Reclaimed Messmate Side Table
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This little beauty was made out of reclaimed Messmate which used to be old hardwood studs that came out of a house which was demolished. I planed and squared all the lengths and then glued them together. I then cut in mitres to create the waterfall ends so the grain runs continuously from across the whole piece. I finished it in 2 coats of Tung oil and Natural Infinity Beeswax Polish. https://www.facebook.com/Infinitywaxgeelong/
Outdoor Kitchen Cabinet
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95% of this build was made out of reclaimed materials.
The timber slab (not sure which timber it is) was a throw away which had been left outside for who knows how long and had weathered and partially rotted away. I cut out the rot, planed and sanding the slab down and finished it in a glass coat epoxy. The guts of the cabinet is made of out old laminate paneling and the exterior is made of old merbau decking ripped down to different sized strips and finished in Tung oil.
The plant holders are old stumps with have been sanded down, burnt, then sanded back and epoxy finished as well.
The timber slab (not sure which timber it is) was a throw away which had been left outside for who knows how long and had weathered and partially rotted away. I cut out the rot, planed and sanding the slab down and finished it in a glass coat epoxy. The guts of the cabinet is made of out old laminate paneling and the exterior is made of old merbau decking ripped down to different sized strips and finished in Tung oil.
The plant holders are old stumps with have been sanded down, burnt, then sanded back and epoxy finished as well.
EPIC TREE HOUSE LOFT BED
When my daughter no longer wanted to sleep in her cot anymore, it was time for her to move into a new bed. But instead of simply going out and buying a plain boring old bed, we decided to give her something special and instead we built her an Epic loft bed which would also double as a play area with a massive hiding space as well.
I took over 4 weeks, mostly weekends to build the bed. There is a short version video of the final product as well as a longer version which shows the building of the bed, both of which are on my YouTube channel.
I took over 4 weeks, mostly weekends to build the bed. There is a short version video of the final product as well as a longer version which shows the building of the bed, both of which are on my YouTube channel.
I drew up a rough sketch of what I wanted to achieve which was a loft bed with and play around below. The stairs leading up would also double as storage spaces. There would also be a slide coming down from the bed.
For the base of the bed I had used the timber frame from guts of a mattress base which I had pulled apart a few months earlier. The frame was from a queen size bed. As we wanted to make the loft bed a king single, I simply had to cut down the width.
I constructed a solid frame from 140 x 45mm pine for the base to sit on and secured it to the wall with screws driven into the studs. The front posts we’re cut from a 100 x 100mm cypress pine post which I had planed down and sanded.
I constructed a solid frame from 140 x 45mm pine for the base to sit on and secured it to the wall with screws driven into the studs. The front posts we’re cut from a 100 x 100mm cypress pine post which I had planed down and sanded.
The stairs are just 19mm plywood boxes. They are 400mm wide, Each step is 250mm high which is a little too high, however it was the only way to effectively reach the height of the bed with a minimum amount of space where the stairs stick out into the room. I made the two bottom boxes 750 x 500mm so as I could add another ‘secret’ door which can act as an emergency door as it only had a magnetic latch.
Originally I had planned to have the slide in front of the bed however the slide is actually longer and would hit the stairs. I spent a lot of time trying to come up with the best configuration so as to maximise the amount of floor space in the room.
I used 2 sheets of 15mm plywood, one to cover the bottom section in which I cut out a doorway and the other was used to create the tree branches which were all cut out with a jigsaw. The layout of the branches is designed to be open whilst still small enough to stop anyone ‘falling’ through. I also added some infill pieces which I had secured from behind. The door to the play area underneath was shaped from an old mirror we had, which I glued to the cutout piece of ply, and just added some hinges and made a very simple locking mechanism.
I used 2 sheets of 15mm plywood, one to cover the bottom section in which I cut out a doorway and the other was used to create the tree branches which were all cut out with a jigsaw. The layout of the branches is designed to be open whilst still small enough to stop anyone ‘falling’ through. I also added some infill pieces which I had secured from behind. The door to the play area underneath was shaped from an old mirror we had, which I glued to the cutout piece of ply, and just added some hinges and made a very simple locking mechanism.
I added carpet tiles to the stairs with contact glue, gluing the tops of the steps first and leaving it to dry overnight and then gluing the sides. This allowing the carpet to run seamlessly over the stair, meaning that there is no edge to catch on which can pull the tile away over time as well become a potential trip hazard.
I then went on the paint the bed and surrounding walls. I used regular acrylic house paint.
I then went on the paint the bed and surrounding walls. I used regular acrylic house paint.
The total cost of this build is a little difficult as I had alot of the materials already on hand. We did spend close to AUD$500.00 on 2 sheets of 19mm ply, 10mx140x45mm pine, 8 no. 500x500mm carpet tiles and some brown paint sample pots.Everything else I used I already had, though if I had to buy it all, I probably would have been close to another AUD$500.00. I won’t even try to guess what the labour cost would have been. Though having said that this was a labour of love and I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of building this bed.
Spiral Coffee Table
Its been a long wait, but finally the missus has a proper coffee table!!!
After almost five years of waiting, since she first said to me that she wanted to buy a new coffee table as the one we were using was rather small and quite ordinary; after almost five years of waiting since I told her I would build one for her; after almost five years of encouragement, nagging and threats to go out a buy one - it is finished!!!
I first came up with this idea for a coffee table more than 15 yrs ago and it's taken that long for it to come to fruition, mostly because I was slack and probably preoccupied with other things.
The base is made out of 25mm sheets of mdf. Each square is 50mm less in size than the square on top of it and is slightly turned so that all four corners touch the sides of the square below. The squares are layered and decrease in size and then begin to increase in size in the same manner.
The overall height is 450mm.
The glazed top is a piece of toughened/tempered glass 600mm square. Attached to the bottom of the top is a dome created out of fiberglass. The inside of the dome has been sprayed with colour changing automotive paint, meaning it changes colour dependent on the angle of view. The dome is also filled with water which give it an entirely different and unexpected look. The underside of the glass top has also been sprayed black giving the table a 'galaxy' look from afar.
After almost five years of waiting, since she first said to me that she wanted to buy a new coffee table as the one we were using was rather small and quite ordinary; after almost five years of waiting since I told her I would build one for her; after almost five years of encouragement, nagging and threats to go out a buy one - it is finished!!!
I first came up with this idea for a coffee table more than 15 yrs ago and it's taken that long for it to come to fruition, mostly because I was slack and probably preoccupied with other things.
The base is made out of 25mm sheets of mdf. Each square is 50mm less in size than the square on top of it and is slightly turned so that all four corners touch the sides of the square below. The squares are layered and decrease in size and then begin to increase in size in the same manner.
The overall height is 450mm.
The glazed top is a piece of toughened/tempered glass 600mm square. Attached to the bottom of the top is a dome created out of fiberglass. The inside of the dome has been sprayed with colour changing automotive paint, meaning it changes colour dependent on the angle of view. The dome is also filled with water which give it an entirely different and unexpected look. The underside of the glass top has also been sprayed black giving the table a 'galaxy' look from afar.
Laminated Jolie
"You could say that this piece is a representation of how the world has become so fixed with beauty and physical appearance the we chop and change ourselves in a quest to look 'perfect'. . . if you believe in that shit when it comes to art - I just thought it would look cool."
The image itself is quite a simple one, just a face, but creating it was a process.
Firstly the picture was pixelated to appropriate scale to accommodate the use of the Laminex sample cards.
Although it seems easy enough to layout sample cards, the next challenge was to match the colour of the cards to the colour of the pixels, believe me when I say it really isn't.
The problem lay in the selection of colours and the amount available on the sample board, there just wasn't enough of a range, so what is seen as shades of beige and brown, is actually wood grain laminates.
But the beauty of this image lies in the fact that close up, the piece just looks like random sample cards, but when it's seen from afar, it is then when the image comes together.
The image itself is quite a simple one, just a face, but creating it was a process.
Firstly the picture was pixelated to appropriate scale to accommodate the use of the Laminex sample cards.
Although it seems easy enough to layout sample cards, the next challenge was to match the colour of the cards to the colour of the pixels, believe me when I say it really isn't.
The problem lay in the selection of colours and the amount available on the sample board, there just wasn't enough of a range, so what is seen as shades of beige and brown, is actually wood grain laminates.
But the beauty of this image lies in the fact that close up, the piece just looks like random sample cards, but when it's seen from afar, it is then when the image comes together.
Untitled
This untitled mixed media piece is a monster. . . literally.
The piece itself is huge, measuring 2 . 7 m high x 4 . 5 m wide, and the canvas is actually glass!!
While the piece itself took several weeks to complete, the concept of this custom design piece was years in the making.
When Ivan was asked to create 'something' that could incorporate the reuse of glass panels, which were to be removed as part of an office renovation, the idea he suggested was not only questionable, but challenging to boot. Ivan looked to combine techniques, style and media from past projects into one massive showcase piece.
With the use of colour shifting paint in his trademark 'leaf' style, Ivan had to work backwards so to speak. Firstly stenciling the design on the front of the glass and then applying the finishing coats first on the back of the glass. To add to the difficulty, the colour shift paint requires a black background for the paint to be visible, but when applied first, it appears clear, thus impossible to actually see where it is painted.
"You have to have balls when you let Ivan have free rein . . . ", says the client to his staff when the paint is first applied .
His worries alleviated once the entire glazing had been painted over in black, revealing the image behind. The glass was then relocated against the wall into its final position.
The piece itself is huge, measuring 2 . 7 m high x 4 . 5 m wide, and the canvas is actually glass!!
While the piece itself took several weeks to complete, the concept of this custom design piece was years in the making.
When Ivan was asked to create 'something' that could incorporate the reuse of glass panels, which were to be removed as part of an office renovation, the idea he suggested was not only questionable, but challenging to boot. Ivan looked to combine techniques, style and media from past projects into one massive showcase piece.
With the use of colour shifting paint in his trademark 'leaf' style, Ivan had to work backwards so to speak. Firstly stenciling the design on the front of the glass and then applying the finishing coats first on the back of the glass. To add to the difficulty, the colour shift paint requires a black background for the paint to be visible, but when applied first, it appears clear, thus impossible to actually see where it is painted.
"You have to have balls when you let Ivan have free rein . . . ", says the client to his staff when the paint is first applied .
His worries alleviated once the entire glazing had been painted over in black, revealing the image behind. The glass was then relocated against the wall into its final position.
