{"id":2846,"date":"2019-06-17T10:30:17","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T09:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2846"},"modified":"2021-02-21T14:43:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T14:43:53","slug":"bespoke-on-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/interior-details\/bespoke-on-a-budget","title":{"rendered":"Bespoke on a Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/375-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2848\" width=\"683\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/375-1.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/375-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/375-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Image: Clair Strong Interior Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The title\nof this blog post is a <em>little<\/em>\nmisleading because truly bespoke items are never low budget. Nor should they\nbe; hours and hours of work goes into creating one-off items. They\u2019re made by\nhand with small tools; materials are bought in small batches, not in bulk; and\nevery piece is created by a talented artisan who has spent years honing their\ncraft. It\u2019s an expensive business, but worth it if you want something\ncompletely unique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having said\nall that, there are ways to achieve an almost-bespoke look without spending\nthousands of pounds. Today I want to cover two of them. It\u2019s bespoke on a\nbudget\u2026 sort of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Textile Design<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready-made textiles (like curtains, blinds and cushion covers) tend to come in fairly standard sizes. But if you have extra large windows, or very particular measurements for your sofa cushions, buying textiles can suddenly become very difficult. Which is why, in these scenarios, I recommend buying fabric by the metre. With millions of different prints and many different fabric types you can buy <em>exactly <\/em>what you want and need. Once you\u2019ve bought your fabric, it can be sewn into curtains, tablecloths, bed linens, cushion covers and more. And if you can\u2019t sew, hiring a local curtain maker is a lot cheaper than you might think! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Upcycling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most budget-friendly ways to achieve a bespoke\nlook is by making things yourself. Obviously, few of us have the skills\nrequired to make fine furniture from scratch or whip up a batch of bespoke\npottery. But we can all learn basic upcycling skills. With a bit of creative\nthinking and a lot of Pinterest scrolling you can turn tired old pieces of\nfurniture or decoration into brilliant gems. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/interior-details\/how-to-upcycle-charity-shop-treasures\">Here\nare some quick tips for upcycling<\/a> to get you started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Clair Strong Interior Design The title of this blog post is a little misleading because truly bespoke items are never low budget. Nor should they be; hours and hours of work goes into creating one-off items. They\u2019re made by hand with small tools; materials are bought in small batches, not in bulk; and every&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2848,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interior-details"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2846"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2851,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2846\/revisions\/2851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}