Tag: junk

• From garbage to gorgeous – transforming a three panel screen

  I stumbled across this rattan screen about 4 years ago. It was 7.30am, I was driving to work… my attention was drawn to a skip sitting outside a house in our street. Sticking out the top of the skip was a small portion of this rattan screen/room divider – It looked promising! So much so,…

  belindalangler

  November 7, 2011

  collect, Creative, Furniture, Interior Decoration, paper, paper, patterns, restore, Transformation, Wallpaper, Wood

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• Upcycling – Kids Stool from a spindle

  As you well know I have been known to stumble across a lot of (what many would refer to as ‘junk’) items for my up-cycling projects from the footpath. I stooped to a new low for this one. They were found in the skip at our block, where the builders toss all their house building…

  belindalangler

  August 18, 2011

  Animals, Art, Birds, Creative, Furniture, Interior Decoration, kids rooms, Material, nursery, patterns, stool, Transformation, Wood

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• My Footpath find – trash to treasure (chair transformation)

  

  My husband and I were driving home after a lazy Sunday breakfast when he was hit with ‘Stop, reverse the car’. I had spotted 2 potential outdoor chairs (which we needed to complete our new deck). These chairs were sitting on the footpath (hard rubbish for anyone who is game), about 30m down a side…

  belindalangler

  March 29, 2010

  Antique, Chair, collect, Furniture, restore

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• The Junk Company… where you can find a hidden treasure

  I only stumbled across The Junk Company recently, and have now placed it on my (long) list of places I must visit frequently to check for any new items. Visit their website here. I can’t explain the feeling I get as I approach an antique shop, or any kind of junk/vintage style shop. It is…

  belindalangler

  March 23, 2010

  Antique, collect, feature, Garden, gnome, Kitchen, kitchenalia, Uncategorized, utensils

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