oak – Cool Upcycled

Tree coat rack

When we bought this house it had some of the most ugly coat racks on the backs of doors. Gradually as we’ve decorated they’ve been removed. For our bedroom door I’ve chosen to use some left over oak rods and a hardwood slat from a wood reclamation yard to make a tree shaped coat rail.Continue reading “Tree coat rack”

Reclaimed parquet bathroom cupboard

Our bathroom has a collection of eccentric reclaimed and drift wood furniture and mirrors. It makes it hard to find things to fit- oddly because nothing matches. You have to be careful not to go overboard. We didn’t want to change the bathroom but the vanity unity was tiny- and a bit rubbish. To counterContinue reading “Reclaimed parquet bathroom cupboard”

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”

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”

Parquet Dresser

This was one of these epic jobs I wish never to have started. Probably one of the largest. And, I can’t even really remember how, or why, I thought I would try and make this parquet dresser. It began with some reclaimed parquet floor, I had already used some for a small pipe table. ThereContinue reading “Parquet Dresser”

Child’s oak chair

I picked some lovely oak and returned home to plan. With my saw table I cut some small struts from the same wood I would use for the legs. The seat itself was a lovely piece of oak. The wood was sanded. Using a chisel I made holes for the struts in the legs andContinue reading “Child’s oak chair”