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Making beautiful things requires quality ingredients: time, creativity, and… bits and bobs. We live in a world which is becoming increasingly aware of its limitations. Concern grows over the environment, pollution, and scarcity of resources. The future is important but Cool Upcycled is not here to preach. It is a platform to share ideas and to show you how you can recycle quality wood, stone, and metal to create beautiful things for your home and garden. Enjoy.
Latest cool upcycled stuff…
Wood Christmas tree
I love making things with old wood. I drilled a hole through so small twigs and branches found on beaches (driftwood) with my toddler and ran a wire coat-hanger down the centre. With some even smaller twigs and yarn I bound together in the shape of a star. Super simple.
Boiler cupboard
Not all projects are exciting. Our utility room had a boiler and no cupboard. This really upset me. With some wood lying around, unused hinges and bought Louvre doors a made this cupboard to hide it. I still hate hinges, I can never get them to work first time…
Toy wooden train bridge
When my first child was born I made some toys such as a sword and shield, scrabble letters and chair. However, a house move, new job and second child limited toy making. My son loves cars and the train set lacked a car bridge. This one was constructed with off cuts from a sliding book…
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