I built this wooden bench outside the kitchen door in around 2014-15, and later thought if I added doors it might make a nice little storage area for gardening tools and seeds and so on. Plain doors on hinges would’ve worked, but they would’ve taken up more space to open and would’ve clashed with the…
Tag: makeover
Easy DIY #25: Reuse An Old Mantlepiece Clock
One day I happened to be browsing an antique store, and I noticed this shabby old mantlepiece clock case lying amongst some other bric-a-brac on display. It was made of wood which had faded badly, was dry and a little rough, but I figured I could do something with it – like make it into…
Easy DIY #24: Kitchen Counter On Top Of Old Stove
Why anyone would want to do this is a question you may have in mind, but before you call me crazy, let me start from the beginning! This old stove is quite old – it’s considerably older than I am, in fact. My mother paid R100 for it second hand back in 1968, some years…