Someone else’s rubbish, my treasure – 5 tricks I use to make thrifted finds work in my home

Green glass fronted cabinet holding home bar supplies, tipped with potted plants in living room.

Home decorator Lara Winter is one of Ideal Home's Open House contributors, sharing her thoughts on revamping a 200 year old cottage to make it right for modern family life. See the rest of her articles here.

There are two types of people in a charity shop. The ones who walk past an old cabinet and think “absolutely not”. And the ones who squint at it slightly and think, “you could actually be quite nice, you know”. Unsurprisingly, I’m the second type.