Play Kitchen - 100% reclaimed wood. Actually, even the hardware is reclaimed in this piece... with the exception of the sink bowl. I looked but eventually had to buy a small mixing bowl. Otherwise, all screws, nails and bolts are reclaimed. The oven and fridge handles are leftover pieces of a shower-curtain rod, the faucet came from a garage sale. This was a fun, fast-paced project. Fun, because the imagination of children can be quite an inspiration. Fast-paced, because it had to be done by Christmas.
Dining Table - Partly reclaimed wood. Thought about doing a Tung Oil finish but ... kids. Polyurethane on this one.
Kid's room dresser (with an optional extension on top converting it temporarily to a baby-changing station) - Mostly reclaimed wood.
Tatami Bed - Partly reclaimed wood. (Tatami mats are from overseas) The corners of a Tatami bed frame fasten together via a creative slot-locking system without the need for hardware. Since I had pine (a soft wood) to work with, and a beat-up old table saw, the challenge was making these slots strong enough to keep the bed sturdy and accurate enough so that the bed could easily be slipped together and still be taken apart. This was an educational project, but I look forward to trying it again with hardwood.
Cradle for baby doll - 100% reclaimed wood and fabric.
Lego Table - Some reclaimed wood and the incessant begging of a 6-year-old resulted in his very own lego table. This lego table was built to hold 8 standard lego road plates and plastic bins from Ikea's Trofast storage system. The table also features a full length drawer and a trough around the outside perimiter to keep the floor cleaner. (if only slightly)
Lego Table - Put to good use. :-)
Charlie Brown Lamp - 100% reclaimed Douglas Fir scraps left over from a construction project.
Catholic Church Pew - Bits and pieces of torn-up pews taken from a dumpster during a church-turned-gymnasium renovation fortunately afforded enough material, with a bit of wood glue and a fresh coat of polyurethane, to puzzle back together a handsome-looking 35-inch pew. It fits perfectly in the entryway of our 1914 home, which, by the way, was previously occupied by a Catholic family for 65 years. Rest-assured, the pew has found a new permanent location.
Kid's Step Stool - 100% reclaimed wood. Just a fun little project so the kids can reach the lavatory sink.
Wall Shelves for the kids' room - 100% reclaimed wood.
Crate Book Shelf - A stack of rough-sawn pallets becomes a stack of rough-sawn crates.
Oak Dresser - 100% reclaimed wood. Treated with a tinted mixture of beeswax and carnauba wax, a beautiful finish, but, evident from the wear-and-tear in the photo, not very kid-friendly.
Floor Lamp - Reclaimed oak wood flooring, and painted metal conduit for the verticals.
Kid's room toy shelves - Partly reclaimed wood and a section of a bamboo window blind. This toy storage was built to hold IKEA's Branäs baskets, made from rattan, a renewable material.
