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Scaffolding board planter

I’ve made many of these before, this scaffolding board planter was the first for our new house. Unlikely to be as many as the last garden- a couple of examples include raspberry beds and our front garden. As simple as always. Eight good screws, 4 x 500 cm scaffolding boards, lined with pond liner andContinue reading “Scaffolding board planter”

Reclaimed parquet oak wood corner shelves

We have a small single bedroom that doubles as an office. Space is at a premium so trying to get as many creative shelves up as possible makes sense. I had some offcuts from my herringbone parquet dresser and decided to make them into corner shelves. Learning from the dresser, and still not willing toContinue reading “Reclaimed parquet oak wood corner shelves”

Insulated wine storage box

We recently moved house and to my panic all the usual good places for storing wine had hot water pipes tuning through them. Not great for storing fine wine for the long term! We have some wooden storage boxes my wife doesn’t love, I combined two together and used some unused underfloor insulation, and aContinue reading “Insulated wine storage box”

Reclaimed Wooden Mantlepiece

For the eagle-eyed this wooden mantlepiece may look familiar. It was the windowsill in my old bathroom. I had sanded and cut to fit the space- https://coolupcycled.com/2021/05/31/bathroom/ Upcycled. Used again as a floating mantelpiece with some brackets.

Wardrobe to toy chest

This upcycle was not made by me- however… it was made out of my wardrobe. I had a pair of wardrobes, one you will have already seen I upcycled one for my son with some basic chalk paint and stickers. The second wardrobe had a much more extreme makeover. I offered to my neighbour, aContinue reading “Wardrobe to toy chest”

Child’s oak sword and shield

One of the chores I hate most is cleaning the shed/ work room. If I worked sensibly it would never get into such a state. Sadly I never learn. This morning I set out for a big clean, found some oak offcuts and began making a sword and shield for my son. The shield hasContinue reading “Child’s oak sword and shield”

Recycled recycling box planter

Over Christmas I found myself at my mother’s and was exploring her garden. I noticed she was using a recycling box to grow some leaks. Amusingly, I also have such a box in my garden. It used to house a cherry tree, this year was used for some courgettes. Mother like son!

Roundup of upcycling in 2021

This has not been a productive year for projects and upcycling. Mainly due to the birth of our first child. The previous year, 2020, with the novelty of a first lockdown meant it was the most productive. What was achieved? In the garden a potting table made out of pallets has proven particularly handy. MakesContinue reading “Roundup of upcycling in 2021”

Classic rugby ball and cricket bat

I’m not quite sure this is upcycling. It was my father’s 75th birthday last week and we are due to see him, touch wood, for the first time in ages, so this is in his honour. When my parents downsized, to his bemusement, I nabbed his old rugby ball and cricket bat. My father isContinue reading “Classic rugby ball and cricket bat”

Artillery shells and dried flowers

I’ve written before about dried flowers being placed in upcycled whisky and milk bottles. One step further are these used artillery shells. They found there way into our house when my parents downsized- I have no idea where they originally came from. For now they contain dried flowers from the garden. I quite like them.