Recycled and Upcycled Projects for your Home
4 More Mini Thrift Store Makeovers Today I have 4 mini thrift store makeovers. Little fixes that require very little effort, or frankly even imagination. I’m basically taking inexpensive thrift store finds and making them useable. Hexagon Shelves First up, … Continue Reading →
Thrift Store Carved Wood Side Table Every project has to start somewhere and this one started with the discovery of this beautiful carved wood plaque in a local thrift store for only $12. This gorgeous plaque is 21″ in diameter … 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 →
Upcycled Wooden Dolly Coffee Table It’s a new year and it’s time to clean up the garage. I needed to find just enough space so I could park my car in the garage so I wouldn’t have to scrape off … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Cream Separator Pendant Lamp Have you had a chance to create an upcycled pendant lamp yet? And if not, why not? There’s no actual wiring required. The hardest part will be finding the object that you want to convert. … Continue Reading →
My sister and I spent the weekend traveling up and down Rt 11 in Virginia at the annual Yard Crawl. While the husbands go golfing we go treasure hunting. The Yard Crawl is only about 40 miles, but still took us … Continue Reading →
Welcome back, I have another flea market find that I’m giving an easy upcycle. In August I had the pleasure of shopping the Route 11 Yard Crawl. Back in 2016, at the same yard sale, I got enough junk to … Continue Reading →
When I was making my Lazy Susan tray last week, I googled Lazy Susans, mainly to find out where you could find the spinning part if you didn’t happen to find one at a thrift store, and I found this Barrel Top … Continue Reading →
You may remember my fantastic finds from a flea market last August. It was over a 100 degrees that day but I got some great bargains, probably because everybody wanted to go home. Today I’m working on the red metal … Continue Reading →
Back in May I showed you a really cool industrial beater from an abandoned restaurant. In a matter of seconds, with a light cord from IKEA, I was able to transform it into a super cool, super unique pendant light. … Continue Reading →
Wine Barrel Ring Upcycle (Barrel Hoop Mirror DIY) I love all the treasures I found at the flea market over the summer because they force me to think outside of the box. When a hand truck can become a coffee table … Continue Reading →
I hope you’re not bored yet with me talking about my flea market finds from August. I did warn you that my many finds would be the foundation for my fall projects. I even showed you a picture of this trunk, … Continue Reading →
Two weekends ago I had the chance to return to the Route 11 Yard Crawl, a 40 mile yard sale that extends from Stephen’s City Virginia down to New Market. This is actually the third year that I’ve gone, usually … Continue Reading →
Welcome back. I hope you all are surviving the holidays and are truly able to enjoy spending those precious moments with family and friends. My 2 oldest sons and their wives spent the night Christmas Eve, so we were able … Continue Reading →
At the same flea market that I bought the typewriter desk earlier in the week, I bought this cute woodworkers planer. I had been eyeing them all day, sometimes they were too big, sometimes too small, some were missing the lower knob, … Continue Reading →