Recycled and Upcycled Projects for your Home
Thrift Store Transformations with Paint I have 2 super easy transformations today for you using paint. The green box is straight from the thrift store and the globe on the pedestal was a gift to my husband from a coworker … Continue Reading →
Harlequin Diamond Red Side Table I have another side table for you today that is just waiting for his makeover. I picked him up at an online auction in early March at the same time I picked up the desk … Continue Reading →
Painting a Nightstand and Creating an Heirloom At the same auction where I bought the sofa table from last week I also purchased this pair of almost matching nightstands. When I bought them I thought they were exactly the same. … Continue Reading →
Painted Trunk Makeover I picked up this battered trunk over a year ago and it has sat in my storage room ever since. I bought him from an online auction and he definitely looked better in his pictures than … Continue Reading →
Country Farmhouse Table Makeover Welcome back. Today I have a country farmhouse table makeover for you. I actually did this makeover several years ago. Somehow the photos got buried and frankly I forgot all about this project until recently. My … Continue Reading →
I do have a weakness for boxes, all shapes and all sizes. And with that being said I’m kind of surprised that this is the first silverware box I’ve ever taken on. I really have no idea why. I see them … Continue Reading →
I found this little side table at a garage sale last summer and he has been taking up space ever since. It’s time for his makeover. Since it’s white, I’m gonna just have to paint it black. Who doesn’t like a dramatic … Continue Reading →
I recently bought this entry table for my son and daughter in law who just moved into a new home in mid December. This table as well as the desk from earlier in the week were from an online auction. … Continue Reading →
Back in April I was contacted by Stencil Revolution asking if I would like to try any of their stencils. After looking at their pages and pages of stencils I jumped at the chance and eventually chose a star stencil, a stencil of … Continue Reading →
My son’s girlfriend is moving into her first apartment this week and since I have a few extra pieces of furniture lying around I told her to shop my house. Her style is not quite as shabby chic, rusty and crusty … Continue Reading →
Remember my wibbly wobbly chair from a couple weeks ago. Once I saw how sturdy the chair became with the gluing of his joints I had to dig this table out. I picked him up from a thrift store a couple months ago … Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago I shared with you an American flag made from shutter slats that used a star stencil from Stencil Revolution. Well, this huge United States stencil is also from Stencil Revolution. They gave me the opportunity to pick … Continue Reading →
Doing a couple projects a week, I’m always on the hunt for my next inspiration. This project came to me by way of my oldest son, Keith at the end of March. His wife’s 30th birthday was coming up at the … Continue Reading →
Welcome Back, I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend. Today I have an easy build for you, another pallet wood frame, but stay with me until the end…or just skip to the end…because I have a wonderful announcement. … Continue Reading →
Thirty years ago my husband and I fixed up our kitchen. We added a breakfast bar, redid counters, added a new floor. We also bought two counter height chairs for the new breakfast bar. I believe they were from one … Continue Reading →
This is my latest find, a cute little drop leaf serving cart with a glass removable tray. It came with 4 casters, but right now they are nowhere to be found. Those missing casters weren’t going to stop me from giving him a … Continue Reading →
I was visiting my sister last week. She’s laid up with a broken foot, she had had surgery the day before and was in need of a rootbeer float. Besides in pain, she was rather bummed that her flea market … Continue Reading →
Just in time for Fall, a fun, easy, and inexpensive DIY for all you pallet wood lovers out there. Start with a bunch of pallet wood. You will also need a dowel or spindle and more scrap wood for … Continue Reading →