Lizzie Dean Makes

Make, mend and grow! Frugal small space living.

I am an upcycler, gardener, traditional crafts person and urban homesteader - I live with my husband James, our little baby Eli and our dog Charlie, and make or grow what I need, wherever I can. We live in a 410 square foot little terraced house on the edge of the Cotswolds in England.

This channel is a collection of frugal DIY projects around the home, kitchen and garden - things that anyone can make and do to save money and make the most of the resources you already have - to help you live large on a small budget.

We are three years into a project to live more “zero waste” - in other words choosing products and options in our everyday lives that use renewable or recyclable materials and packaging, creating low to zero waste to go into landfill.

I suffer with two chronic neurological conditions which leave me fairly disabled, requiring adaptations to make everyday tasks possible, which is a topic I sometimes discuss on this channel.