Recycled and Upcycled Projects for your Home
Beach Decor, Scrap Wood Frame No new babies to announce today, but I am back with another upcycled frame. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, 3 of my last frames have been grandbaby announcements. This one is made … Continue Reading →
DIY Upcycled Frame Fantastic news in the Scavenger Chic household, on March 5th, my oldest son Keith and his wife Steph welcomed their second daughter into the world. Introducing Hazel Laurel who joins 2 year old, big sister Afton. I … Continue Reading →
Pallet Wood Painted Fish This past month I’ve been sharing my adventures with built in bunk beds, closing up a wall and then adding a DIY crab sign. Before deciding on the crab sign for my empty wall, my thoughts … Continue Reading →
Inspiration is everywhere, you just have to look for it. This entire piece was inspired by the two side metal pieces above. Unless you’re a piano repairman you probably wouldn’t recognize them. The metal piano pieces were from my sister’s piano. The … Continue Reading →
It seems like whenever I go to a craft show I find someone who has made a star from a folding ruler. They all seem fairly straightforward, have a folding ruler with at least 10 sections, fold and glue in place. So when … 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 →
If you look at the top of any of my pages you’ll see a category labeled, Scavenger Files. Scavenger Files is where I’ve pulled together a bunch of miscellaneous pictures I’ve gathered on my travels. Things that inspire me, found … 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 →
Before I show you my next project I wanted to show you my inspiration. Yes, the horse you are about to see was inspired from a whale. This whale was found in an antique store in Maine. Before I posted him, I zoomed … Continue Reading →
My sister recently had a sale to get rid of all her excess junk. Among her stash was this console from her old piano. She had taken her old 1900’s upright piano apart years ago and this was all that … Continue Reading →
Welcome back. Today I have one more hand truck, hand cart, dolly (whatever you want to call it) upcycle for you. I love upcycling flea market finds into coffee tables and this is my second dolly to coffee table transformation. You … Continue Reading →
Just when you think I couldn’t possibly have another pallet wood project I’m back to prove you wrong. This piece of pallet wood is not your normal pallet wood though, it’s a 4×4 used as a side rail on a … Continue Reading →
When I made this shutter cabinet back in 2016 one of the comments I had was that this cabinet would also look great with 2 doors. Well now that you mention it, I can totally see it. So here it is a … Continue Reading →
I was up in Chicago this past weekend visiting a bunch of my Scavenger Chic projects. Last year, a close family member got a new job and found himself moving to Chicago and setting up an apartment. You know I’ve got … Continue Reading →
I’ve had a set of four TV trays sitting around for just about forever. When my kids were younger, a special occasion was watching a movie sitting in front of the TV. Those days have past, now the tables just sit … Continue Reading →
In honor of Spring I was totally in the mood to paint another seed packet sign like the Sunflowers I painted back in 2015. I was totally immersed in my search finding, pansies, daisies, dahlias and poppies. I don’t know … Continue Reading →
This is a photo of a running rabbit offered by the Busacca Gallery. It supposedly dates from the early 19th or 20th century (though that’s kind of a wide range). “This piece was obviously done by a carver with … Continue Reading →
Valentine’s Day is barely over and I’m thinking Spring and bunnies. This time I’m hand painting Peter Rabbit onto pallet wood. If you’re not comfortable painting, I have an option for you too. If you are familiar with the tale … Continue Reading →