Recycled and Upcycled Projects for your Home
Pallet Wood Playhouse This project comes courtesy of my oldest son, Keith, who built a playhouse almost exclusively of pallet wood. I talked about pallet wood last week claiming it as one of my favorite materials to work with. It’s … Continue Reading →
Live the Scavenger Life, 18 Tips and Tricks I’ve been creating and sharing at ScavengerChic for over 10 years now. If you’ve followed me, you’ll notice I use many of my materials over and over again and the same tricks … Continue Reading →
Cubby, Cubby, Cubby and more Cubby Storage Long time readers of this blog may have noticed that I have been ogling and lusting after cubby cabinets for years. Cabinets that were used for tool parts, mail slots, apothecary or store … Continue Reading →
Upcycled DIY Halloween Ideas Welcome back friends. With Halloween fast approaching I decided to revisit and remind you of some of my past Halloween projects. I have way too much Halloween decor so this year I’m just decorating with … Continue Reading →
Junky Valentine Hearts With Valentines Day just one week away, I decided to get you in the mood with a recap of all my past junky Valentine hearts that I’ve created through the years. All of my Valentines are based … Continue Reading →
Small Pallet Wood Christmas Tree Collar This is my latest thrift store find, a sad little Charlie Brown Christmas tree. Yes, more than one person in the store remarked that I had a Charlie Brown Christmas tree in my cart. … Continue Reading →
DIY Croquet Stand from Reclaimed Wood For a Christmas gift this year, I found this beautiful, practically brand new, croquet set at a local thrift store. It seemed to have all the pieces and had only one slight grass stain … Continue Reading →
DIY Your Own Vintage Turn Button Catch I was working on an old cabinet last week that hubby and I had bought from an auction. The cabinet was super old and had been stored in a dank basement. The terms … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Wire Spool Compass Rose I’m so excited to finally use this wire spool end I had scavenged from a farmhouse way back in 2017. I believe I’ve upcycled everything else from that trip that was going to be upcycled … Continue Reading →
Black and White Pallet Wood Wall Art I watch design shows a lot! I would like to blame my obsession on being at home due to Covid…I would like to, but I really can’t, I’ve had this HGTV problem for … Continue Reading →
Pallet Wood Junk Heart Sometimes you guys like the easy projects…the project that uses up your scrap wood and the one that lets you upcycle some of your junk. This is that project. We’re making a junky pallet wood heart … Continue Reading →
DIY Shiplap Headboard My husband and I are about to buy a king size bed and with a king size bed we will need a king size headboard. I don’t even think about heading to the store to find a … Continue Reading →
My latest thrift store find, a $10 little red wagon. I don’t have any young’uns at home any more so I see an upcycle in this guys future. Seriously, he’s the perfect height for a coffee table. If this wagon … Continue Reading →
Welcome back. Today I have an easy build for you, a set of shelves with a handpainted backdrop of your favorite logo, team or flag. I know I’m a day late from my normal posting but I have a good … Continue Reading →
When I attended the Christmas bazaar at Chartreuse and Co last year I was struck by how many sleds they used in their decor. Whether next to a fireplace, front porch or table centerpiece. Decorated with wreaths, skates, greenery, bows, … Continue Reading →
As you probably know, one of my favorite things to work with is pallet wood. It’s never perfect, which may or may not be a good thing, it’s preaged, it’s rustic, it’s shabby and it’s chic and best of all, free. … 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 →
I think everybody has their own way to dismantle a pallet and here is mine. While I’ve probably destroyed a couple hundred pallets I have yet to take pictures of my technique because I’m always the one doing the dismantling. … Continue Reading →