Author Archives: lrsdesigns

When the kids are using your kitchen utensils as wands while role-playing Harry Potter… I think these are much more appropriate don’t you…

For me the artist’s response to this Sainsbury’s ad speaks volumes! Does doing work for free really add value to or benefit a sole-trader’s work? Does working for free encourage others that you are worth paying for a project? Does working for free put food on the table to feed the kids? Don’t devalue someone’sContinue reading “Do freebies add value?”

Gotta love some upcycling! A length of pine fitted with coat hooks… Cue screw driver, saw, drill, dowel & glue, emulsion wash, knife and hand-cut card stencils, more sawing, a dab of painting then sealed with a clear spray sealant et voila! If you see something you like or have an idea of something you’dContinue reading “Cuppa?”

One of our very first projects around 15 years ago!

Two pieces of hard wood joined edge to edge with dowel and glue. Brush coated with an emulsion white wash then sanded back. Acrylic lettering using stencils. Finished with a clear spray sealant.