4 More Mini Thrift Store Makeovers

Today I have 4 mini thrift store makeovers. Little fixes that require very little effort, or frankly even imagination. I’m basically taking inexpensive thrift store finds and making them useable.

Hexagon Shelves

First up, this trio of hexagon shelves. One of these shelves is not like the others.

Like I said, very little imagination to know exactly what this shelf needs.

While the original shelves were faux aged wood, a piece of aged pallet wood mimics the color of the original shelves.

The ends were miter cut at 30º.

Use wood glue to adhere.

All ready for hanging and display.

Napkin Holder

A wicker napkin holder that has seen better days is my second easy thrift store makeover. By the looks of him, I would say he used to be painted black but most of his paint has peeled off.

You can find two more of my scrap wood napkin holders here and here.

I always have black spray paint in my stash so this project just needed me to find a drop cloth and spread it outside. Less than a minute later this project was complete.

OK, I did have to wait for the paint to dry, then flipped him over and painted the underside but total work time was probably still under a minute.

Good as new with so little effort.

Farmhouse Frame

Project number 3 was this watercolor print I found while searching for artwork for my son’s farmhouse. The print is really nice but the gold frame was scratched and dented and wasn’t really screaming farmhouse.

BTW the artist is Vern Yadon.

Time to hit up my pile of aged pallet wood again. Miter the ends and sand 4 pieces to fit over the existing frame and part of the matt.

No need to disassemble the existing frame when you can still use all of the components of the frame including the matt, clips and glass.

Adhere the aged wood to the frame with builders adhesive.

I used plaster lath strips around the edge to cover the remainder of the gold frame. Now it’s perfect rustic chic for a farmhouse.

Cast Iron Wine Rack

Project number 4 is this cute cast iron wine bottle holder. I love cast iron but I already have a wine rack and, more importantly, I don’t drink. Hubby drinks, but he never has more than a couple of wine bottles sitting around.

If you don’t want to alter this wine holder you could consider putting 4 small potted plants in the rings. You could also find a few glasses that fit in the holes and use it for a buffet holding knives, forks, spoons and napkins.

Before I destroyed my wine rack I did want to do a Google Lens search to see if it had any value. The first wine holder to show up was this one for sale at Poshmark for $185, originally $250. To me that seems rather high since I bought mine for $6. Maybe I should sell my wine rack instead of altering it. I wouldn’t mind making $180. 😀

The second wine rack to show up was this same one for sale at Etsy for only $25. My dreams of making $180 are now officially over. 🙁

When I looked on Etsy just now, this wine rack appears to be sold, but I did find another one on Ebay for only $20. I’m really not going to make $180 now.

The reason this one is on my list for quick and easy thrift store makeovers is because all I had to do was to take my grinder with a metal cutting blade and cut thru the 4 welds that held the wine holder in place. Easy peasy.

I believe, by cutting out the rings, the options for it’s use opened right up. Currently it’s sitting as a centerpiece on my kitchen table holding a pot of tulips.

Time to go shopping and as always, stay inspired.