Upcycling Dan

Something I really enjoy that I wish I had more time to do is upcycling. Upcycling is the art of repurposing old, damaged or discarded things, giving them new leases of life. Not only can upcycled pieces be beautiful but they also help the planet by preventing otherwise useable objects going to landfill sites.

Upcycling Dan is in the middle of painting an old sideboard he saved. He is currently taking a break, relaxing in his rescued patchwork armchair, surrounded by some of his other past upcycling projects. This includes his coffee table made from salvaged toolboxes and wood offcuts, a lamp he made from a discarded teapot and a wall mounted shelving system made from an old pallet. We can also see some of the tools he used like his paint brushes and sewing machine.

the entire vignette is set on a little pallet for display, almost like the model itself is a piece of upcycled art. The model as shown here has 209 parts.

Thanks for looking!