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DAY WORKSHOP: This Side Up - Get Done Up @ Make

DAY WORKSHOP: This Side Up - Get Done Up @ Make

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This workshop will get you started with the essential techniques you need to renew and revive old furniture by transforming a tired, unloved side table with a new, exciting design and get to enjoy all the benefits of upcycling.

Learn how to make any minor repairs and prep well before painting it and how to get a really smooth finish that stays looking good with no chipping or flaking.

Then you'll add your own personal style to it too really make it stand out by creating by a hand painted tape design (or if you prefer something a bit less geometric, you could choose to stencil it)!

There's help on hand if you need some inspiration but you may find you surprise yourself!  There's no rules - the main thing is just to enjoy the process. 

Once the design is finished with a protective top coat it'll be ready take pride of place at home.  

Revamping what you already have and rescuing things from ending up in landfill isn't just good for the Planet, it's great for your wellbeing too. 

The whole process of transforming and creating something with your own hands is as absorbing as it is rewarding. 

And, of course it's a great way to inject individuality and interest and make your home more unusual, more meaningful... more you!

All you need is a small un-painted side table and we'll provide the rest. 
(If you can lift it with one hand you're probably about right size-wise)

If you would like to decoupage the top instead of creating a design ,then bring along a suitable size piece of wallpaper too.

Workshop start / finish: 10.30am - 4.30pm 

About Make:

Makerspaces that make a difference

Bringing creativity to communities

Make CIC is a purpose-driven social enterprise with several vibrant spaces across the Liverpool City Region. We unite and enrich communities through creativity, art and culture. Whether you want to take part in a class, become a resident or commission us for a project – Make is where people turn their passions into prosperity.

https://makecic.org/


Workshop Locations: 

Make Hamilton
,
69-71 Argyle St,
Birkenhead,
CH41 6LQ
(View on map)

Make North Docks,
34 Regent Street,
Liverpool,
L3 7BN
(View on map)


About Nicky:

I am an award-winning Furniture Upcycler - and Northerner (I've no awards for that) hence the North in Done up North!

I have been upcycling professionally since 2016, after managing to escape the Corporate World and then 9-5 for a more creative life. 

I have had loads of amazing experiences throughout that time -demonstrating live on stage at Grand Designs Live in both London and Birmingham, given Upcycling talks onstage at Living North Live and the Leeds International Festival of Ideas.

I've bee lucky enough to have my work exhibited at Clerkenwell Design Week, Decorex and featured in magazines like Reclaim, Real Homes and the Observer Design Magazine.. 

I am one of the more recent additions to the rosta of designers on BBC1's Money for Nothing which showcases amazing upcycling projects creating from items rescued from refuse centres. (My third episode is waiting to go out, once the piece is sold!)

For the last six years I've been teaching other aspiring furniture upcyclers in person and then through my online courses.

I absolutely love vicariously getting to be part of your creative adventures and sharing in your enjoyment of what you can achieve - especially those of you who say you are not creative!   I now am now totally focussed on running workshops and helping at events to spread the joy of upcycling as far as I can!

My main goal is to inspire everyone to have a go at repairing, restyling and repurposing and enjoy the many benefits it brings to your home, your life and your well-being - as well as of course being a much more planet and purse friendly option. 

I'm happy to personalise private workshops, talks and demos if you are looking for something specific, please get in touch for a chat.  Email me nicky@doneupnorth.com

You can read more about my own Upcycling journey here - My Story


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