Recycled and Upcycled Projects for your Home
Add to Flipboard Magazine. A couple of years ago, we redecorated our bedroom. In doing so, we took down the wainscoting that encircled the room. There was nothing wrong with it, but after 15 years I was just a little … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Upcycled Shutter Lamp DIY , As a self-professed scavenger, I get my ideas and my supplies from just about anywhere. I’ve been known to root around in a dump or two, flea markets, thrift stores, … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. I find junk everywhere and if that junk is tall and thin my mind will immediately go to lamp. Who else would see an old septic pipe and think lamp? Yes, I would. Everybody needs lamps, … Continue Reading →
DIY Dartboard Cabinet Ok, this is the third time, and more than likely not my last, that I’ve mentioned the Route 11 Yard Crawl that I went to with my 2 sisters and my youngest son, Nathan. I’ve already completed … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. If you’ve been following my blog, I spent all of last week in my laundry room showing my cabinet transformation. From transforming laminate cabinets to the diy pallet crates you see above. I was now … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. For my birthday this year, my oldest son and my daughter-in-law gave me a whole bunch of “stuff”. That’s really the only way I can describe it. It was an interesting assortment of what can you … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. When we moved into our home in 1992 we had no cabinets in our laundry room. We needed some type of storage, and what was current at the time, but probably on their way out, were these … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Last month I had an enjoyable day scavenging the Route 11 Yard Crawl with one of my sons and 2 sisters. By all appearances, I ended up with a pile of junk, but it was gold … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. My son Kevin, and his then fiancee, Mollie, showed up on my doorstep one day wanting to do a project. They had been living in a apartment for over a year, and were anxious to make … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. One of my favorite shows on HGTV was the High Low Project with Sabrina Soto. Though I haven’t seen it in a while, this is my contribution. Back in April, when I was searching for a … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. This project all started a few weeks ago… very innocently I might add… when my husband, Brian, and I were enjoying a nice afternoon hike. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, we spotted … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. My mom and dad were originally from St Louis Missouri. Right after they got married they moved to El Paso, Texas where they lived in a tiny little trailer while my Dad was stationed in the … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Earlier in the month I had the pleasure of scavenging the Route 11 Yard Crawl. One of my last finds of the day was a set of 4 extremely rusty tin cans. Being that it was … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. This project started two years ago when my son and his fiance first asked me to do the centerpieces for their wedding. They had already chosen their venue, Khmaira farms, located outside of Luray, Virginia in the beautiful … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. One of my spring projects this year was to debrassify my house (pretty sure that isn’t even a word). Considering my house was built over 20 years ago, it had more than it’s share of brass … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. For a long time I have loved barn wood. Unlike brand new wood from the lumberyard, it has age, it has character, it has splinters, it’s a little weathered. The problem with barn wood is, I … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Lately I’ve been very into upcycled lighting. Everywhere you look people are creating fantastic lamps and chandeliers from everything….corks, flashlights, mason jars and drift wood , to name but a few. Check out my pinterest here. … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. A while back I was reading my latest copy of Pottery Barn, (at least I think it was Pottery Barn) and I came across a set of cowbells each perched in their own little frames. It … Continue Reading →