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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?

Recycled Paper Cylinder Face Art – A Colorful Win for All Ages

I recently stumbled across this super creative project on Instructables – “Face With Recycled Paper Cylinders” – and I had to share it with you all because it’s just the kind of craft that checks all my favorite boxes: recycled materials, hands-on creativity, and fun for literally any age.

The idea is simple but genius—roll strips of recycled paper (think junk mail, old magazines, leftover printer paper) into cylinders, then arrange and glue them to form a unique abstract face. You can make it funky, realistic, Picasso-inspired—whatever your mood or style dictates!

What I really love is the blend of eco-conscious crafting with true artistic expression. This isn’t just another kids’ project—it’s something you could easily do with a group of little ones, a classroom full of teens, or even as an adult art therapy or weekend wind-down activity. It’s super relaxing and surprisingly satisfying seeing all those paper rolls come together to form something new and expressive.

The tutorial itself is easy to follow, with plenty of visuals to guide you along the way. You don’t need any fancy materials—just glue, paper, scissors, and a board or piece of cardboard to serve as your canvas.

I also appreciate how this project leaves so much room for personalization. Want to make it into a full face? Go for it. Prefer to focus on a single eye or mouth? Totally works. You can even play with color schemes by choosing papers with a certain palette, or painting over them once they’re rolled.

In short: this is a total keeper for anyone who loves crafting with purpose. It’s the kind of project that sparks creativity while gently reinforcing the idea that beautiful things can come from what we usually throw away.

Highly recommend giving it a go—solo or with a group. And if you try it, tag me or drop a pic—I’d love to see your recycled masterpiece!