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…
Tag: interiordecor
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…
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…
Green Gold Medal
She is a beauty, even if I say so myself . This is one of those transformations that are truly worth all the effort. I’m mostly running workshops at the moment so it’s nice to get back to doing some hands on work myself. Though it has also been nice not having as much paint…
Taking the Mickey
I might, just might have mentioned before how much I love working on kids furniture 🤣. This pine wardrobe needed a Mickey Mouse makeover, so that’s what it got. Even without looking it up, these are the colours that instantly come to mind when thinking about Mickey Mouse. Is everyone the same ? I got…
Table for 6
Feels like absolutely ages since I revamped a table and chairs. This set had been stored away tor a while so definitely needed some tlc. The table came up great in the end. I realised it had been so long because when I went to photograph it I didn’t have a enough room 🤣🤣. Oh…
Live in Dublin
Thanks to Brian from @dublinlive_ for the lovely chat on upcycling. Due to huge demand i have added a new Dublin workshop date on the 5th November. Fill our Contact Form for more info
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