Recycled and Upcycled Projects for your Home
20 Thrift Store Silver Plate Upcycling Ideas Head into any thrift store and you’ll find shelf after shelf of silver plated serving pieces. When Grandma and Grandpa used to serve their Sunday dinner they would break out the silver. Even … Continue Reading →
Scavenger Files, Upcycled Inspiration and Creative Ideas About once a year I hit you with upcycled inspiration and creative ideas that I’ve found in my travels. I tend to share when my photo gallery fills up. My inspiration may come … Continue Reading →
Just in Time for Spring, Junk Tulips Reaching back into the archives I bring you these nail and ball Allium (ish) flowers from 2023. When nothing else will bloom these continue to provide my garden with color. I do pull … 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 →
Upcycled Brake Drum Side Table If you love making something useful out of various odds and ends I have a great side table for you. This one uses 2 thrift store finds, a candlestick and a table top, plus a … Continue Reading →
Recycled and Repurposed Junk Owls A couple of weeks ago my son brought me over a tin can full of junk, several old wood windows and this old, but still very sharp saw blade. What can you do with a … Continue Reading →
Wooden Ice Cream Spoons Tree Does anyone remember those little ice cream cups that came with their own wooden spoon? They were perfect single sized servings that were just right for a kids birthday party. Well I found a box … Continue Reading →
Repurpose Bar Stools into End Tables I’ve noticed more and more of these saddle stools hitting the thrift stores lately, and when I was requested to find or make a pair of smallish end tables I immediately had these stools … Continue Reading →
Bathroom Makeover, 20 Upcycled Towel Holder Ideas Last week I showed you the start of my basement bathroom makeover. After hubby ripped the towel bar off the wall I needed a replacement. I didn’t need a full sized towel bar, … Continue Reading →
Decorative Scrap Wood Arrows DIY I have an easy crafty project for you today to use a lot of those bits and pieces of old wood and other scraps you may have laying around the house. These are old oak … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Vintage Sewing Machine Drawers Last week I shared with you the bar cart I created from some vintage sewing machine drawers, the drawer holders, a shutter and some old oak hardwood flooring. I ended up only using 2 of … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Window and Plaster Lath Coffee Table I know I shared a coffee table with you last week and another with you back in April, but I can’t help myself, lately everything I see looks like a coffee table. I … Continue Reading →
Carved Wood Wall Art Welcome back friends. I know the world has been turned upside down but I hope you are all healthy, washing the heck out of your hands, staying far away from your friends, not touching your face … 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 →
Last weekend, my sister and I had the opportunity to shop the Chartreuse and Co. Fall Market Days located in Buckeystown, Maryland. I would strongly encourage you to go if you’re in the area and you love farmhouse decor. Think Joanna … Continue Reading →
In early August I had the chance to go back to the 40 mile Route 11 Yard Crawl in Virginia. Last year I got tons of stuff and you’ve been seeing my projects ever since. The latest was the dorm … Continue Reading →
It was a year ago last August that my sister found this cool wooden box at a flea market. She had no idea what it was but it was made of wood, it was old and it was kind of cool. … Continue Reading →
I’m still playing around with my pile of shutters this time to bring you a memo board. I was coming to the end of my pile, only having 5 shutters left, but when I paid a visit to the salvage … Continue Reading →