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 →
Upcycled Doors – Wood Shelf Liners Welcome back, today we’re upcycling some old hollow core doors I retrieved from a architectural salvage dump pile. With the peeling veneer, the salvage place I’m getting these from couldn’t sell them, but they … Continue Reading →
Whale Weathervane DIY Revisit A couple of weeks ago I was showing you some of my flea market finds. Remember the oak side table, the pair of dressing table side tables and the trio of country style signs, all from … Continue Reading →
DIY Vintage Style Sign, Flea Market Find Hi all and welcome back. Last weekend I spent a fantastic couple days with my sister and my niece at a great flea market. I didn’t buy too much stuff. After 10 years … Continue Reading →
Antique Parts Cabinet, Coffee Table DIY Welcome back. You may not have noticed but I took the past month off. It wasn’t a planned break, but life got in the way of my blog. First there was a daughter in … Continue Reading →
DIY Cubby Shelf from a Curbside Find Last week I showed you a bunch of antique cubby shelves I’ve been ogling for years now. When I found this shelf curbside it was finally time to make that dream of … Continue Reading →
DIY Customized Storage Box, Chess Pieces My eldest grandson turned 7 this week. Happy Birthday Felix! I have no idea where the time goes but one of his many hobbies is playing chess. I have never learned how to play … Continue Reading →
Recycled Crate Coffee Table My latest project is this nice wooden crate that I purchased from an online auction for the ridiculous price of only $1. I was actually bidding on two items at the time, this crate and a … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Cabinet is now a Coffee Bar Welcome back friends. We’re back to the farmhouse for my next project which is creating a coffee bar for the nook where this old Hoosier cabinet is currently sitting. This was the listing … 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 →
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 →
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 →
Reclaimed Wood DIY Whale Wall Hanging This is a whale my sister found at the thrift store last week. He’s big and beautiful measuring 8″ in height and 33″ in length. His colors were a little bold and I offered … Continue Reading →
One Day Pantry Makeover in an old Farmhouse I was visiting my son and his wife at their old farmhouse Airbnb, and I had one day left in my visit to conquer a project. There was lots to do, … Continue Reading →
DIY Checkerboard or Chess Set from an Upcycled Door Months ago I shared with you this DIY Parcheesi game created from an old hollow core door. And this backgammon game, also made from a hollow door. From 2 doors … Continue Reading →
White Board with DIY Caddy and Frame Ever since Covid, my hubby has been working from home, parked in the office I used to occupy. I ended up moving my computer to the basement where I’m closer to my beloved … Continue Reading →