Recycled and Upcycled Projects for your Home
Several weeks ago I shared with you an old vintage window that I had used the mercury glass technique on and is now a side table. I followed the side table with a pesto jar that used the same technique. … Continue Reading →
My sister recently had a sale to get rid of all her excess junk. Among her stash was this console from her old piano. She had taken her old 1900’s upright piano apart years ago and this was all that … Continue Reading →
My son’s girlfriend is moving into her first apartment and I’ve been enjoying helping her find a few things to fill up her big empty space. When she needed a dresser, I matched her up with my brother who was … Continue Reading →
I had just finished my bench a couple weeks ago when my sister brings over this little cutie. She found it curbside, a victim of the Ellicott City flooding (make sure you check out the video) in late May. It was about … Continue Reading →
Several months ago I introduced you to my new grandson, Felix. I was thinking that I had to have some kind of baby project for his birthday. Then I remembered the footprint from the Fall Market Days post. The very last photo is … Continue Reading →
My son’s girlfriend is moving into her first apartment this week and since I have a few extra pieces of furniture lying around I told her to shop my house. Her style is not quite as shabby chic, rusty and crusty … Continue Reading →
I think everybody has their own way to dismantle a pallet and here is mine. While I’ve probably destroyed a couple hundred pallets I have yet to take pictures of my technique because I’m always the one doing the dismantling. … Continue Reading →
After I did the faux mercury glass on the window a couple weeks ago, I still had some of the Rust-Oleum Mirror Spray leftover. If you don’t have a vintage window for the window project, maybe you have an old jar … Continue Reading →
Remember my wibbly wobbly chair from a couple weeks ago. Once I saw how sturdy the chair became with the gluing of his joints I had to dig this table out. I picked him up from a thrift store a couple months ago … Continue Reading →
Welcome back, I have one more cheese box ready for his makeover. The same salvage yard where I found the barrel staves was also hiding this perfect, not old, and with no cheese, cheese box. He was hiding in the $5 … Continue Reading →
Do you have that one chair in your house whose joints have loosened over time? That you would be taking your life in your own hands if you decided to use it? That wobbles so much that you feel like … Continue Reading →
This is a fun project I’ve been wanting to do for a while…create a vintage mirror from glass. You know, when an old mirror has started to lose it’s silver on the back and it starts to look black around the edges. Normally … Continue Reading →
I haven’t made a DIY lamp since October of last year when I shared with you my Oyster Shell Lamp and I was starting to get a little antsy about starting my next lamp. When you start seeing lamps in every piece of wood and … Continue Reading →
Have you come across any old industrial stools? They were often used in schools and labs because they were rugged and sturdy and built to last forever. These would have originally had a hardboard top but it was covered up with a Star … Continue Reading →
After a week of small furniture makeovers I have a craft project for you today, using a thrift store vase, chalk paint, Mod Podge and napkins. I found the best selection of decorative napkins at Tuesday Morning but you can … Continue Reading →
Easy Fix for Patio Umbrella Cord It’s summertime, it’s hot, I need shade and my patio umbrella just sits there sad and droopy. The umbrella is only about a year old, I’ve only used it a dozen or so times and the rope has … Continue Reading →
This post is for all you people out there who blew out the caning on your old bench or chair and have no desire to actually replace the caning. No worries, there is an easier alternative. I found this little … Continue Reading →
I have another cute side table makeover for you today. I tend to gravitate toward the side tables because they are easy to carry, easy to transform and every home needs a bunch. Having said that, I think I still have … Continue Reading →