Not unlike my toy box, this epic project started as a cleaning exercise. It was a nice day and I was looking out on the carcass of some pallets the long planks removed for planters. I really hate wheely bins, and our sizeable front drive was a horrible car park. I really wanted some sleepersContinue reading “Reclaimed timber planters and wheelie bin store”
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Scaffolding woodstore
After taming my side garden, I had wood and logs coming out of my ears. Quick and cheap wood stores were required and my trusted recycled scaffolding planks came to good use yet again. This smaller store is close to my side door and perfect for nipping out in a cold night to grab logs.Continue reading “Scaffolding woodstore”
Pallet bird house
Last summer I set off to clean the shed and somehow found myself making a bird house. Not the first time I have been distracted from cleaning my hobby workspace. The bird house was a simple design of six small lengths of pallet wood screwed into place. Once the front and back facing pieces hadContinue reading “Pallet bird house”
Scaffolding and fence post garden bench
Scaffolding and fence post garden bench When we moved in my wife threatened buying garden furniture. I refused to entertain the notion and quickly set to work making a table and benches. The benches are four reclaimed fence posts for legs and one metre of scaffolding plank to sit on. There are dowels screwed intoContinue reading “Scaffolding and fence post garden bench”
Round garden table
I really like these cable reels and could make endless things from them. On this occasion I sourced one from Oxford Wood Recycling along with an old fence post and some scaffolding planks. I cut the planks to size to make the leg supports, the fence post was the one leg and screwed into place. Continue reading “Round garden table”
Utility room dresser
This was a big job. We have a utility room and it had a lot of dead space with a drain box, freezer, radiator and window. You couldn’t buy something to fit – the only solution was to make something bespoke! Just so happens I know a man who likes making things! There was aContinue reading “Utility room dresser”
Reclaimed hardwood and pipe side tables
One grand plan abandoned led to another much simpler and quite good looking piece. I acquired from Oxford Wood Recycling some narrow hardwood planks. That project never came into being. Meanwhile, some misadventure when make a parquet pipe table resulted in some leftover black pipe. We had also acquired a low sofa bed in theContinue reading “Reclaimed hardwood and pipe side tables”
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