Hur dyrgripar och minnessaker blir en installation

Jag sprang på detta kreativa projekt som Amanda har knåpat ihop, som hon kallar sitt "nik-naktable", fritt översatt blir det väl något i stil med "småsaksbord". Jag tycker att den antika och industriella finish bordet har är underbar och varje sak inuti bordet är lika vacker. Jag är säker på att de flesta av er är benägna att hålla med.

Jag bad Amanda dela med sig hur hon gick tillväga när hon tillverkade bordet, och detta var vad hon svarade:

"I bought 3 zinc seed trays from Baileys (an awesome vintage store in Bridstow, Hereford)
I bought the Lillangen leg base and Besta castors from Ikea - luckily for me they were almost the same dimensions as the trays. I jigsawed a piece of plywood to fit which I screwed the legs onto. Then I drilled holes into the corner compartments of the trays and screwed them to the plywood. I painted the edge of the plywood with a nice neutral colour.


I had a piece of toughened glass cut to size - this was a little more expensive than I was expecting but it had to be got. I used chopped up plastic casing from electrical cable, to protect the glass from the metal edges of the trays. The glass just sits loosely on top - we don't have any kids running around (just a mad Norwegian Forest Cat!) so this is sufficient.

Next the fun part!!!

I gathered all my favourite charity shop/Flea Market/ebay acquisitions and various 'found' objects and played around for hours"


Amanda är även konstnär, och hon skapar fantastiska porträtt i olja och också digitalt. Jag rekommenderar alla att ta en rundtur på hennes hemsida, Art by Amanda Clegg, för att betrakta några intressanta och verkligen magiska målningar.

Bilder Amanda Clegg.


I stumbled upon this creative project that Amanda came up with, which she calls her "nik-naktable". I think its antique and industrial finish is gorgeous and every item inside of it is equally as beautiful, and I am convinced most of you would agree.

I asked Amanda to share how she went about making her table, and this is what she wrote;

"I bought 3 zinc seed trays from Baileys (an awesome vintage store in Bridstow, Hereford)
I bought the Lillangen leg base and Besta castors from Ikea - luckily for me they were almost the same dimensions as the trays. I jigsawed a piece of plywood to fit which I screwed the legs onto. Then I drilled holes into the corner compartments of the trays and screwed them to the plywood. I painted the edge of the plywood with a nice neutral colour.

I had a piece of toughened glass cut to size - this was a little more expensive than I was expecting but it had to be got. I used chopped up plastic casing from electrical cable, to protect the glass from the metal edges of the trays. The glass just sits loosely on top - we don't have any kids running around (just a mad Norwegian Forest Cat!) so this is sufficient.

Next the fun part!!!

I gathered all my favourite charity shop/Flea Market/ebay acquisitions and various 'found' objects and played around for hours"

Amanda is also an artist, and she creates wonderful portraits in oil aswell as digitally. I really recommend taking a tour around her website, Art by Amanda Clegg to see some interesting and truly magical pieces.

Pictures by Amanda Clegg.