Recycled and Upcycled Projects for your Home
Last year we had our cabinets refaced. The boxes on the cabinets were fine but it was time for an update. During the process they give you totally new doors, new drawers and drawer fronts and give a whole new … Continue Reading →
Last spring, hubby and I took a quick weekend trip to the beach with my sister and her husband. On one of the days, while the husbands hit the golf course the wives headed for a flea market. The flea market … Continue Reading →
A while back when I was painting vintage seed packets, think pumpkins, sunflowers and carrots, I came across this beautiful image is from the Smithsonian Library. It’s the cover from a seed catalog from 1912. While the seed packets were … Continue Reading →
I found this lamp at the thrift store a few weeks ago. Like most of my thrift store purchases this was not on my list of things to look for. The lamp spoke to me when I found out everything in … Continue Reading →
I dragged hubby to the salvage yard a few months ago. We were on the hunt for an old door to take the place of our perfectly fine pantry door. This is probably just 1/5th of all the doors they … Continue Reading →
Super easy upcycle for you today, transforming a thrift store frame and making your paper shopping list a thing of the past. This is almost the frame I started with. I couldn’t find my original pictures but this frame started … Continue Reading →
My youngest son, Nathan, whom I’ve sent off to college, keeps showing up on my doorstep. This time he was looking to make a frame for his older brother for his birthday (the one who just had a baby). Did … Continue Reading →
This is a follow up to the file cabinet makeover from last week. If you missed that last post, those file cabinets started out as ordinary, find at any thrift store, plain metal file cabinets. When we last saw our … Continue Reading →
You’re looking at the beginnings of shutter project #30, a small shelf for all your little knick knacks. This is an old interior shutter covered with layers of paint and dirt, combined with a brand new, boring 1×6 with absolutely … Continue Reading →
When I shared my industrial stools last week, I mentioned that I was on the hunt for a file cabinet. Actually not one file cabinet but a pair. Son #2, Kevin, having recently moved into a new home was in … Continue Reading →
I have another easy DIY for you today, wall hooks made from old rolling pins and vintage moulding. You may have to start scouring the thrift stores, or maybe even your mom’s cupboards. I do happen to have a rolling pin … Continue Reading →
I have another thrift store find for you today, a pair of well used and well loved industrial metal stools. I was on the hunt for a file cabinet but when I saw this pair I couldn’t resist, and besides, … Continue Reading →
I haven’t acquired any new supplies lately. I’ve been trying to dig thru my pile of junk, using up some of my current stash. I still have a pile of shutters buried in my storage room and a few more … Continue Reading →
I can’t resist a good piece of furniture in need of some lovin’ and this trunk was no exception. He was rusty , he was peeling, he had a hole where he shouldn’t have a hole and he was beautiful. Hey, … Continue Reading →
If something sits around long enough at my house, eventually it will have to either be thrown out or repurposed. Such was the case with this pallet wood centerpiece from son #2’s wedding back in 2017. It’s tall and skinny … Continue Reading →
I have a really easy upcycle today using 2 thrift store finds. These are the domes from cheese plates and scrap pieces from two pedestal candle holders. The candle pieces were the excess from the candlestick lamps I shared back in November. … Continue Reading →
I’m working on another frame today as I welcome grandbaby number 2 to the family. On January 30th, my oldest son, Keith and his wife Steph welcomed their first baby, a girl, into the world. This little one is a … Continue Reading →
Welcome back. Today I have an easy build for you, a set of shelves with a handpainted backdrop of your favorite logo, team or flag. I know I’m a day late from my normal posting but I have a good … Continue Reading →