Upcycling Posts
How to Upcycle a Piano Stool
A lovely DIY project for you from Stacey at the Upcycle Bandwagon. I have had a few piano stools over the years and this is a simple way to make the stool lovely again. It could be used for a range of purposes other than sitting to play! Here is how to upcycle a piano stool.…
Read MorePalletable Furniture Helping Youth At Risk
Phillip Clarke is in the planning stages of constructing a tiny house – size approx. 2.4m x 3.m x3.2 m high, with a skillion roof. This project is to draw attention to youth homelessness. Using recycled materials and new materials, the participants are young people at risk of being homeless. This project is unfunded. The team…
Read MoreThe Upcyclist Launches New Upcycled Furniture Range
James, The Upcyclist, has always thought recycling was the right thing to do. It just made sense to him that the more we reuse, the less natural resources we have to extract, along with their associated environmental costs. I have featured him before with his tiny house project.James told me that for him, upcycling (taking…
Read MoreUpcycled Pallet Cubby Houses Made in Australia
Cubby houses are such a wonderful part of childhood. Did you have a cubby? I remember having cubbies under trees and made indoors from blankets over chairs. Mr Recycled has made some amazing cubbies over the years for our boys, including a 2 storey fort with a sandpit underneath, and Maxwell’s current cubby made from…
Read MoreHow to Upcycle a Dressing Table
Have you got a space in your home for dressing up? When I was little there were no walk in robes or dressing rooms, we simply had a free standing wardrobe and a dressing table. As my parents were into second hand and vintage, I had an amazing 1950’s dressing table, complete with multiple shelves,…
Read MoreTips For Shopping Vintage in Your Local Op Shop
I know many of you love to shop in your local vintage, thrift and op shops, but others are just discovering this art! As I am a seasoned op shopper, I thought it would be a nice idea to share some top tips to shopping op shop style. There are a range of well known almost “chain”…
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