Upcycling boom as businesswoman attracts big interest in breathing life into old furniture

An Ayrshire shop owner says she has been bowled over with a surge in popularity of her upcycling business.

Steph Briggs, owner of Girvan-based La Di Da Interiors, reckons interest in her upcycling and upcycling workshops has soared since the pandemic.

That interest is now accelerating further with the cost of living crisis, as people seek to make existing material go further.