Topics with Label: Recycling and Upcycling

I obtained this 1940’s veneered octagonal side table from the local tip shop goodies junction. It was covered in blue paint stains on the table top a ...

I have this games table made in 1932. it has been in storage and got some water damage as well as the surface having gone a bit rough in places. i ...

Hi guys, I scored this AMAZING original parker dining table, she's had the same owners since the 1960's, but she's well worn. The varnish really needs ...

Hi There I have found a dresser with the right dimensions and price for my budget. However, the wood stain is too light for what I'm after. I like t ...

Hi I recently purchased a loft bed secondhand. The previous owner spray painted it white. I am wanting to repaint it white or maybe dark grey yet to d ...

This is a console table I got for free off marketplace and did up for my front entry way on the cheap. A couple new techniques for me:1 - It was my fi ...

I have a pretty white metal bed that I would like to put together but the parts to hold it together were rusted & I threw them out. I cannot remember ...

Would it be possible to whitewash this? The dark jarrah doesn't suit. If yes, is it really difficult?  

I have been given an antique highboy (family heirloom) to refurbish and revarnish. I am confident of obtaining a good finish. However, I have a probl ...

I bought a flat pack tv unit which is not wide enough for the tv to sit on. What would be the best option, to remove and replace the original top or a ...

Hi everyone! I’ve recently moved into a rental studio and I wanted to install some drawers under my desk. I’ve purchased one from IKEA but the overha ...

I need to make it a much lighter cream colour to match new kitchen  

 Is this chair fixable? Clamp and glue? If so, what sort of clamp and which glue?

can i use chalk paint without sanding varnished pine bookcase?  

I'm upcycling a chest of pine drawers and leaving the drawer fronts and top essentially as they are (ie. not painting). Howards Restore a Finish has d ...

  hi, I have a dining table made of rubber wood with a polyurethane finish, badly chipped. I was thinking of using paint remover then using tinted br ...

Restored old door in my sisters Air BNB house door was painted in wood grain paint had of scratches I paint stripped it all including hinges and for h ...