Hey everyone! Andrew here. Check out my upcycling journey in clothing and home decor using repurposed materials! Many of my recent projects are a part of the huge ongoing renovation of my 1930s home. Subscribe to see how I sew, thrift, build, upholster, deconstruct, paint, draw, and design my way to an upscale look on a budget.
I agree with mslafave!! Hobby Lobby is evil corp!!! Why is it that the ones who shout out their Christianity are the most profane people? I don't think I will be able to stand it if the mango moose knuckle gets elected again!!!!
I've just discovered your videos, and am very much enjoying all of them. I love your attention to detail, reminds me of myself, like painting the keyhole black in your bedroom video. Nearly everything I have is thrifted as well. Thanks for sharing
Hairpin legs, softer warm stain, window seat with a square or smaller rectangular table for bench seating. The table can be close or pulled away and the seating can be used for drinking your coffee/tea and watching the rain
Okay, as an interior designer, I have my own doubts re: window seats, banquets. They do look cute, but they are a pain to live with in dining areas. Someone always has to get up to let someone else out and it just makes the space less gracious. However, I love the way these could look in your breakfast area, as you're considering. Maybe it isn't a window-seat so much as storage. Your could even put some doors on that sit back ever so slightly and are a glossy soft white, leaving the body in a amber-y oaken tone. The only reason for the last suggestion is that hidden storage is golden - places where you don't have to be as precious and thoughtful and can just pack crap away. Very fun video and lots to think about.
I've been thinking about the dining table in your front room. The one at the thrift is meant for the big English Breakfast room and it's a lovely piece, but it needs a big sideboard with a butler and toast and kippers and a big silver tea service. I think its a great library table. I think there are other tables out there for you.
The second cabinet with the games inside is a china cabinet. China and glassware in the top, silverware in the drawers, and tablecloths/mats/napkins and serving pieces in the bottom. That's the traditional use. These days, people use them a lot as a curio cabinet and extra storage.
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The metal stand at the start could be sealed and used to hang a favourite coat or dress as background decor. The wood games cabinet: Id remove the top part, line the back inside wall with wallpaper, and for the front side of the game boxes, Id adhere a piece of coordinating material so it looks like decor, and add a couple of decor pieces from the rest of the room in spare spots.
I have a 70 inch round table that is on massive pedistal. Cut table down to size and install both pedistals as if they were one. Dowel the top together and remove runners for leaves. Place tape on each side of where you need to cut and use a very fine tooth new saw blade. I have repaired, repurposed furniture for over 55 years and have done this several times.
Tip for rusty old metal if you want to leave it just as is, but slow the rusting process way down. Penetrol is an additive for oil-based paints that is meant to slow down the drying process (like floetrol but for oil based paint), but it can also be used to seal surfaces. It does give them a bit of a shine, but you ideally want to seal it after the penetrol, and then you can buff down the sealant with a fine steel wool for a more matte finish. I have a super rusty trunk I'm restoring right now and it's done so much for the old tin of the exterior. It doesn't dry black like rust converter, which I really like. I wanted the real metal to show through. Like I said, you do have to seal it though because penetrol stalls the rusting process and holds everything together, but doesn't actually seal it off from oxygen, so without a sealant it's going to continue rusting and chipping a lot more quickly than if you use a sealant to keep out oxygen. You DO have to be very careful about letting any towels/rags that you use dry properly. It can spontaneously combust - so fair warning. But it's working amazing for me and my trunk is no longer leaving rust everywhere! :)
That cabinet is not at all my style but removing the pediment seems sacrilegious to me. I think it would strip away any of the style the cabinet has. Without the top, it would look like a 70s/80s Broyhill Furniture piece that they gave away as prizes on Wheel of Fortune.
Andrew, what fun to watch the Live Chat. I wish I was able to be with you and the Gang live. Question, where did you get that Awesome Art Piece behind you during the Chat? I have noticed this before and really like it. Hope you and Queenie are well. Take care - Don
Absolutely diss hobby lobby! If you are not aware, the owner of hb helped to bring about the overturn of Roe v. Wade. hb will never again receive one penny from me.
Congratulations! Also, this was fun!Lots of food for thought! I love seeing families support their kids' passions.So your folks touch my heart. You are so talented, and seeing you finishing your projects is so enjoyable.
Bremerton, WA in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. I love thrift flips and I'm so happy I found you. I've been binging your videos every chance I get for the last week. You are so thoughtful and creative and you've inspired and given me so many ideas. Thank you!!
I am in Las Cruces. Just got to see the last half live but watched the entire post. I just want to say am in aww of your talent, your eye, your creativity and your amazing relationship with your parents. I am so pleased to see your site grow and especially this amazing community you are building.
