UpCycled Furniture

                                                       Upcycled Furniture

Upcycling, as defined by Wikipedia, is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value.

If you follow my blog at all, you know that upcycled furniture or upcycling furniture is one of my favorite things to do.

Who knew I was being so "trendy".

Every one of the pieces of upcycled furniture that I work on have been cast off, headed for the dump and no longer loved.

Once they are completed - they become new Functional pieces of art. 

So not only am I having a great time painting in these bright colors - but I am being environmentally conscious and responsible.

That sounds so very grown up!

And if you know me . . .you know that is not always the case. LOL

 

UPcycled Cat-themed bar stool

Upcycled CREATE library chair

Upcycled Ladybug School-chair

Upcycled Creative Chef - Old wooden box converted to a classy garbage can

Upcycled Corner television cabinet



UPcycled Embrace the Moon Stool

Romlin's Chair and Bench in progress

I met Romlin and Amanda a few years back at one of our summer festivals.

Romlin and her daughter Amanda are the types of people that instantly becomes a friend.

I've done several pieces for their home in the past.

These are the most recent items I have been working on for them.

The chair . . .well that is pretty self-explanatory.

It's one of "those" chairs - the kind that I wish I could find more often.

The kind you find in a library or law office.

The kind that is heavy and solid and seems to wrap around you.

Soon - it will be wrapping around Romlin and Amanda.

The bench - that is a more unique item.

Last year I found a large bench on Craigslist that I made over for our living room.

Romlin saw it and wanted one.

She liked how my bench was long and narrow - different from most standard benches.

I have never found another bench like mine - maybe that was because it had been custom designed.

But I did find 2 long and narrow benches.

That's another story that I will save for another post when this is finished.

We decided to take the creative approach and connected them together.

I am working on this right now.

Blocks of base color have been laid in.

Tonight . . .I will start to bring it life.

More pictures to come!

I love taking cast-offs and giving them new life.

A Chair for Diane

A New Chair -

I met Diane during a Holiday Sale that I participated in.

It was a small and intimate pop-up boutique sale at another artists home.

We spent some time talking and she decided that she wanted an art chair for her studio.

This weekend, I completed her chair.

Full of whimsy and tributes to nature.

Lot's of purples and lime greens and tangerine colors.

Hope it inspires Diane as she works in her studio.