Recycled and Upcycled Projects for your Home
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 →
Back in May I showed you how to salvage some old fence boards…how to treat them, sand them, white wash them, debug them…basically get some grungy boards ready for your next project. At the time I told you that when (and … Continue Reading →
I’ve mentioned it before, but we’ve been in our current home for 27 years. And after 27 years there are repairs that need to be made. This time I’m working on a set of stairs on my deck. Some of the … Continue Reading →
Last week I showed you my kitchen makeover with refaced kitchen cabinets. Even with a full refacing there are still tons of projects you can do to personalize your kitchen and make it unique to you. I showed you a bunch … Continue Reading →
Over the past month my computer has slowly been dying. It’s been freezing up, the blue screen of death has been appearing quite frequently or the screen just turns black…it’s having issues. At 10 years old, it probably has lived past … Continue Reading →
I have another project from son #2’s house. You may remember that he and his wife moved into their house back in December and have been trying to update it and make it theirs ever since. With a one year old … Continue Reading →
My latest thrift store find, a $10 little red wagon. I don’t have any young’uns at home any more so I see an upcycle in this guys future. Seriously, he’s the perfect height for a coffee table. If this wagon … Continue Reading →
I helped move my nephew into a new home a few weeks ago and look at this little treasure the previous homeowner had left behind, a red velvet ottoman. Besides having a few stains, it wasn’t quite his style. I’m not really … Continue Reading →
It seems like whenever I go to a craft show I find someone who has made a star from a folding ruler. They all seem fairly straightforward, have a folding ruler with at least 10 sections, fold and glue in place. So when … Continue Reading →
Over Memorial weekend my local thrift store had a half price sale for everything in the store. I’ve been looking for a wooden salad bowl for a couple of months now and to find one on half price day, even … Continue Reading →
This is part of my brother’s fence surrounding his backyard. He’s lived in his current house for 30 years and the fence was already 10 years old when he moved in. So if you’ve done the math, that’s a 40 … Continue Reading →
A couple weeks ago when I shared with you the green side table with black glaze, I mentioned that on my last trip to the thrift store I not only found that side table but also a little red wagon … Continue Reading →
Usually I know exactly where I’ve found my supplies, whether the thrift store, a dump, a architectural salvage store, curbside, dumpster, flea market, auctions, friends or family, but I really have no idea where this mirror came from. It’s an … Continue Reading →
Most days I walk into the local thrift store and walk out empty handed. This day was different, I found this side table, a little red wagon and a tray. It didn’t matter that I was actually looking for a … Continue Reading →
Isn’t this the most perfect pipe you’ve ever seen? It has a nice case of crusty rust, it’s the perfect height for a nice lamp, (which I see in this guys future) and best of all…it was free. You may be … Continue Reading →
I found my next project at son #2’s house. These are his kitchen chairs which he has had since he graduated from college. They don’t get a ton of use but the seat has a serious case of the sags. My daughter-in-law can’t … Continue Reading →
Next weekend is Easter weekend and we’re celebrating with my wonderful, and always very hungry, family. I’ve been assigned to bring an appetizer. Rather than go with my usual, buffalo chicken dip, bacon wrapped smokies, Mexican bean dip…you know, those tried … Continue Reading →
We celebrated our first grandbaby, Felix’s, first birthday at the end of March. And with a first birthday comes a new project. I made several signs for Felix’s parents wedding, back in June, 2017. I’ve reused most of the wood from the signs … Continue Reading →