12 Feb 2011

furniture-by-numbers

The toy like quality of the outdoor kitchen by Nina Tolstrup only increases its appeal, but the best thing about it is the fact you get to make it yourself! A blue peter worthy project indeed.

This is easily my favourite of the designs on the ten-plan website, available to download and make yourself, with contributions from familiar names in furniture. While some of the other designs seem a little throwaway, and at worst a little patronising, Tolstrup's design really needs the extensive instructions for us to re-create it. Its a real project of the kind that incites swearing, bleeding thumbs and genuine gratification.

As soon as I'm united with my own outside space, I'll be down the hardware shop.