This piece is called China Cabinet because my design incorporates elements that remind me of a stage prop of the Thirties trying to create a Far Eastern ambience. I found the little bedside table at a garage sale in the Deep Cove area of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Continue reading Upcycling furniture: bedside table
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Upcycling furniture: shelf
Plywood Chic is an original piece of early plywood furniture. It was probably built in the Fifties, when the growing demand for home furnishings after the Second World War was met with cheap plywood. This bookshelf was in surprisingly good shape, so I chose to just refinish it instead of repainting it. Continue reading Upcycling furniture: shelf
Upcycling furniture: chest of drawers
This piece came from a garage sale in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It had been hand built by a father to hold his children’s clothes. And of course, it was painted white. I changed the background colour and had nice contemporary handles made to match my painted design. Continue reading Upcycling furniture: chest of drawers
Upcycling furniture: chest of drawers
Found at a yard sale in the Coquitlam area near Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada, this piece was originally painted pink, one of the large drawers missing. The owner was part of a local Search and Rescue team, I turned that into a title for this chest of drawers. Continue reading Upcycling furniture: chest of drawers
Upcycled furniture: Green Tower
Eighteen drawers – perfect storage! After painting the plain plywood piece I added strips of copper foil for extra sparkle, and the tiny drawer pulls were decorated in different colours to help finding things quickly.
The Green Tower was a custom order by a Vancouver friend who later moved abroad, couldn’t take this piece with her and had to sell it on. So I lost track of it.
Green Tower
Wood, acrylic paint, copper foil. 1999
120 x 30 x 20 cm