I took the glass out of a picture frame that I had, painted the frame green and sanded it back to the wood for a shabby-chic look, painted the backing board black and wrote "Jen's Bistro" with Making Memories rubons. (Laura always calls my kitchen Jen's Bistro when she's here for lunch because she likes the food I serve.) Laura ... please say thanks to your SIL for the idea. I totally ripped off your menu board!

The shabby chic frame of my Jen's Bistro sign (which isn't this blotchy IRL) ...

... perfectly matches the green ceramic accessories I bought at Sainsbury's a while ago, even down to the scuffed edges:


I also painted a little galvanised bucket that I had - I now store the dishwasher tablets in it.

The oven mitt I bought at Matalan ages ago that started the green-accessories thing (the green looks off in this pic):
