebel, £14.50 for 1.25ltr, Crown. Gubi Bestlite floor lamp, £838.50, Nunido. Pols Potten Peggy armchair, £784, Made in Design

dowelling, £3.97 for 2400mm, B&Q. Dowelling painted in Rolling Fog Pale absolute matt emulsion, £48.50 for 2.5ltr, Little Greene. Mirror, £75, Cox

PAINT INSIDE SHELVING NOOKS

Addie Standard bookcase (four used), £39.99, Wayfair. Top left and bottom right bookcase, painted in Wet Stone; top right and bottom left in Driftwood durable matt emulsion, £35.15 for 2.5ltr, Ideal Home Emotions of Colour, Albany at Brewers. Bookcase top left: Arch vase Rainy Day, £18; White speckled clay vase, £39, both Rose & Grey. Storage jar, £12; glasses with Black woven paper sleeves, £6.95 each, all Graham & Green. Bookcase top right: Cube tall vase, Amber, £59, The Conran Shop. 365+ bowls, £3 each, Ikea. Brush Stroke mug, £9, Graham & Green. Hagi cups, Brown, £21 each, OYOY Living Design. Sculptural vase 02, £85, Alice Guillaume Ceramics, Artists & Objects. Bookcase bottom left: Acacia wood serving bowl, £18, John Lewis & Partners. Wooden Beldi spoon, from £3, Bohemia Design. Ceramic bowl, from £35, Kerry Hastings Ceramics. Open bottle vase in Soft Grey, £20, Cox & Cox. Large Brush Stroke platter, £22, Graham & Green. Bookcase bottom right: Set of two Ithaca mugs, £15, Graham & Green. Ferm Living ceramic speckle pot, £49, Rose & Grey. Duralex Picardie tumblers, Clear, £10 for four, John Lewis & Partners. Top of bookcase: Dash bowl, Black, £75, The Conran Shop. Ash wood serving bowl, Black, £30, John Lewis & Partners

& Cox. Large Brush Stroke platter, £22, Graham & Green. Magnolia Nobile Sublime body cream, £77, Acqua di Parma. Sculptural vase 02, £85, Alice Guillaume Ceramics, Artists & Objects. Sand Cement & Linen table lamp, £115, Rose & Grey. Windsor Quaker chair, £585, Ercol. Cushion in ‘E’ Natural, £140m by Anni Albers, Christopher Farr Cloth. Postcards, 85p each, Tate Modern Shop

UPCYCLE A SIMPLE PLINTH WITH FILM

Display plinth, £34.40, Morplan. Plinth covered in D-C-Fix Marmi Grey selfadhesive film, £6 a roll, Wilko. Totem vase, Natural, £50, John Lewis & Partners. Smithy sofa in Elbow Patch Clever Vintage Linen, from £1,745, Loaf. On sofa: Sand fringed cotton throw, £59; Jute striped cushion, £95, both Rose & Grey. Yukon cushion in Rust, £75; Bibi stripe rug, £950, both The Conran Shop. Skylar set of two coffee tables, £725, Graham & Green. Toppu mini bowl, White/Black, £46.50; Hagi cups, £21 each; Inka bowl in Caramel, £19.50, all OYOY Living Design. Handmade stoneware dinner plate, £34, Rowen & Wren. Chetham reading floor lamp in Bronze, £230, Neptune. Abstract 03 1:1 Giclee print, £340, Formworks Studio, Artists & Objects

BUILD CLEVER BANQUETTE SEATING

Kallax shelving unit (on its side), £29, Ikea. Eloise upholstered headboard in Linen Sand, £66.99, Wayfair. Cushions (from left), in Saffron Spot hand block printed and painted Natural Linen, £140m, Louisa Loakes. White and beige cushion, £45, Rose & Grey. Yukon cushion in Olive, £75, The Conran Shop. Baskets (from left), Arbroath jute, £22 each, Neptune. Chevron topped storage baskets, £50 for three, Cox & Cox. Siena breakfast table, £825; Heritage chairs in Black, £349 each, both Ercol. Ash wood low serving bowl, Black, £30, John Lewis & Partners. Gobi reactive serve bowl, £55; Cube tall vase in Amber, £59; mini Aplomb pendant light in Dark Concrete, £243, all The Conran Shop. Makalu wool rug, £550, Rowen & Wren. Wall painted in (above), Rolling Fog Pale absolute matt emulsion, £48.50 for 2.5ltr, Little Greene; (below) Pottery Class durable matt emulsion, £35.15 for 2.5ltr, Ideal Home Emotions of Colour, Albany at Brewers

USE PLATE RACKS AS MOVEABLE SHELVING

Nyplockad plate holder in beech (four used), £2.50 each, Ikea. Metsa Whitewood spruce timber, 2.1m, £2.97, B&Q. Top shelf: Toppu bowl, £58, OYOY Living Design. Ithaca mugs, £15 for two, Graham & Green. Middle shelf: Inka bowl, £19.50, OYOY Living Design. For similar storage jar with a copper lid, try The Conran Shop. Bottom shelf: Hagi cups, £21 each, OYOY Living Design. Ferm Living Low Ripple glasses, £35 for four, Rose & Grey. For similar scissors, try Clifton Nurseries. Wall painted in Driftwood durable matt emulsion, £35.15 for 2.5ltr, Ideal Home Emotions of Colour, Albany at Brewers