Flea Market Flip Upcycled Wooden Dolly Coffee Table

Upcycled Wooden Dolly Coffee Table It’s a new year and it’s time to clean up the garage.  I needed to find just enough space so  I could park my car in the garage so I wouldn’t have to scrape off … Continue Reading →

Upcycled Cream Separator Pendant Lamp, Easy DIY

Upcycled Cream Separator Pendant Lamp Have you had a chance to create an upcycled pendant lamp yet?  And if not, why not?  There’s no actual wiring required.  The hardest part will be  finding the object that you want to convert.   … Continue Reading →

Rt 11 Yard Crawl, Flea Market Gold

My sister and I spent the weekend traveling up and down Rt 11 in Virginia at the annual Yard Crawl.  While the husbands go golfing we go treasure hunting. The Yard Crawl is only about 40 miles, but still took us … Continue Reading →

Flea Market Flip – Recycled Drawer Shelves

Welcome back, I have another flea market find that I’m giving an easy upcycle.  In August I had the pleasure of shopping the  Route 11 Yard Crawl.  Back in 2016, at the same yard sale,  I got enough junk to … Continue Reading →

Cool Enough for a Dorm Room

You may remember my fantastic finds from a flea market last August.  It was over a 100 degrees that day but I got some great bargains, probably because everybody wanted to go home.  Today I’m working on the red metal … Continue Reading →

Pendant Light from the Flea Market

Back in May I showed you a really cool industrial beater from an abandoned restaurant. In a matter of seconds, with a light cord from IKEA, I was able to transform it into a super cool, super unique pendant light. … Continue Reading →

Barrel Hoop Mirror

Wine Barrel Ring Upcycle (Barrel Hoop Mirror DIY) I love all the treasures I found at the flea market over the summer because they force me to think outside of the box.  When a hand truck can become a coffee table … Continue Reading →

Help! Termites ate my Trunk

I hope you’re not bored yet with me talking about my flea market finds from August. I did warn you that my  many finds would be the foundation for my fall projects.  I even showed you a picture of this trunk, … Continue Reading →

Fifteen of my best Flea Market Tips

Two weekends ago I had the chance to return to the Route 11 Yard Crawl, a 40 mile yard sale that extends from Stephen’s City Virginia down to New Market. This is actually the third year that I’ve gone, usually … Continue Reading →

Carpenter’s Tool Box Coffee Table

Welcome back.  I hope you all are surviving the holidays and are truly able to enjoy spending those precious moments with family and friends. My 2 oldest sons and their wives spent the night Christmas Eve, so we were able … Continue Reading →

Repurposing a Vintage Wood Planer

At the same flea market that I bought the typewriter desk earlier in the week, I bought this cute woodworkers planer. I had been eyeing them all day, sometimes they were too big, sometimes too small, some were missing the lower knob, … Continue Reading →