Fancy giving upcycling
a go?
Enter your upcycling project for a chance to win £200 to spend at IKEA & more. Ready to roll up your sleeves and get making and creating? Let’s go!
Fancy giving furniture upcycling a go?
Enter your upcycling project for a chance to win £200 to spend at IKEA & more.
Ready to roll up your sleeves and get making and creating? Let’s go!
We're looking to hear from the most creative upcyclers
Upcycling is a great way to save money, create something truly unique and importantly, help reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by re-loving something.
Check out this inspo from fellow Londoners who borrowed tools from Library of Things to give upcycling a go!
Upcycling is easier than you think… here’s why
Sometimes the hardest part is know where to start...
From learning practical skills to bagging a bargain on second-hand furniture - we've created a top tips guide on 'How to get started with upcycling'.
Including a guide from Anna, a Crystal Palace based illustrator who upcycled this IKEA cabinet she found for free using tools from Library of Things! 👏
Win prizes and the chance to exhibit your work in Livat Hammersmith
A panel of judges will be looking for the most exciting entries and selecting a winning 5 entries to feature in an exhibition at Livat Hammersmith.
We've also teamed up with IKEA Re-shop and Re-use at Livat, Hammersmith to offer 1 lucky winner a £200 IKEA gift card. 4 runners up will receive a £100 IKEA gift card.
How to take part in the competition
Register your interest
Enter your name and email to join our mailing list and receive our free 'How to get started with upcycling' guide.
Find an item to upcycle
Check out our useful guide for the best spots to source unloved items that you can transform.
Visit & learn skills
If you feel like it, come and learn upcycling skills at our events & visit IKEA Re-shop and Re-use at Livat, Hammersmith. Or enter our prize giveaway for a chance to win a workshop at Petit Miracles.
Submit your project & win!
We'll email you a link to upload your finished project and select 5 lucky winners to feature their work in an exhibition at Livat Hammersmith!
How the competition works
Register your interest
Simply tell us about you and your idea on the form below to register
Visit & learn skills
If you feel like it, come and learn upcycling skills at our events & visit IKEA Re-shop and Re-use at Livat, Hammersmith. (Not compulsory)
Submit your finished project
Upload your finished project to the competition web page & share on social media
Selection & award ceremony
5 finalists get selected & their work displayed at awards ceremony at Livat, Hammersmith
Register now to take part
To enter the competition, leave your name and email address and we will email you a link to submit your entry.
Entries are limited to one per person and the competition will close on Sunday 29th October 2023.
Winners will be selected by a panel of judges by 12pm Friday 3rd November 2023. Winners will be notified by 8th November 2023. Click here to read the full Terms & Conditions in a separate window.
Want to win prizes to help you get started with upcycling?
We're also running a prize giveaway until 4th October.
Click below to find out how you can enter and be in with a chance of winning great prizes like a 30% off voucher to use at the IKEA Re-shop and Re-use or a free upcycling workshop worth £65 at Petit Miracles.
We're a social enterprise on a mission to make borrowing better than buying.
Affordably rent 30+ useful household items for cleaning, DIY, gardening & more for a few pounds per day from 13 locations across London.
Instead of cluttering your cupboards with stuff you don’t use often - share useful household items with neighbours instead!
Petit Miracles is on a mission to support people, and protect our planet. We teach valuable hands on skills, creating beautiful, one-off pieces of furniture.
Instead of cluttering your cupboards with stuff you don’t use often - share useful household items with neighbours instead!
Make conscious choices by embracing circularity, which involves minimising waste, extending product lifecycles, and promoting reuse and recycling.
About Library of Things
We're a social enterprise on a mission to make borrowing better than buying.
Affordably rent 30+ useful household items for cleaning, DIY, gardening & more for a few pounds per day from 13 locations across London.
Instead of cluttering your cupboards with stuff you don’t use often - share useful household items with neighbours instead!
Petit Miracles is on a mission to support people, and protect our planet. We teach valuable hands on skills, creating beautiful, one-off pieces of furniture.
Instead of cluttering your cupboards with stuff you don’t use often - share useful household items with neighbours instead!
Make conscious choices by embracing circularity, which involves minimising waste, extending product lifecycles, and promoting reuse and recycling.
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