Project Journal
Recycled Sitting Room: Grey Painted Floors & Secondhand Furniture
** Two of the chairs in this makeover were gifted via Gumtree Deciding to renovate at your home is a big process. If you live in an older home like us, there are always cracks and bumps and wonky bits that give your home character, but also make renovating a challenge. Getting older ourselves means…
Read MoreHow to Upcycle a Vinyl and Timber Mid Century Dining Chair
by DIY specialist Natasha Dickins at Little Red Industries ‘I love a vintage find,’ says Natasha Dickins, DIY specialist at Little Red Industries. ‘But usually old furniture needs some changes to make it collectible again, and I have a three-step plan that works for any makeover.’ 1. Remove the one thing that makes it most…
Read MoreHow to Create a Dipped Feet Chair
There is nothing like a good DIY to get your creative juices going, and here is an update of a project we shared a while back, from DIY extraordinaire Natasha Dickins from Little Red Industries – how to create a dipped feet chair. Natasha starred as DIY and craft presenter for The Living Room Series 1 on Network Ten…
Read MoreTips On How To Use Chalk Paint For Your Upcycling Projects
Have you caught the Chalk Pain bug yet? I first discovered Chalk Paint by Annie Sloan, about 4 years ago. I somehow stumbled upon it on the Internet and became hooked on the idea of getting my painty little hands on this stuff! So I started searching. First I went into a hardware store. Nope,…
Read MoreHow to Make Upcycled Tile Coasters
Stacey from The Upcycle Bandwagon is sharing a great little upcycled tile project, to make the sweetest tile coasters. A quick one you can do in the holidays with the kids and finding the music sheets, maps or old papers to go on the tiles is half the fun! Make a day of it and…
Read MoreHow to Upcycle a Piano into a Garden Planter!
I get very excited when someone sends me an amazing upcycled project! This is a cracker guest post from one of our community, Liz. She said a friend of hers needed to “clear out her crap because that’s what you do when you move. It’s liberating”. Amongst her various collectibles, said friend had a piano…
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