Recycling and Upcycling

Picked up 3 skids from the trash at the Ringwood and Bayswater stores, broke them down and cut to size with an Ozito Mitre saw. I had some merbau pa ...

      I bought this wooden table second hand and it obviously needs some TLC. It’s in good condition - just obviously used. I want to refresh it bu ...

I'm looking for some guidance on restoring these chairs. It will be used for outdoors under covered patio. I was wondering what i need to do to rest ...

I'd like to know if Bunnings drill holes in SS cutlery as I don't have a drill press any more. I've made lots of windchimes with cutlery and want to m ...

Hi everyone, I recently came across this wooden table (photo attached) and noticed it's looking a bit dull and worn out. I’d like to bring back its ...

Heyo restoring a lovely mango wood dining table that was incredibly sticky and shiny from many wax coats. I have stripped it all back and am no ...

I’m trying to refurb this table. So far I’ve sanded the old varnish off and am looking to stain and revarnish a darker tone. what’s the best approa ...

Hi, I have recently purchased a new solid oak dinning table, I decided to add a UV protectant to increase the life of the table (Cabot’s Exterior Clea ...

Hi, I have a 2.5 seater and a single arm chair that I would like to repair where the weaving has disintegrated. I have attached a photo. The frame is ...

I have an old baby change table that I want to use as a practice run to get into wood working as a hobby. I was thinking of sanding it back, maybe cut ...

Hello, would really appreciate any help/ ideas on choosing whether to restain this old desk or go the paint part and varnish option. I am not sure abo ...

        I rescued a dining Table with Four chairs from curb side and want to revive them either with oil or some colours maybe white. Need some ...

Hi Team, What’s the best way to strip varnish from furniture? I’ve tried paint stripper (okay but messy) and sanding (works well but pretty time con ...

  I am wanting to clean up and repaint this old drawing table. The brown is the original paint and the white ( I’m sure is lead based) was painted s ...

My whole house is Amart Furniture, which I assume is pine. The tops of almost all the drawers are peeling/damaged. It also seems like it is a either m ...

My son keeps asking when we're going to build him a 'proper treehouse' to expand his cubby on stilts in the garden so I figured the xmas break is a go ...