Many people seeking to freshen their interiors, will paint walls or swap out their furniture. Swapping out furniture could get costly with the skyrocketing prices of new furniture and the loss of value on old furniture. One of the most cost-effective practices is to update your old pieces or upcycling furniture pieces from yard sales, thrift shops and consignment stores.
Upcycled: Objects reused in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original
Let’s say you have friends over every Friday for game night and you find yourself setting up the bar on your kitchen counter. Upstairs you have an old armoire from mom that you want to dispose of but know that she will notice once it is gone. Take that armoire, glue mirror to the inside back, add shelves and wine glass holder if needed, and you have a bar that hides away when not in use.
Examples of upcycling
Kitchen island – take an old dresser, attach legs or wheels, gloss paint the top, add paint accents to the back, line drawers with contact paper and you have additional storage.
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Turn a crib into a sofa table
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Need a headboard? Mount cabinet doors to plywood.
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Need a bench? Buy old chairs and join them together with slats or plywood and a cushion.
20 Upcycled Furniture Ideas Breathing New Life Into An Exhausted Piece of Furniture!
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Here an old sewing table was transformed into a drink station.
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Recognize the old organ? Now a bar.
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Suitcase meet end table or nightstand
Need a desk. Find two small chest and place a painted plank of plywood across.
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These are but a few examples of finished projects from original furniture bases. Upcycling taps in to your creativity and creates a conversation point for visitors. Repurposing furniture reduces waste by making old pieces functional, reduces the carbon footprint by not building a new piece from raw materials, and provides an opportunity to speak proudly of the artistic pieces you’ve created.