Recycled and Upcycled Projects for your Home
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 →
I try to spread out my lighting projects but this week I was on a roll. Tuesday I shared with you a salad bowl pendant and today I’m making a lamp out of a piece of driftwood. I can never seem … Continue Reading →
I never know what a trip to the thrift store will bring. It’s usually not what I’m looking for so I always have to keep an open mind. You know I wasn’t looking for a Vietnamese bamboo salad bowl. But … Continue Reading →
Hi everyone, I’m late posting this week as I was dropping off my youngest at college. He’s all set and I’m finally back at my computer. Today I have another pallet wood project. It’s easy construction with all straight cuts … Continue Reading →
Have you ever wondered what would a scavenger/ upcycler use for solar eclipse sun glasses when said scavenger did not plan ahead and buy the specialty glasses. Well yesterday I found out. This scavenger would first try to pile a bunch of sunglasses … Continue Reading →
I have a fun TV stand makeover for you today. This interesting piece of furniture was found at the local ReStore. Originally marked $40, and marked down to $15. It’s mine now! I had been on the search for a TV … Continue Reading →
You never know where you’ll find your inspiration. This time my inspiration was from a neighbor’s tire cover. OK, this is not my neighbor’s tire. When I went to photograph their car it wasn’t there, so I had to resort … Continue Reading →
If you lived anywhere near Maryland during the 50’s and 60’s you will probably recognize this fairy tale castle. The Enchanted Forest opened in the summer of 1955. Unlike Disneyland in California which opened the month before, The Enchanted Forest was low-tech … Continue Reading →
When I shared my pallet wood and shutter memo board back in June, I told you that I had one more version coming up. Hopefully, I let enough time pass and you are anxiously awaiting my last memo holder. … Continue Reading →
I have a super easy DIY for you today. A knick knack shelf using vintage shutters and rusty mortise locks. Last month I shared the mortise lock table numbers I made for my son’s wedding. I had a couple mortise locks on … Continue Reading →
I’m finally ready to tackle the vintage record cabinet I rescued from the farmhouse back in February. He wasn’t my first choice for a makeover but if I didn’t stick him in my car that night he would have been headed … Continue Reading →
Today I present to you my latest thrift store find! I have a weakness for old wooden boxes, whether it is a tool box, jewelry box, file box, feed box… and if it has tiny drawers…double bonus. As you might imagine an … Continue Reading →
Normally when you think of curbside rescue you picture a piece of furniture sitting in front of someones house or at least next to a dumpster. This lonely looking dresser was plopped down in the middle of a parking lot. … Continue Reading →
If you’ve graduated from chalkboard signs and you would like to try something just a bit more challenging, I may have just the project for you. How about a vintage seed packet painted on reclaimed wood. This is not … Continue Reading →
I haven’t made one of my junky angels for quite some time and with my accumulated pile of goodies piling up I figured I must have something in my stash that I could use for angel parts. When I start a … Continue Reading →
Three years ago I picked up a couple of rusty hubcaps at a yard sale. They were part of a bigger haul which included some of what you see below. The hubcaps are sitting on the table, but besides those, here … Continue Reading →
I’ve finally finished with my wedding day projects and I’m back to the thrift store with another makeover. Have you ever seen a tray quite like this at the thrift store? This looks like a tray to hold a wine … Continue Reading →
Thanks for following me the last couple weeks as I’ve taken you through the many projects from my son’s wedding. First up was the rustic stick arbor, followed by the chalkboard card box, pallet wood centerpieces, and mortise lock table numbers. My … Continue Reading →