Recycled and Upcycled Projects for your Home
At the end of my rusty rake memo board and shutter post, I asked my very creative readers if they had any ideas for upcycling old shutters. Since this is my 16th shutter project, the ideas are starting to flow a … Continue Reading →
Large wall clocks are everywhere these days and I wanted to put my own spin on the trend. You might think that this clock looks pretty much like all the rest, but mine stands 53 inches high…that’s nearly four … Continue Reading →
Faux Railroad Tie Mantel (Create, Paint, Distress, Install) Welcome back. After showing you my painted fireplace earlier in the week I promised I would return to show you the DIY faux railroad tie mantel that finishes off my makeover. … Continue Reading →
Do you have one of those places in your house that is badly in need of a makeover but you’ve been putting it off and putting it off. That’s my fireplace! Other people probably notice how grungy it is, but … Continue Reading →
This project would never have come about if I hadn’t needed to see my supplier. My pallet supplier that is. I’m working on a pallet project for my middle son’s wedding and I have a bunch of the thinner pallet … Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago I shared a unique memo board made from half a shutter and a rake head. Since I still had half a shutter leftover from that project why not make another memo board. I still had … Continue Reading →
Remember my pile of musty, moldy junk I scavenged from a farmhouse a couple of weeks ago. I’ve already made projects with the rake head and the drawer (it’s buried in there somewhere) and now it’s time to give the … Continue Reading →
Behind my house, down past the pallet garden, the pallet wood signpost and an old apple tree…down past the storm drainage pond, runs a tiny little stream. I can’t say my kids played in the stream very much when they … Continue Reading →
I’m still playing around with my pile of shutters this time to bring you a memo board. I was coming to the end of my pile, only having 5 shutters left, but when I paid a visit to the salvage … Continue Reading →