Upcycled Rusty Pipe Side Table I found this fantastic rusty pipe in a dump pile behind my son’s house. It immediately screamed TAKE ME HOME, followed by a quieter, YOU KNOW I’D MAKE A GREAT SIDE TABLE! Pair that pipe … Continue Reading →
Garage Makeover with DIY Storage Shelves Do you have that room in your house that you’ve been ignoring for years? That room that you keep stuffing things into but never actually clean? That’s my garage. Our 30+ year old garage … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Ladder Display Shelves DIY I’ve had this 8 foot ladder sitting in my garage for over a year. It’s super tall, a little wobbly, a hinge is bent and one of the sides was broken, put together with a … Continue Reading →
Styling Bathroom Shelves from the Thrift Store I made over my basement powder room over a year ago and installed these reclaimed wood shelves complete with a smorgasbord of thrift store finds. I loved my wooden shelves so much I … Continue Reading →
Curb Rescue, Painted Buffet Hi friends, welcome back. Let me introduce to you my latest curbside rescue. A very nice wooden buffet just waiting for me to take him home and give him a makeover. While this piece looks like … Continue Reading →
DIY Bench from Reclaimed Wood I have a new scavenging spot I’ve added to my weekly thrift store rounds. It’s Black Friday Daily Deals in Laurel, Maryland. The store is mostly filled with Amazon returns and other overstock. Starting on … Continue Reading →
Flea Market Rescue, DIY Tripod Floor Lamp Dating back to a flea market I went to in August of 2019, I am finally doing something with this old surveyors tripod. It got buried deep in my garage. It wasn’t until … Continue Reading →
Preschool Bookshelf Makeover I didn’t even know I was looking for a bookshelf until I came upon this little cutie waiting for me next to a neighborhood dumpster. It looks like the nearby preschool was cleaning house. While the bookshelf … Continue Reading →
I usually visit my local thrift store about once a week. Most of the time I have no idea what I’m looking for, but I’ll know it if I see it. An item that just needs a little TLC is … Continue Reading →
DIY Bookshelf Headboard from Reclaimed Doors This is the project for you if you have just enough room for a headboard but little to no room for side tables. Where would you set your clock, your phone, the book you … Continue Reading →
DIY Sturdy Picnic Table Last week I showed you how to make a set of easy, custom DIY benches. Today I’m finishing the set with a coordinating picnic table. As with all projects, you need to gather your … Continue Reading →
Build Your Own Custom DIY Picnic Benches When you need a pair of picnic benches, but nobody sells the exact size you need, you make your own. That is precisely what I did when I needed to fill in this … Continue Reading →
DIY Magnetic Marble Maze A few months ago I was showing you how I was creating a playhouse in an old shed that’s situated on an old 1950’s farm. That part of the shed is going very well though I … Continue Reading →
3 Five Minute Crafts and a Bird Themed Baby Shower My niece and her husband, both ornithologists (you know, bird people) are so excited to be welcoming their first baby to the nest. See what I did there? And with … Continue Reading →
Water Stained Maple Dresser Makeover Last week’s project was this cute little vintage dresser. It was on loan to me from my sister’s boss who was looking for a makeover. For sentimental reasons, he still wanted the character of the … Continue Reading →
Reclaimed Wood Dining Table When I shared with you the buffet makeover in the above picture last year, I mentioned that everything in this photo with the exception of the rug was either a thrift store find or a dump … Continue Reading →
Easy DIY Vintage Style Hand Lettered Sign Today I have an easy project for the DIYer in your life, a hand painted sign on a piece of aged vintage wood. The hardest part of this project will be finding that … Continue Reading →
From Paint Removal to Tea Stains How do you get from paint removal to tea stains? It’s really not that far of a stretch…I have a pair of very decorative and very paint encrusted hinges attached to an old window … Continue Reading →
