20+ Amazing Recycled Wall Ideas
Add to Flipboard Magazine. A couple of weeks ago my husband surprised me by offering to take me to a few salvage yards. What we came home with was a car full of cedar planks that became my … Continue Reading →
Category: DIY around the House
Pottery Barn Inspired, Reclaimed Wood Star diy
Add to Flipboard Magazine. As a self confessed Scavenger, I am always on the hunt for my next project. This one happened to come from one of my favorite shops, Pottery Barn. While most people look thru the Pottery Barn … Continue Reading →
DIY Rustic Storage Cupboard
Add to Flipboard Magazine. If you’ve been following my blog for the last month, project by project I’ve been revealing my workshop makeover. You can find it here, or here or here or here or here and even here. But the last project and … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Roofing Tin Memo Board
Add to Flipboard Magazine. A couple of weeks ago when I revealed my workbench makeover you got your first peek at my magnetic memo board and I did promise that I’d be back to show you how you can make … Continue Reading →
Remembering Mom and Dad in a Locket
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Last week marked the 7 year anniversary of the passing of my Dad. My Dad was a great Dad. He was hardworking, creative, funny, and friendly. He could fix anything and he was often called to our … Continue Reading →
Warm and Rustic, Pallet Wood Wall
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Since July, I have written 15 posts on pallet wood projects…from dart board cabinets, to coffee tables, to streets signs, to christmas trees..so of course I’ve done a pallet wall. The best part about pallet wood is … Continue Reading →
Cabinet Makeover and Rustic Wall Rack/Shelf
Add to Flipboard Magazine. OK, I know you’ve seen this side of my workshop before. Last week I shared how to make the countertop and apothecary cabinet as well as the rolling storage cart. Well this is the final before and … Continue Reading →
Faux Apothecary Cabinet/ Workshop Storage
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Last week when I posted the Heap of Change Challenge/workbench storage, I promised that I would be back to show you the wall where I keep my miter saw. Well, I’m back. Earlier in the … Continue Reading →
Pallet Wood Rolling Storage Cart
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Over the past two weeks I’ve been sharing my workshop transformation. It is amazing the amount of workspace I’ve uncovered that was apparently there all the time but was crying out for organization. Check out my … Continue Reading →
Heap of Change Challenge : Workbench Storage
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Last week I joined the Heap of Change Challenge put on by Donna over at Funky Junk Interiors. Donna put out the challenge to change an area in your home, to declutter, to reimagine, to … Continue Reading →
Personalized Heirloom Pillow diy
Add to Flipboard Magazine. The other day I got this email from Houzz about things they have for sale. They had some gorgeous stuff for sale, and there were a lot of things that had this vintage industrial vibe going on … Continue Reading →
Heap of Change Challenge/ Putting a new top on an old Workbench
Add to Flipboard Magazine. This month, Donna, over at Funky Junk Interiors, has put out a challenge to fellow do it yourselfers, to transform an area in your home…to clean and organize…to get rid of the clutter…to make a walkway … Continue Reading →
Rustic Pallet Wood Sawhorse diy
Add to Flipboard Magazine. There is a lot of furniture out there these days that use the lowly sawhorse as it’s base. I’ve seen kitchen tables, desks and media cabinets. And sometimes, just sometimes, you don’t want to use … Continue Reading →
Recycled Tiered Server
Add to Flipboard Magazine. I have the most patient and understanding husband in the world. Why? Because I have come home with some very strange metal objects , my husband has even helped me carry some of those strange metal objects… and never … Continue Reading →
2 x 4 Snowman diy
Add to Flipboard Magazine. We had about 3 inches of snow here yesterday. It coated the roads enough to close the schools. I don’t think it was enough to cause the normal, “I might run out of toilet paper and … Continue Reading →
Campfire Roasting Sticks diy
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Christmas came and went so quickly and we , in the ScavengerChic household, were busy, busy, busy. Each year I get my elves, sometimes known as my sons, working on a project in which they can use … Continue Reading →
Railroad Tie Lamp diy
Add to Flipboard Magazine. I don’t know if you can tell, but I’ve been on a diy lamp kick for several months now. Everywhere I go, I see objects that are just calling out to me…Make me into a … Continue Reading →
Terracotta Pipes and Junk Candle holders
Add to Flipboard Magazine. The countdown to Christmas is coming fast but if you have a bunch of junk sitting around you may be able to whip these up in a couple of hours. These candle holders started with a … Continue Reading →