Yes, you read that correctly! Here’s how to make chest of drawers from discarded furniture – the ultimate upcycle. Much ... Read More
Sprouting Spouting: A Gutter Garden
Gutter Gardens are a small-space hero of edible gardening When space is limited but your green thumb is itching, a ... Read More
Upcycle old tyres into something useful – just like our Tyre Seat! What happens to old car tyres once they ... Read More
Wooden pallets are a DIYer’s friend and can be transformed into a range of indoor and outdoor furniture – in ... Read More
Upcycling an Old Door into a Bench-Seat & Shelf
Take a Seat – Upcycle an unwanted door into a pride-of-place hallway statement Every entrance way or mudroom can benefit ... Read More
Old wooden chairs no longer need to be stashed in the garden shed ready for inorganic collection. They can be ... Read More
Chic Chicks: DIY Chick Brooder
A chick brooder houses new chicks in a warm, contained, weather-proof and pest-proof environment. While brooders can be made out ... Read More
Make a Garden Gate from Old Tools
Where Tools Retire with Dignity: Build a Garden Gate There’s something quietly noble about an old garden tool…the worn handle, ... Read More
If you collect soft plastics (from chip packets to bread bags) rather than sending them to landfill, here’s a fun ... Read More
Distressed Paint Project: Outdoor Herb Chair
I decided, in Level 4 Lockdown, to create an Outdoor Herb Chair to add some colour to my veggie patch ... Read More
Upcycled Pallets are a common DIY theme running through Pinterest and a dream for many DIYers. It seems so very ... Read More
Upcycling Nikau Palms: for art’s sake
Our beautiful native Nikau palms are gorgeous. While naturally their fronds fall onto the native forest floor adding to the ... Read More
While well underway on a self-decreed Backyard Makeover, I am rapidly rediscovering that best-laid plans of mice and men need ... Read More
Summer has been and gone but our DIY outdoor garden art remains to brighten up the backyard any day of ... Read More
New life for upcycled cable drum
Summer was a perfect time to use newly acquired cable drum as an instant bar lean-to, but come winter it ... Read More
Meet Leo, the disco DIY Scarecrow
A good scarecrow is worth its weight in wet hay. Even if it is not birds you are battling, something ... Read More
Upcycle your old Sky dish into a birdbath
What do you do with an unused, broken-down SkyTV dish dangling precariously from the roof? Upcycle it into a birdbath ... Read More
Invite the Birds In: How to Make a Simple DIY Bird Feeder With a little love, some creativity, and a ... Read More
Upcycling your Christmas Tree into a bird feeder
From Tinsel to Tweets: How We Turned Our Christmas Tree Into a Backyard Bird Feeder With Christmas Day a distant ... Read More