Meet the man who builds huge versions of everyday household items – including a three-point plug, key and pencil sharpener.

Steve Wainwright, 61, said it was his retirement from the ambulance service that first prompted him to take on some ‘creative’ building projects.

Tape measures, three-point plugs and lipsticks are just a few of the standard, everyday items the former electrician has enlarged over the past year.

Steve, from Stanground, Cambs, said: “I felt a bit lost. I’ve always truly enjoyed engineering, building and DIY and can put my hand to anything.”

Inspiration hit Steve when a prolonged bout of rain stopped him from “going out to play” on one of his many building projects in the garden.

He said: “I looked at my tape measure and I thought: ‘I wonder if I can build this ten times its size?’”

Steve said he settled on 10 times the size because it was “easy maths.”

In very short time, the creative handyman had fashioned a stunning tabel-sized tape measure, replete with retractable giant tape.

Shortly after, Steve’s wife set him another challenge and asked him to build her lipstick ten times its size which he duly obliged.

Since then Steve has gone on to build ten giant versions of everyday items, such as pencils and pencil sharpeners.

Many of of his creations have fascinated passers-by who have spied them from the path as they walk past his garage.

Steve said: “The mums and dads bringing their kids to school are looking and going: ‘Oh my god what’s going on?’”

While people’s reactions are generally very positive, Steve has noticed a distinct way in which men and women tend to respond.

“Men say: ‘Wow! That’s out of this world!, [and] women go ‘What on Earth are you going to do with that? Where are you going to put that?’.

“They’re sort of slotted in little gaps around the house.”