Summer’s over and it’s finally back to the grind! 🤣🤣 I suppose I’d better get back to pretending I know what I’m doing! 😂🎨 What better way to ease myself back into commissions than with something bright, colourful and a little bit magical? 🌈🦄💖 This one was made for a little girl who loves rainbows…
Dublin Workshop 26th September
These workshops are full day Funiture Upcycling classes. I will add new dates here as they become available Join Marianne, The Revamp Tramp, for one of her popular Furniture Revamping WorkshopsJoin Marianne, The Revamp Tramp, and learn how to prepare and paint your furniture, exploring various techniques such as decoupage, stenciling, glazing and distressing. Bring…
WORKSHOPS 2026
WATERFORD CITY WORKSHOPS 2026 Furniture Upcycling and DIY for Beginners I am delighted to be hosting both of these workshops in 2026, and i will be running them from my new and improved studio. Workshops will start running from Feb 2026 and will be available on Fridays and Saturdays only. Both workshops are now available…
Transforming and personalising old furniture: ‘If things go wrong, it can be easily rectified’
Upcycling: At a workshop run by Marianne Heaphy, aka the Revamp Tramp, in Waterford, the mood is lighthearted but there is a quiet industriousness at the heart of it In homes across Ireland in 2025, there is an appetite for more personalised eclectic styles where comfort and character mingle with sleek modern design. There’s a…
Workshop Gift Vouchers
Looking for the perfect gift? Workshop Gift Vouchers now available. NOTE- For use in Waterford workshops only WORKSHOP GIFT VOUCHERS
IRISH INDEPENDENT
“The only furniture in my house that isn’t second-hand are my couches and my mattresses,” says Marianne Heaphy (@therevamptramp), an upcycling tutor who runs workshops in Waterford. Everything else, she explains, has come from charity shops, second-hand markets or people giving away unwanted items over the years. “It will never cease to amaze you what…
NEWSTALK SEAN MONCRIEFF
It’s been a week of it so far. Thanks to Séan Moncrieff for having me on for a chat on The Moncrieff Show on Newstalk. You can listen back here NEWSTALK PLAYBACK
RTE Radio 1
Thanks so much for chatting to me today @brendancourtney. It was an absolute pleasure, and I managed not to curse. So that’s always a win . You can listen back here Thrifting and Upcycling
Pack your Drawers
Fun was definitely had working on this piece! 🤣✈️🌍Although I’m not going to lie… by the time I finished it, I was ready to pack my own suitcase! 😂🧳 There’s just something about a travel-themed piece that makes you want to go places… preferably somewhere hot, where someone else makes the dinner and I don’t…
THE REVAMP TRAMP 