Becky, from North Lincolnshire, UK, shows us her upcycling project…
What did you do?
I had seen so many lovely table and chairs sets that I would of loved to buy for my little boy, bit the price tag was out of my range. So I decided to give upscaling a go myself. I bought an Ikea set feom a lady on Facebook for £10 to start off my project. I gave all of the wooden parts a light sand before using a £7 tin of primer and applied two coats and then used some leftover emulsion paint from my little ones bedroom and also gave this two coats . To finish off my design I bought some peter rabbit vynils from a lady on Facebook and the decals from ebay. These were much easier to apply than I originally thought. The chairs cushions were many by another lady from Facebook who also made a teepee matress and cushions for me. Roughly cost me £30 all together! And I made it myself!!!
Now I use to work as a painter and decorator, and could masking tape an edge perfectly, but masking taking a table and chairs in tall the Knucks and crannies was a challenge, but we’ll worth doing. I had to use a very thin paintbrush to paint around the screws to ensure they stayed there lovely silver colour.
Do you have any other projects planned?
I have just made a were going on a bear hunt video and book with my little boy that was my next project and now starting on a were going on a bear hunt story sack.
Tell the Housebound With Kids community a bit about yourself…
My name is Becky. I’m 28 and I’m from a little village called Alkborough in North Lincolnshire England UK . I have 1 little boy who is 22 months old. I also work in a day nursery!
How are you finding being housebound so far?
For the majority of the time I am loving it, I am seeing him grown and develop and learn new things do rapidly, that I would have missed had he have been at nursery. I feel so proud that I have been able to teach him what he has learnt and I will cherish this time with him forever! But he is nearly two so the tantrums can be challenging, but distraction usually helps a lot!
Do you have any tips for other parents?
Go out for walks a lot, enjoy all the small things and don’t worry about anything but having fun.
Has this website and community helped you?
There are so many fantastic great ideas to see and try out!
