Inspector Gadjet

Anything old and rustic looking or industrial seems to be the trend in this world of throw away plastic furniture and appliances that are engineered to fail just after the warranty runs out. I have been experimenting with corrugated iron, re-purposed wooden pallets, put logs which were used for scaffolding planks on the Harbour Bridge maintenance back in the day and vintage luggage too. My latest project also involves the use of a paint which makes things rust and this will look great as a feature wall. I made this table top from the Oregon put logs to replace the more modern one and re-used the steel frame base, I added some hooping iron which I painted black and the effect is very rustic! Next I made a cupboard form scraps of ply and a bit of old semi rusted corrugated iron salvaged from a previous job and more of the re-cycled harbour bridge put logs. After applying the rust paint to the feature wall, I hung the cupboard and the effect is amazing...

I really enjoy re-purposing and re-cycling so when I came across an old suitcase made into creative shelving in a kid's bedroom I got to thinking what else could be made out of old cases.     All of the materials used in this build were re-cycled except for a small mirror I purchased new. The shelves are made from cypress pine T & G flooring off cuts left over from a floor repair job The timber for the framework is 100% re-cycled pallet wood What a great look!! Assured Handyman can make an original book case, shaving cabinet or custom shelving out of all sorts of old cases and the only limit to your own personal style is imagination!