Hi, I’m Annie, the founder of Lawless Upcycling. For 12 years, I had a career as a corporate tax attorney. In 2025, I stopped practicing law and followed my creative passion by starting Lawless Upcycling. There were many factors that contributed to my decision, with key ones being to better prioritize my physical and mental health and to do work that has a positive impact in my community, such as helping the environment by saving items from landfills and inspiring folks to upcycle, and building connections with neighbors as I turn their trash into functional art.

Lawless Upcycling creates one-of-a-kind, customizable home furnishings by using discarded wood and metal. These are Lawless Upcycling’s main types of upcycling:

• Using old products creatively as materials to make new products. Example – Using vintage card catalogue drawers and screws to create front door key organizers.

• Using raw materials to make new products. Example – Using excess scrap wood from a construction site to make a table.

• Restoring or modernizing an old or damaged product. Example – An old, beat-up wooden desk is cut into a more modern style, sanded and given a new stain.

All of these types of upcycling can be used for any custom projects! Thank you for your support.