recent UPCYCLES on the blog

But when I attached the table to the base I was at a loss. So I came up with the idea of using wood cleats. These cleats attached to the apron and then to the tabletop using wood screws… no oversized holes and washer and no hardware that allowed the wood to expand and contract… so 7 years later my table was wavy!

I had this old bench I made back when farmhouse was cool. I made it out of some reclaimed beams and finished it with milk paint, distressed it and waxed. Well, it just wasn’t doing it for my anymore… so time for a furniture flip! Or let’s upcycle this bench into a more modern and textured piece!

One mans junk is another man’s treasure. Recycle, reuse, repurpose…. or like I like to call it Upcycle! When I was first starting out making stuff I did a lot of upcycles. I thought of them as cheap learning experiences. You can usually find cheap pieces on the street, a garage sale, Facebook marketplace or Goodwill. And since they are cheap, if you totally mess them up it isn’t that big of a deal.