Upcycling/ Customising your furniture- Show us your ideas!

[Mr Obertshaw]

As I am about to be moving to my first house I've been trying to get some furniture together. Seeing the cost of new badly made furniture I decided to pop to the local auction and ended up buying an old bar table for £4.

Whilst playing a game of scrabble on it I noticed it was exactly the same size as a super scrabble board. As I had a few days off I then got a bit carried away...

SO I present to you my Super scrabble table complete with Scrabble letter coasters!



Upcyling- Scrabble Table by Mat Robertshaw, on Flickr


Scrabble Table by Mat Robertshaw, on Flickr


Scrabble Table and Coasters by Mat Robertshaw, on Flickr

I'm pretty happy with the overall result as a first try and it's definitely given me the bug to do some more and I need some inspiration. I also got an old chest at the auction which I'm planning to do something to.

So pistonheaders let's see your creations!

Just to add the biggest thing this project taught me is that getting the right masking tape is key to success! Cheap masking tape leaks paint... Expensive masking tape removes paint... B&Q own brand blue masking tape is just right!

[cptsideways]

Great idea, really like that.

We bought some old 12" timbers & I made a table & cupboard from it, still standing 10 years later

[mybrainhurts]

What, in the name of the Holy Warrior Skunk of Rotherham, is UPCYCLING...?

Is this something akin to uphill gardening, or what....?

[Coco H]

Check out www.etsy.com. Or if you want a laugh regretsy.

[Mr Obertshaw]

mybrainhurts said:

What, in the name of the Holy Warrior Skunk of Rotherham, is UPCYCLING...?

Is this something akin to uphill gardening, or what....?

It's apparently the current word for making st someone elses st into your own st...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upcycling

I'm not sure my table fits the description as it is neither of higher quality or eco friendliness than it was before... But you can play scrabble on it!

[jke11y]

Only thing I have photos of on ipad-

Bought for £17 on eBay - nice marble topped washstand that someone has chopped the legs on



Top off and sanded then primed



One coat over oil primer keeping brush strokes and some sanded edging



Done and in room - sky box and DVD player / router inside - total cost under £40.

Customising = ok, up cycling a washing machine drum into a chair or something = weird IMHO.

Edited by jke11y on Friday 11th January 21:27

[mybrainhurts]

Mr Obertshaw said:

mybrainhurts said:

What, in the name of the Holy Warrior Skunk of Rotherham, is UPCYCLING...?

Is this something akin to uphill gardening, or what....?

It's apparently the current word for making st someone elses st into your own st...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upcycling

I'm not sure my table fits the description as it is neither of higher quality or eco friendliness than it was before... But you can play scrabble on it!

Thank you, sir.

You'd think the Germans would have learned, after two world wars. It seems not...

[Mr Obertshaw]

jke11y said:

up cycling a washing machine drum into a chair or something = weird IMHO.

Edited by jke11y on Friday 11th January 21:27

Even if it's a camper van fridge?

[VinceFox]

http://www.streetwisedesign.net/harryenfieldisaw.h...

[jke11y]

VinceFox said:

http://www.streetwisedesign.net/harryenfieldisaw.h...

Just like my furniture shop on Kings Rd