Misadventures in Upcycling and Repurposing Furniture
My Misadventures in Upcycling and Repurposing
Like many people born into the modern world, where the plights of starvation, predation and want-of-shelter rarely, if ever, enter our minds as legitimate concerns, my youth was marked by the healthy vagaries of unfettered abandon. These flights of fancy were meant to placate the dull banality of daily life, allowing me to obsess on … Continue reading Salon Chair Bookcase
The essence of survival is remaining undaunted in the face of adversity. As the saying goes “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade”, or chicken piccata, if you prefer (and I do). Sometimes a little bit of good luck can balance out the bad luck and help make that adversity much less daunting. Such was … Continue reading Back-Alley Hooker
In many ways, winter is my favorite season. Where I live now, much like the motherland of my youth, has a casually temperate winter, characterized by short, rainy days and only the occasional disruption of inclement weather. I find that the multitudinous ways in which winter suits me is an interesting reflection of who I … Continue reading Oil Furnace Stereo Console
Previously, on The Over/Under… The team pulled together and surmounted all of the obstacles presented by the project and could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Sprinting towards it, they began to wonder if it was daylight, or the headlight of an oncoming train… And now, the climactic conclusion to The … Continue reading The Over/Under, Part 4
Last time on The Over/Under… The project continued while splinters and moisture threatened the sanity of the team. Meanwhile, an unknown obstacle lurked in waiting. Join us now for the compelling continuation of The Over/Under! For the sake of complete transparency, there is a Day 2.5 in here that didn’t receive its own update. It … Continue reading The Over/Under, Part 3
Previously on The Over/Under… A rescue project, culled from the Free Stuff ads on Craigslist, launched a rollercoaster ride of pain, hope, turmoil and finally acceptance, as our intrepid protagonist sought out society’s refuse in an attempt to gain a better understanding of himself. Or perhaps it was all a thinly-veiled ploy to covet and … Continue reading The Over/Under, Part 2
The idea of a personal legacy is a fascinating notion. As a consolation for our mortality, legacy provides a mollifying effect; lessening the fear of that inevitable moment when we cease to have direct impact on the world we seek so desperately to shape. It exists as an extension of the ego, driving our actions to leave behind … Continue reading The Over/Under, Part 1
Clifford D. Simak once opined “Time is the simplest thing”. In the context of human experience, he may be correct. All things that fall within our understanding are subject to the passage of time. It haunts us in its relentless and unstoppable nature. We wax poetic about this when we coin phrases such as the “mercies … Continue reading End Table Behind the Dumpster
As the unrelenting march of time turns day into night and back again into day, weeks slip by never to be recovered and what seemed like a period of time unfathomable suddenly becomes a period of time past. We are faced with an act of renewal–either a renewal of the known, to accept the status … Continue reading Smoker’s Rescue Bookcase
I don’t believe anyone who truly knows me would be surprised to hear me say that my grandmother may be my favorite human being in the world. That being said, we have surprisingly little in common. She prays for my immortal soul; I spent years trying to subtly encourage her to listen to punk rock. … Continue reading Trash Pile Bookcase
