Tag: strip

• Old to new(ish) – dining chair transformation…

  It’s official, salvaging furniture from the side of the road and restoring or transforming it is a hereditary trait. Many months ago I mentioned to Mum that I wanted to replace the bench seats along the side of our dining table with six chairs. I wanted the change-over to coincide with our move into our…

  belindalangler

  January 9, 2012

  Antique, Art, Chair, chair, Creative, Furniture, Interior Decoration, paper, restore, Transformation, Wood

  bench, Chair, decorate, design, dining, Interior, paint, restore, sand, solver, strip, table, talc, transform

• Desk salvage – before and after…

  Not only do I have a reputation as a hoarder, but after my chair transformation post many now picture me on weekends scouring the streets for furniture people have discarded. And you are forgiven for harbouring those thoughts as I introduce yet another item I found on the footpath about a month ago…. a gorgeous…

  belindalangler

  May 4, 2010

  Antique, desk, desk, Furniture, Interior Decoration, Transformation

  ceramic french nobs, desk, nobs, restoration, restore, salvage, sand, sander, strip, stripper, upcycle, wooden

• Opt for recycled furniture

  We went for years without a ladder in our house when we were renting. For some reason when we bought our own house we got the sudden urge to start collecting our own hardware items. We had talked about buying a ladder for sometime, and knew it wouldn’t be long before we owned our own…

  belindalangler

  January 21, 2010

  Antique, bookshelf, cupboard, Furniture, stool, storage

  Antique, cupboard, dipping, foot rest, Furniture, ladder, old, recycle, recycled, renew, restore, salvage, sand back, sanding, stool, storage, strip, stripper, wood, wooden