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Giveaway- Furniture Hacks: and other creative updates for a unique and stylish home

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Giveaway- Furniture Hacks: and other creative updates for a unique and stylish home

Leave a comment in today’s post by  September 25, 2015 and you are in the running for a copy of this upcycler’s dream book filled with tons of great ideas and tutorials on how to transform all sorts of stuff!

Open to U. S. residents only please.

“Discover how to update and repurpose homeware and furniture for an effortlessly chic home. Nowadays, it is easy to find affordable furniture for your home from chain stores, but those pieces can lack character. This is where furniture hacking comes in–updating, repurposing, and personalizing to create stylish, unique masterpieces. Here, Hester van Overbeek shows you 35 ways to update your home accessories, soft furnishings, and even wooden furniture, all with step-by-step photos to guide you along the way. Projects range from simpler ideas, such as a table made from stacked old magazines (that can also act as a stool) or a patchwork rug, created by sewing small inexpensive mats together, to ways to create larger pieces that cost a fraction of the price it would be to buy them new. Discover how to make your own four-poster bed by combining a budget bed base and pieces of reclaimed wood, or convert a bookcase into a sideboard. There are five chapters–Living Room, Kitchen and Dining Room, Bedroom, Home Office, and Outdoor Space–and each one includes a “quick craft” idea for beginner upcyclers, too. Why not paint cutlery handles with nail polish to update them, or make your own bedside light simply using a shelf support? Hester’s philosophy is that you don’t need much money or many DIY skills to make your house into a cozy, stylish home. With the right inspiration, you can create something beautiful.”

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Comments

  2. Oh I would love to win this book. I’m always looking for ways to make things for my home out of older items. Thanks for the chance.

  4. I would LOVE to win this book! I’ve picked up several pieces of furniture that needs some repurposing and reusing lately. Some creative and new ideas for working with vintage pieces of furniture would be a great book to have!

  16. Could really use this 90% of outer furniture is all hand me downs and don’t match. Could really use an update.

  17. Ooo, what a fun-looking book. Upcycling just is hardwired in me. Plus, the book secretly whispered it wants to come live with me. Thanks much for the giveaway! 🙂

  18. I love using older stuff to make new stuff! Always on the lookout for good ideas. Thanks for the chance to win this book. 🙂

  19. I would love to win this book and give it to my son-in-law! He is very good with this type of woodworking and now he’s retired from the Air Force after 20 years and can do a lot more of it. Thank you for the opportunity!

  20. Right now, I sure could use this book! I’m in the process of re-doing the inside of my home and love repurposing furniture and accessories!

  24. This book is exactly what I need in my life! We’ve just moved into a bigger home and need all sorts of furniture. Thank you for a great giveaway! Good luck everyone!

  25. What a fascinating looking book–might have some really great ideas judging from that furniture on the cover!

  32. This looks like a great book with ideas for the upcycler! I can’t leave a thrift store without wondering if I should have bought that chair… or table… and transform it!

  33. I am elderly but new to dyi and crafting. I would and could use all the help and knowledge that your books have to offer. I love your information and ideas. Thank you for the opportunity to
    win.

Have you read?

Floppy Disk Crafts: Clever Ways to Upcycle Retro Tech

Floppy disk recycled crafts title

Remember floppy disks? Those square little tech relics that used to hold our precious documents and school assignments? If you’ve got a stash of them hiding in the back of a drawer—or you stumble across some at a thrift store—don’t toss them just yet. Floppy disks are surprisingly perfect for upcycled crafting, and these ideas will have you looking at old tech in a totally new way.

One of the most popular ways to breathe new life into these retro icons is by turning them into DIY wall clocks. Whether you keep it simple with one floppy as the clock face or build a larger wall piece using multiple disks, the result is a geeky, functional work of art. Check out the step-by-step guide on Instructables for building your own floppy disk wall clock—it’s a timeless craft, literally!

Want to carry your nostalgia with you? Then you’ll love the floppy disk purse or bag ideas. These functional fashion statements are made entirely from joined-up disks, forming a sturdy and super unique bag. There are tutorials on how to make a full shoulder bag, a clutch, and even a pencil case using nothing but zip ties and some creativity.

Need a conversation-starting piece of décor? A floppy disk chandelier might be just the thing. It’s bold, futuristic, and a brilliant way to show off your upcycling skills. Alternatively, you can go green and make a floppy disk planter—perfect for succulents or desk plants. Just pop out the disk’s center, line it with plastic, and add soil. It’s easy, stylish, and great for small-space gardening.

Looking for quick, crafty projects? Try turning a floppy into a notepad, a photo frame, or a cutlery holder. These smaller projects make great DIY gifts, and they’re perfect for crafters who want instant gratification. You can even make Christmas bows or flowers out of old disks for a fun and shiny holiday twist.

For those who love organizing their craft supplies or electronics, floppy disks can be transformed into component organizers or bill caddies. With a little hot glue and imagination, they make excellent mini shelving units and storage boxes.

Feeling ambitious? Dive into the more elaborate builds like a laptop desk, a lampshade, or even a quirky birdhouse made entirely from floppy disks. These projects take upcycling to the next level and are sure to impress anyone who sees them.

Make a Floppy Disk Wall Clock : 9 Steps – Instructables

Floppy Disk Bag : 12 Steps (with Pictures) – Instructables

Geeky Floppy Note Pad — CraftBits.com

Floppy Disk Chandelier : 8 Steps (with Pictures) – Instructables

DIY Floppy Disk Planters – Brit + Co /

Floppy Disk Planter  

Floppy Disk Art

How to Turn Old Floppy Disks Into Bracelets, Necklaces, or Belts – Instructables 

Upcycled Component Organizer – Make:

Floppy disk photo frame

Wall Clock 

DIY Floppy Disk Planter

Floppy Disk Art | Euromaxx

Bird house 

Cutlery Holder

Floppy Disks Into Pencil Cases • Recyclart 

Floppy Disk Bill Caddy : 3 Steps – Instructables

Make a Floppy Disk Wall Clock : 9 Steps – Instructables 

Floppy Disk Laptop Desk/Stand – Instructables

Disk Combobulation 

Floppy Disk Succulent Planter : 3 Steps (with Pictures) – Instructables 

Floppy Disk Lampshade (with Pictures) – Instructables

Recycled Flowers From DVDs, CDs, and Floppy Disks

USB Flash Diskette : 7 Steps (with Pictures) –

Christmas Bow / Flower From Floppy Disks : 7 Steps (with Pictures) 

Notebook From Old Floppy Disks : 9 Steps (with Pictures)

And of course, there’s wearable tech too. You can cut up and reshape floppy disks into bracelets, necklaces, or belts that scream ’80s nostalgia. It’s retro-futurism at its finest.

Let’s not forget about combining media: recycled flowers and art pieces that use floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs together to create dazzling pieces with texture and shine. Whether you’re decorating your craft room or making a gallery-worthy art piece, these materials are a dream to experiment with.

So next time you come across a box of floppy disks, don’t see e-waste—see endless crafting possibilities. With just a few tools and a lot of imagination, you can turn outdated tech into something totally unique and totally you.