The day I found an art deco writing cabinet on market place I knew instantly that this was going to be our future Industrial Style Funky Cocktail C ...
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I have a one of a kind Chinese tv cabinet with a painted / varnished surface. It's starting to flack in certain areas but nothing ma ...
Hello! Hoping someone may be able to share their personal tips and tricks for adding a fresh and modern touch onto this furniture we’ve accumulated ...
I having been planning a street library for sometime for my excess books to share with my local community. I have settled on a recycled bar or wine f ...
I am planning to start upcycling my dated furniture as my living area is all browns . Maybe paint with chalk paint drawers and top, varnish the rest. ...
As much as we like to utilise every material when creating projects, it’s inevitable that we will end up with scraps/left overs. I hate wasting materi ...
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Wondering if anyone knows of yards to stores around Sydney that specialise in recycled timber? I have a few projects around the house a ...
I need to make the right size holes into the base of a drawer set, but with lockdown, I can’t just look at the legs. There’s not enough detail on the ...
My Nana’s old cabinet has passed through 3 generations and now belongs to my Niece, so it is time for a make-over. Made mostly of Silky Oak it was in ...
Hello, I have a piece of furniture which I’ve sanded back. I’m wanting to stain and protect it in a similar colour to the item in the image.
Any sugge ...
Hi Guys, time to post up some pictures of one of my prjects from the last couple of months.My wife wanted a simple set of shelves in the old shed we ...
I picked up this buffet from the kerb and have never seen one with a storage box base. They usually have cupboard storage. I cut it down with a multi ...
Hi. I have two beautiful heavy teak pieces I purchased for an older home. Moved to a coastal Bach house and they are way too ‘heavy’ for the space. Af ...
I made this shadow box out of some moulding from dismantling my old 90's entertainment unit. Cut using a mitre box, sanded, primed then painted with t ...
So 2nd XMAS tree for the season. This one for sister-in-law. From recycled hardwood from a demolished house. Hard to get a good picture as it's pretty ...
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I am thinking about buying this desk and would like to know if it looks repairable.
I kind of like the character the split adds to the desk but ...
So we needed a XMAS tree in a hurry at work. I had a fence railings that I'd picked up off a rubbish heap on a build-site near my place. Came up OK ...
Many people would love to make their homes more sustainable so they leave a smaller footprint on our planet as well as save money on energy and water. ...