Reclaimed Tasmanian Oak table

A friend of mine recently

 saved some timber from a demolition that he thought I might like.

Thank you Rob!!

I do like!

A lot!!!

Reclaimed Tasmanian Oak
roof beams

Ever since I first went into Mark Tuckey's furniture store,

 I have dreamed of making an amazing piece of furniture from reclaimed timber.

Luckily,

 I discovered a new workshop up in Northcote called 

Pop & Scott

They allow people to use their equipment for a small charge.

Or in my case, 

help me create something amazing

that I could never do on my own.

Scott was lovely to work with,

and he showed me how to do
 every step along the way.

First we had to remove the nails

ok..get my gear on...

Their workshop was so cool.
They have been featured in a few magazines recently
and I can totally see why!!

This room houses their awesome

thicknesser.

Scott showed me how it worked

 and even let me have a turn.

before

after

How amazing does it look?

Scott cut the mitered edges.

 A practice run...

to see how it will all fit together.

He showed me how to fill in the cracks and nail holes with a black putty.

Scott also showed me how to sand the timber.

This job he then left up to me.

My pleasure!

This timber was unreal.

I seriously could have sanded it all day.

It was smooth as silk

by the time I was done!

To join the pieces seamlessly,

Scott used a biscuit cutter to create theses slots.

Just to be sure...he put 5 on each side.

Tasmanian Oak 

is amazing in its raw state.

We needed lots of glue!!!

Now to put it all together

Pop & Scott

 have all the gear you need to make

 just about anything.

 They are currently expanding to include even more wonderful things.

We used these super large clamps 

to hold it together 

until the glue set. 

Now to wait 24 hrs

And here is the finished piece.

Well, almost....

I couldn't bare to varnish this amazing timber,

so for now it is unsealed

until I figure out a way to wax it and keep that natural colour.

My very own

hand made

 Mark Tuckey style table,

for a fraction of a fraction of the price.

Thanks 

Again

to

Pop & Scott

I can't wait to go back!

Beach House Backyard Makeover with Road Side Finds

 Its seems to be that cane furniture is making a come back.

I see it everywhere painted in fun colours

 and it even looks great painted white.

 Over the last council throw out

 I started a little collection of

 "Road Side Finds" for the Beach house.

I collected 5 very different pieces in total.

$0

Amazingly none of them needed repair,

just a little bit of white outdoor paint!

Before and After

What a difference a bit of paint can make.

It took some time to paint them all, 

but getting a resort feel for next to nothing,

 made it all worth it.

 My Husband and I built this little table to go over the fire pit.

We made it out of an old bed frame we weren't using.

It is perfect for the space and cost 

$0.

 We created a wonderful space

 to entertain friends at the Beach House 

for next to nothing!

Beach House

 Backyard

 Oasis

is now complete.

It is time to sit back and enjoy Summer.