Ways To Use: Drawer Knobs

We love drawer knobs (as you can probably tell if you've been in the shop and seen how many we have!). They're great for adding some interest or updating a piece of furniture quickly and easily. But they're useful in other decorative ways around the house too. Here are some we found to give you inspiration...

Just a small selection of the drawer knobs we have in Bird's Yard

Some alternative uses for drawer knobs...

1. Attach to a crate or pieces of wood to create a jewellery organiser. Great for hanging necklaces to stop them getting tangled. We found this one at Stephanie Dee Blog

2. Use a larger drawer knob instead of a curtain tie back. We found this idea at Apartment Therapy

3. Screw drawer knobs into walls to hang light weight pictures from. We found this idea at Pottery Barn

4. Use them on the lids of jars to make fancy handles. We found this idea at Deco Art Blog

5. Attach a range of drawer knobs to peg board to create a coat and accessories rack for a hallway. We found this idea on Pinterest

6. Add them to the end of a curtain rod for a decorative touch. We found this one at In My Own Style

New to Bird's Yard: modern macrame from Knotted Designs

With 1970s fashions and homewares making a comeback this season, we're excited to be welcoming Knotted Designs to Bird's Yard with their handmade modern macrame plant hangers.

The hangers use traditional macrame designs but use cotton stretch yarn in fresh white or bright colours to give them a modern feel too. They're ideal for hanging plants (real or artificial if you're not so green fingered) to brighten up your home, conservatory or garden.

Modern macrame hangers made by Knotted Designs and available in Bird's Yard

And they're not just for trailing plants either. Here are some inspirations we found...

Inspiration: 1970s

1970s style has been making a comeback lately in fashion and homewares - think rich earthy colours such as burnt orange, sunflower yellow, chocolate brown, deep red; bold patterns and lux fabrics.

We love the colour palette and optimistic feel of the decade, these are some inspirations we've found that we love...

And here are some ways our designers, makers, artists and vintage sellers have incorporated it into Bird's Yard....

• Bird Shell's vintage clothing (which you can find in Birds and Beards) includes lots of 1970s pieces
• Finding Foreverness uses the popular dreamcatcher motif in their necklace design
• Shadow Crafts' leather earrings have a boho feel in 70s colours and create a statement
• Galabeer and the Dog have a range of vintage pieces including jewellery
• Chalk's jewellery has the neutral wood look popular in the 1970s
• Melodies jewellery incorporates lots of vinyl

Making a Display...

A little while ago over on our Facebook page, we asked our lovely followers what they'd like to see more of in Bird's Yard. The overwhelming answer was art and prints - and so we obliged stocking lots of works by new independent artists as well as continuing to support artists who were already in the shop!

Our customers love the choice we have from Becci Mary Anne; Made by Loretta; Natalie Burton; Sandra Dieckmann; Paper Haus Press; Jil Made This; Victoria Hall Studios; Isak; Photographs by Charlotte Newton; Juan is Dead; and The Bears The Bears. So, we thought we'd find some extra inspirations for you for choosing prints and different ways to display them in your home.

Here's what we found...

To help you choose a size when you don't have a tape measure handy (thought we usually have one on hand in the shop!)

From seaverphotography.com

An easy way to hang a picture

from iheartnaptime.net

Displaying prints and pieces of different sizes

from hgtv.com

A variety of ways to display...

 

from trusper.com

Choosing a frame for a print

You'll find advice and examples here for choosing a frame for your print.
 

from amantiart