A load of rubbish ~ DIY help.

[Sun_Sparkz]

For a long time now I have been getting more and more interested in DIY projects, However have hardly any experience in joinery ect.

I really like funky things and being creative.

So i've decided to make a new kitchen rubbish bin. the old one is a plastic supermarket one that i'm tired of fixing.

My mum has a really cool one made from hardwood that is about 1.3m tall and the lid is pine, it basically looks like a solid stool in the kitchen.

I'd like to make it as cheaply as possible and perhaps from recycled materials if possible.

I'd like to make it colourful and funky (but not too technical - i'm a newby to DIY) and be a sort of centrepiece in the otherwise slightly boring kitchen.

looking to make i about 1 - 1.3m tall and about 50cm wide.

A touch free top would be great but probably not possible with a DIY - so a nice lid would be ok and i can get some fancy steel handles from bunnings.

I would like 2 compartments - 1 for recycleables and one for everyday trash.

I cannot find anything online, but did see this which is cool but nothing like what i want to make. http://www.oddee.com/item_96782.aspx

If anyone has any suggestions i would LOVE to hear them,