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Create your dream DIY project by winning a Feast Watson Re-Love kit

Over the last months, myself and seven other Feast Watson Re-Love Project designers upcycled some extremely worn items and treated them to the ultimate furniture makeover! Once done, they were auctioned on eBay (which closed 18 July) and sold for a combined total of $6,115.58, with all proceeds from the auction donated to the Salvos. Feast Watson, then provided […]

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Our Feast Watson Re-Love Project revealed (+ all the unglamorous DIY details!)

I’ve always been well aware that patience is a virtue I do not possess. There’s a story my parents like to tell that as a toddler I used to shout at them: “a-b-c-a”. Unsurprisingly, they had no idea what I was talking about. Which most simply, would see me lose the plot! Later, they found out I was referencing […]

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Our Feast Watson Re-Love Project revealed!

Since April, I’ve been busy, transforming a tired timber table into a vibrant and unique designer piece, all in the name of charity. And now, I can finally show you the finished product! Like with any DIY project it came with its trials and tribulations (including our publisher Jen having her baby Seb half way through the design […]

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Upcycling for a cause: our Feast Watson Re-Love Project entry

Over the past month, I’ve been getting my DIY on at Interiors Addict and Reno Addict HQ. It’s involved a lot of firsts, the most frightening being that of using an electric sander! However, I can happily inform you that all body parts remain intact! However, the reason for doing this hasn’t been my want for […]

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Talented design folk upcycle stylish pieces for charity

Currently in its fifth year, the annual Feast Watson Re-Love Project is upon us again and this year sees a talented line-up of design folk upcycling for charity. Steve Cordony, Sarah Ellison, Natalie Turnbull and norsu Interiors’ Nat Wheeler and Kristy Sadlier have all reimagined existing furniture and homewares that are set to be auctioned […]

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Get your upcycling fix AND support the Salvos.

We absolutely love this project! For the fifth year in a row, leading woodcare brand, Feast Watson, has launched the Re-Love Project; a collaborative campaign which sees talented Australian designers transform pre-loved timber furniture into one-of- a-kind auction pieces, all in the name of charity. The expertly crafted items are being revealed across Feast Watson’s […]

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DIY: Create this fab tallboy with help from The Designory

Part of this year’s Feast Watson Re-Love Project, this fabulous tallboy was liberated recently when Melissa Bonney and Margo Reed of The Designory got their creative paws on it. “Being collectors at heart, Margo and I jumped at the chance to be able to contribute to a charity like the Salvos and it was an added bonus that we got to do what we […]

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This upcycled sideboard was originally purchased for just $5!?

We love a fabulous upcycling tale here at Interiors Addict and today’s story is no exception. Feast Watson’s Re-Love Project is back again this year offering you the chance to bid on amazing upcycled furniture by designers such as Mark Tuckey, Norsu Interiors, Aimee Tarulli and Kip & Co, with all proceeds going to the Salvos Stores. And […]

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Steve Cordony’s guide to upcycling furniture with style

A few months ago we took part in the Feast Watson Re-Love Project, where we upcycled an old, varnish-peeling table into a work of art (I may or may not be using a bit of poetic license!). Regular readers would know all about it, as it wasn’t the smoothest of processes (read about it here). […]

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Upcycling how-to: the chair and desk with wow factor

Sponsored by Feast Watson This makeover by Simone Barter from Style.Life.Home is pretty special, is it not?! She created it for last year’s Feast Watson Re-Love campaign, which this year I am attempting (wish me luck!) and Simone is participating in again. We can’t show you our finished products just yet, so in the meantime find out how she made […]

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Gloss, white or lime: the latest trends in floor paint

By James Fisher With the weather warming up and entertaining season just around the corner, now is the perfect time to give your living space a major refresh. So shake off your dusty paint brushes and get ready to incorporate these trending furniture and flooring finishes into your home. Floor paint – white The white […]

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How to: upcycle a timber rocking chair

Sponsored by Feast Watson In this new regular feature, Feast Watson show us how to revamp and upcycle pre-loved furniture pieces. What do you make of this cool rocking chair by Made on the Left independent designers Nicole, Rebecca and Steff? Products required: Feast Watson Prooftint traditional stain: Brown Japan Feast Watson Mastertouch Wipe-On Poly in […]

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Create your own unique upcyled furniture masterpiece

It’s an old and arguably tired adage, but the saying: ‘one man’s trash is another man’s treasure’ couldn’t be truer in the case of Feast Watson’s Re-Love Project. The initiative brought together eight designers who donated their time and expertise by ‘upcycling’ worn timber furniture items into unique, one-off designer pieces, all in the name of […]