We've become accustomed to repurposing and living vicariously through other people's work instead of going out and making our own.
I repurposed an old World War II merchant ship door into one of the best coffee tables you have ever seen. I have also made little cabinets and media centers.
I love all things crafty. I love to make jewelry. I love to cut up old clothes and turn them into something new. I love projects like transforming a busted table into a shiny new table. I'm really into restoration and little side projects.
My mom and dad had a store, and sometimes people would return broken stuff. I'd take it apart and reassemble it. At 16, I really understood the architecture of things.
I always grew up watching things transform, and a lot of that was what we would call trash.
I love going into junk shops, picking up something that looks like it's got a bit of history to it, then sanding it down and reviving it.
I love seeing a house and thinking about how it should be redone or restored.
My ideal relaxation is working on upholstry. I spend hours in junk shops buying furniture. I do all the upholstery work myself, and it's like therapy.
Yeah, I tend to tinker with things that I love. It's habitual.
My mom passed on her obsession of all things antique or vintage. I love to go thrift store shopping or explore any sort of garage sale. Treasure hunting is a family passion.
