Creative Furniture Upcycling for Beginners
A course by Joanne Condon , Furniture Artist and Upcycler
Breathe new life into old furniture and design unique pieces that reflect your personal style using innovative upcycling techniques
Breathe new life into old furniture and design unique pieces that reflect your personal style using innovative upcycling techniques
Upcycling is an opportunity to give a piece of furniture a second chance and live more sustainably. Furniture artist and upcycler Joanne Condon believes you can create art from forgotten furniture. That’s what she does via her furniture business, which has led her to win multiple awards and publish her own book about upcycling.
In this course, Joanne takes you step-by-step through the process of restoring a pre-loved piece of furniture through DIY techniques, from choosing the right piece to using color, texture, and pattern to breathe new life into it. Are you ready to design and create unique pieces of furniture that reflect your personality?
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 18 downloads
- 97% positive reviews (114)
- 4,841 students
- 15 lessons (2h 14m)
- 18 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Upcycle a piece of furniture and decorate it using color palettes and patterns that express your personality.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone who is interested in learning how to upcycle furniture using DIY techniques.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is necessary for this course.
In terms of materials, you will need a paintbrush, mini paint roller and handle, sandpaper, primer, and other materials specified by the teacher in this course.
Reviews
A course by Joanne Condon
Joanne Condon is an award-winning furniture artist and upcycler. Her passion for creativity began at a very young age. She attended art classes on the weekends and even painted Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night on her bedroom ceiling in her early teens. She went on to hone her craft by studying and teaching art for several years. Later, Joanne discovered her love for upcycling in particular after buying a house and struggling to find the unique and colorful furniture she wanted to fill it with. Her vibrant upcycled pieces soon attracted attention and enabled her to set up a furniture business of her own in 2011.
Joanne teaches the upcycling techniques she has learned both in-person and online at classes around Ireland. She was the upcycling expert for RTE’s Today Show for a number of years and has won several awards including Best Workshop and Best DIY and Upcycling Account. Joanne has also published her own book, Furniture Crush, in which she shares her expertise in paper form.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Basic Materials
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Tools and Materials
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Experimenting Techniques
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Mood Boards
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Colour Combinations
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Sketching Process
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U3
Preparing Your Piece of Furniture
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How to Choose the Furniture
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Preparing the Piece
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Priming
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Painting
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Painting Your Final Designs
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Final Touches 1
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Final Touches 2
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U4
Selling Your Furniture
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How to Promote and Sell Your Work
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FP
Final project
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Furniture Upcycling/Hacking
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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eleonora_meli_86
PlusE' il primo corso che seguo e mi sembra che fornisca buoni spunti di tipo creativo. Sicuramente l'insegnante ha una predilezione per i mobili colorati e insegna tecniche pertinenti alla sua vocazione. Non consigliato per chi cerca un approccio più classico.
Le lezioni in ogni caso sono chiare e piacevoli
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alfonsoramos98
PlusUn tanto básico
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pejcicsl0709
Joanne is the best! One of the best courses I attend. Every lesson is perfectly clear.
lovecoastevents
I started with a few test pieces lying around the house to save some money on updating my decor, so far so good! A really easy to follow and practical course!
drea_i
Great course, love the idea of using paiting techniques on furniture. Her ideas are unique and makes the piece look one of a kind. Can't wait to complete my project.