Make, do & craft
The nautical look never goes out of style – update your coastal décor with these three ideas
Beach hut towel rack
Keep it coastal with this wooden project
Sommar 2016 guest towel, £5 for two, Ikea. Vintage bird decoration, £1.60, Sass & Belle
Top tip
Make sure to fasten the screws tightly to hold everything in place.
SHOPPING LIST
● wooden board ● tape measure ● pencil ● saw ● sand paper ● Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Napoleonic Blue and Old White, £18.95 per 1L tin ● paint brush ● two screw hooks ● 12mm thick MDF off-cuts ● spray paint primer ● unfinished wooden round 30mm furniture knob, £9.25 for 10, B&Q ● mini wooden craft sticks, £2 for 250, Hobbycraft ● red spray paint ● drill ● screwdriver ● grab adhesive
1 Measure and cut a 45cm wooden board and sand the edges. Add two screw hooks to the top edge then paint the wood with one coat of Chalk Paint in Napoleonic Blue. While that dries, download and print the Beach Hut template from www.yourhomemagazine. co.uk or send a stamped SAE to Your Home June Beach Hut template, HBM UK, The Tower, Phoenix Square, Colchester, CO4 9HU. Cut three of each piece from 12mm thick MDF.