Making-do

Over the years my parents furnished their home with the occasional home-made cupboard, small table, tray or box. Tins of semi-used enamel paint stored in the garage were repurposed for a range of these jobs, as well as the gutters and downpipes. Here I’ve used my memory of some of the limited colours that were available at the time in the hardware store, the brushstrokes and paint drips, to evoke the make-do aesthetic using paint swatches I picked up at our local Bunnings.