Artifice

Artifice Making, mending, replacing most things for garden & home. Repurposing and recycling everyday items to create something new and unique. General DIY tasks.

A change from the usual fence panels et al.  A monk's bench to customer request. Particularly happy with the wax-oil fin...
22/10/2021

A change from the usual fence panels et al. A monk's bench to customer request. Particularly happy with the wax-oil finish and colour, stripped pine from Fiddes, to complement the dove grey paint.

Computer might say "no" but the horse's owner didn't say "neigh"..... and the rain held off
18/10/2021

Computer might say "no" but the horse's owner didn't say "neigh"..... and the rain held off

A pair of door canopies, treated timber with dark grey roof felt shingles
02/09/2021

A pair of door canopies, treated timber with dark grey roof felt shingles

02/10/2020
There are two ways to stop toddlers and small pooches from going upstairs. Method 1 is to teach, train and cajole over m...
02/08/2020

There are two ways to stop toddlers and small pooches from going upstairs.
Method 1 is to teach, train and cajole over many months.
Method 2 is a bit easier....

...and a wall planter
14/05/2020

...and a wall planter

Someone sends you a picture and says "make me one of these". OK... French cleat hangers so it can be removed from the wa...
14/05/2020

Someone sends you a picture and says "make me one of these". OK... French cleat hangers so it can be removed from the wall without tools for winter storage.

Recycled skirting boards and architrave for a picture frame
21/04/2020

Recycled skirting boards and architrave for a picture frame

Brick-effect tiled chimney breast.  Turned out superbly.  Nice solid oak beam/mantle to finish it off.
31/01/2020

Brick-effect tiled chimney breast. Turned out superbly. Nice solid oak beam/mantle to finish it off.

2 metre radiator cover, covering not only the radiator but plugs, sockets and cables to one side.  Pooch's dental invest...
19/12/2019

2 metre radiator cover, covering not only the radiator but plugs, sockets and cables to one side. Pooch's dental investigation of said items thwarted.

Finally got these floating shelves up. Well pleased with how they turned out. Was having kittens thinking the "long" she...
14/11/2019

Finally got these floating shelves up. Well pleased with how they turned out.
Was having kittens thinking the "long" shelves, which are actually four small shelves, each pair joined in the middle, might sag.

Down with the old rotten-as-a-peach shed and up with the new, and a wood store to boot.
16/10/2019

Down with the old rotten-as-a-peach shed and up with the new, and a wood store to boot.

The Evie Heights branch line is now complete, along with a siding for extra rolling stock
26/09/2019

The Evie Heights branch line is now complete, along with a siding for extra rolling stock

Nice little trellis to start the week...
02/09/2019

Nice little trellis to start the week...

Six floating shelves installed into two alcoves.  Computer desk to follow
28/08/2019

Six floating shelves installed into two alcoves. Computer desk to follow

Saturday: into Wetherspoons for a quick breakfast (yum yum) then mount the floating shelf, complete with Dyson charging ...
26/01/2019

Saturday: into Wetherspoons for a quick breakfast (yum yum) then mount the floating shelf, complete with Dyson charging bracket support, I made this week. Fuss the hounds, drop mike, leave stage....😁

26/01/2019

Quick follow-up to an earlier post. A young lady taking a stroll with the pram I made 😁

Finally tidied up the unused space behind the old TV stand into a corner cupboard, complete with faux firewood storage
21/12/2018

Finally tidied up the unused space behind the old TV stand into a corner cupboard, complete with faux firewood storage

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