r/upcycling

Consegui cajones de varios tamaños y los converti en estantes en mí taller.

Found this broken on side of the road with a free sign. I removed the legs for it to fit in my car and ended up replacing some hardware. Got a lead test, all clear. Cleaned and fixed it up for my toddler as a craft station that was short enough :)

Was about to throw out some holey socks and hesitated because they were so cute and I enjoyed them while they did their job. I decided I would try cutting them up like the hairties I use from the shop and wouldnt ya know it works! I hate throwing away my socks and am also perpetually purchasing more hair ties. Today, I've figured out a solution to two issues. 🙃

Edit Just wanted to say thanks for all the interactions. Wasn't expecting it to get this much engagement, but im so glad I could share it and help other people save a bit of money and a bit of trash from going to the landfill. ❤️ thanks dudes

This has been a work in progress for at least two years. I started by cleaning and sanding the original tray, the decoupaged some of the compartments with scraps of old newsprint and scrapbooking paper.

I finally got around to installing the hooks for earrings and necklaces this weekend. The thread spools were a curb find, and the cork board at the top was purchased a while ago but never used. It’s perfect for organizing stud earrings.

got these pair of stools so long ago from my previous job. they were pretty dingy (didn’t get a before photo ufortunately) but loved how they turned out!

i took them apart completely, sanded them and spray painted them! i used my moms cricut to make a star stencil for the top! :)

I hate it when I have a cute jar and the inside of the lid disintegrates like this. Anyone have ideas to seal it back up in a way that's food-safe?

This is a 16-layer-deep cardboard Marvel Avengers logo bookcase. We hand-cut and glued every layer using industrial double-wall cardboard sheets. I made this with my daughter in 2021, and it's still on our wall. Our cats try to use it as a scratching post. The only nail used is in the wall, holding it up

I thought I would love this dress but it's way too short in the back. I doubt I'd get anything in reselling it, so I thought about upcycling it.

So a few ideas I have are

1. Make it in to a top by cutting off the bottom

2. Make it in to a tank top cutting off the bottom and sleeves

3. Cutting off the sleeves and trying to find another long sleeved shirt to Frankenstein on

4. Cutting off the bottom and find a mid length or floor length skirt to Frankenstein on

Does anyone have any other ideas? And how can I go about deconstructing it, and will stitch fix help "hem" the raw left over parts.?

TL;DR: I want to put 2 pieces of furniture on legs and am looking for safe, good-looking solutions.

Morning everyone,

We inherited some gorgeous custom carpenter-made furniture from around 1960. On the back of all the back panels, the name of the old gentleman who commissioned the pieces is written in pencil (RIP and thank you, Mr. Briel). Absolutely stunning pieces. I’m a trained carpenter and completely in love. The quality of the work, the thick knot-free veneer, the hand-fitted hinges - you can really feel the love and traditional craftsmanship. It's just impressive how furniture like this outlasts generations. (Sorry, getting sidetracked).

I've fixed up minor dings and given everything a thorough clean. On the secretary desk, the lowboard, and the open cabinet, I removed the plinths (positioned under the bottom panel, inset between the sides).

Next up, the plan is to put two of the pieces - the display cabinet (sitting on the open cabinet) and the upright cabinet (to the right of the lowboard) - on furniture legs.

Dimensions:

Upright cabinet: (W: 510mm, D: 360mm, H: 1010mm)

Display cabinet: (W: 1020mm, D: 360mm, H: 860mm)

The idea is to put the cabinets on nice, thin, black, angular legs to break up the boxy, heavy look of the collection  and make the overall appearance feel a bit more airy.

I figured it would be cool if the legs on both pieces had the same height and the bottom edges lined up with each other. I'm roughly thinking the legs could be around 700mm.

1: Is this a good idea? Will it look as good as I'm picturing? Do you have other ideas for what I could do with the pieces? I want to honor and continue the craftsmanship. I’m not dead set on my original idea and am very open to other plans.

2: Do you think it’s okay to just screw 4 tall hardware store furniture legs underneath, or is that too wobbly and dangerous because of the height and the shear forces involved? My gut says I’d need a stable subframe with cross-bracing between the legs, right? Finding a subframe with the matching dimensions off-the-shelf is pretty much impossible, of course.

The next thought was to go to the local metalworker and have a subframe welded. That would definitely be the cleanest, nicest, and safest solution. However, I’m worried that might get very expensive with materials, labor, etc. (unfortunately I don't have a buddy who's a metalworker that would do it for just material cost after hours into the coffee fund).

Another idea was to combine the two approaches. Meaning buy hardware store legs, drill holes, and stiffen the legs myself using black-coated steel strips from the metalworker (cut to length by him with holes pre-drilled in the right spots). But this idea feels like a lot of effort just for it to potentially end up looking like a bodge job.

What do you think? Which idea might be best? Are there any solutions I'm not seeing?

Looking forward to your replies and I'd be happy to take you along for the process once I get started ✌🏻