Tuesday 4 September 2018

Coffee Tables and Elbow Grease

Today I put the finishing touches to an oak coffee table before it finds its way to The Pantry, Crickhowell. 





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Its made out of an off cut from a kitchen work top, routed to shape, sides planed and sanded, then finished with a coat of beeswax and two coats of teak oil. The table stands on retro dansette legs and joins a smaller version I made and delivered to The Pantry earlier in the summer.











Thursday 21 June 2018

June 2018

Recent Makes and Up-cycles.



This has been a busy month as the lovely weather has allowed me to work on larger projects in the garden.


This week I tidied up my front garden by making a planter to fit on the wall, allowing trailing plants to grow and cover the rather shabby brick work. Materials cost only £12 - although the plants were somewhat more expensive!



I sell most of my makes on FaceBook under @RhiMark1 and this garden workbench was snapped up straight away.






There were two sets of chair make-overs this month.
Three folding cane chairs have been given a golden revamp.


 


















A set of four rather dull brown dining chairs have been refurbished with new foam, linings and covers, while the frames painted with a monochrome satin finish.
























Wednesday 29 June 2016

Sales Board

See my on line shop at


Fold-up chairs.

Three refurbished chairs - wooden frames (painted gold) and cane seats.

  
 












It Might Be A Book Coffee Table

Upcycled Camper Van design Dining Chair


Wall Mounted Coat Hooks in pastel shades




 







Fighting Octopus and Garden Fence Key Hooks
















An estate of key ring houses

Semi-circular (D-End) side-table.



Copper, bronze and silver effect leaf skeleton design on black surface. Table edge hs gold-leaf effect trim. Varnish finish and retro dansette legs.
Depth at widest point 55cm, width 110cm, height 65cm.








 


  






Mini-Houses

                       







 

Pine mini-house wall plaques.
Approx 10cm high, 7cm wide








 





A small flotilla
















Booky Book Shelf

A pine shelf covered in dust covers from hardback books.






 The books then form covers for the supports for wall mounting. The books at the top slip on and off for access to the mounting screws. 











Cheery Conservatory/Playroom Table



Cheery and Unique Family Table with blackboard place settings.

This table would suit a family with young children or childminder. 
The surface of this refurbished dining table is flat so that it can still be used for dining when covered with a cloth and its other purposes hidden.
The games table is painted red with a yacht varnish finish to protect the main surface. Blackboard place-settings have been painted in.

Red metal legs can be unscrewed for easy transport and storage.


Dimensions:-
Top 74cm x 117cm, height 72 cm. 






Side Table.


Pine, semi-circular (D-End), side-table made with stone coloured satin paint finish. 
Table edge and front legs have gold-leaf effect trim - shabby-chic style.


Dimensions:-
Top - depth at widest point 21.5" (55cm), width 43.5" (110cm), height 30" (76cm). 















Garden Bench Plant Stand. 


Chunky, rustic plant stand made from solid pine board.
Dimensions:- Height 25cm.
Bench Top 62.5cm x 30.5cm















Blackboard memo boats

Pine boats with blackboard paint finish.
Blackboards approx 9" by 4".




 


 



Fishy coat hook

A pine coat hook board. 
I thought the hook looked 
like an octopus so hand-painted 
a fishy background.

H 9cm, w 22cm








Beach Hut Key-Ring Board

A pine wall-mounted key-ring holder 
finished in matt white and sage-green paint.
H 17.5cm, w 7cm





















Beach Hut Coat Hooks


A pine 3 peg coat hook with rope hanging.

Finished in matt white and gloss red paint.
 H 14cm, w 12.5cm




















Beach Hut Coat Hooks.
Double-arm coat hook mounted on a pine board in the style of a beach hut and bunting.
Pre-drilled of wall mounting. Dimensions: H 18cm, w 11.5cm
 
Love-Heart Key hooks
Five hooks mounted on a pine board - black background with red heart.
Pre-drilled holes for wall mounting or hanging. Dimensions: H 11cm, w 24cm. 


Map of Poland from Polish stamps.

Canvas 30cm x 30 cm.
Sea green and yellow acrylic paint background.
Varnish finish to the piece.




 3-in-1 table, would suit a family with young children and restricted space.
A refurbished dining table, play tent and games table.
The play tent is made in primary colours of polypropylene fabric, (a recyclable plastic fabric that’s both lightweight and strong). All seams are double stitched for added strength.
The games table consists of découpage comic strips around an inset snakes and ladders board and blackboard strip.
The table top is made from particleboard with a veneer finish. The edge of the table is painted in a poppy coloured gloss paint, the blackboard created with blackboard paint and the découpage and games board protected with a yacht varnish finish.
The surface of the table is flat so that it can still be used for dining when covered with a cloth and its other purposes hidden.
Top 75cm x 120cm, height 75 cm.





 
























Hobby Coin Table
The base of this 1950's pine dining-table has been sanded back and varnished to give a clear satin finish.
The top is covered with bank-notes and coins from around the world and finished with a perspex cover to give an even work surface.