Paint and Make: Decorative and eco ways to transform your home

by Philippa Stockley

When writer and artist Philippa Stockley bought her tiny Georgian house at auction, it needed just about everything doing to it, but — as with most artists — money was tight.

So, all the things she could tackle herself, she did. Not only did this save money, but she could control the pace of work and what materials were being used and help save the planet by saying no to needless plastics, aggressive chemicals, and unnecessary waste.

Stockley shares projects from her own house to inspire you to create something in yours, using natural materials, recycling and reusing where possible. There are approximately eighteen illustrated step-by-step projects of varying complexity and styles, showing how to create and make in your own home.

Have a go. Making stuff is magical.

176 pages, Hardcover

Published August 1, 2023

About the author

Philippa Stockley is a novelist, author, award-winning journalist, reviewer, painter and designer. She took a scholarship to Oxford (English) then to the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, studying art-historical clothing history, with an 18th century speciality. Following her debut novel, The Edge of Pleasure, her previous novel, Murderous Liaisons, first published as A Factory of Cunning, is an epistolary sequel to Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Her new novel Black Lily, a fast, suspense-filled 17th century story set in London, full of murky characters and pungent settings. Due out with Pimpernel Press on September 6: http://www.pimpernelpress.com/ Stockley lives in London and is completing an interiors book on old London houses for 2019

Reviews

[Ligaya · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really just breezed through this book, paying more attention to the photos of the projects than the text explaining the author's eco-savvy hints. The projects weren't anything that turned my head. Ms. Stockley has a soft, worn, feminine style, at times more shabby than chic, that is in opposition to my modern, more streamlined leanings. One thing that is very irritating for a decorating book is that many of these photos are horrible! Granted, not everything needs to be styled till one's teeth are on edge, but the lighting is so poor! Anyway, I'm certain this book will be helpful to some, but not for me.