Five Star Gift Ideas

A perfect Christmas gift for your grandson who enjoys upcycling furniture would be a set of quality tools that he can use to enhance his skills even further. With a set of diverse and high-quality tools, he could experiment with different ways to create unique and beautiful furniture pieces that support eco-friendliness and sustainability.

There are numerous tools that you can consider from hammers and screwdrivers to saws and drills. The specific tools that you choose depend on your grandson’s interests and the type of furniture he is currently upcycling. For example, tools such as a jigsaw and a scroll saw are essential for someone who wants to create intricate designs and patterns on a furniture piece. In contrast, a planer or a spokeshave is ideal for someone who wants to refine the rough edges and create a smooth surface without changing much of the original piece.

Another idea is to get him a book or a magazine about upcycling furniture. There are various resources that he can utilize to learn about the different techniques, tools, and designs that other crafters use to create their unique pieces. For example, the book "Refurbished Furniture" by Bonnie Fitzgerald is an excellent option for beginners who are starting to upcycle furniture. The book contains numerous innovative ideas for breathing a new life into old furniture and provides step-by-step instructions, images, and inspiration for experimenting with different finishes, colors, and textures.

Lastly, you can also consider investing in a membership to a local thrift store or garage sale that your grandson can attend regularly to source out furniture pieces to upcycle. This will allow him to get new ideas, networking opportunities and will help reduce the amount of waste that goes into landfills as he upcycles those available pieces into something beautiful and useful.

In summary, getting your grandson tools such as chisels, rasps, a drill, and a jigsaw, books or magazines on upcycling furniture, and a membership to a local thrift store will offer him both tangible and intangible benefits that embrace his passion for upcycling furniture.

Or you can get him a star map with an important date you share.