Upcycling old Silverware 3 Ways
Upcycling old Silverware 3 Ways A few weeks ago I shared with you a bunch of ideas for what to do with all that silver plated serving ware that the thrift stores are full of. One of the ideas were … Continue Reading →
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20 Thrift Store Silver Plate Upcycling Ideas
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 →
What is it? Thrift Store Edition
What is it? Thrift Store Edition I hit the thrift stores about once a week and most things I’ve either seen before or I can take a good guess at what they may be used for. Take your best guess … Continue Reading →
Live the Scavenger Life, 18 Tips and Tricks
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 →
Garage Find Bookcase Makeover
Garage Find Bookcase Makeover Today I have a fairly easy bookcase makeover for you. I’m starting out with this very dirty, very basic, solid wooden bookshelf scavenged from my son’s garage. Having spent many years in a greasy garage, he … Continue Reading →
Five Little Thrift Store Makeovers
Five Little Thrift Store Makeovers Have you ever gone to a thrift store and found an item that was so close to perfect. If only it was a different color, if only it wasn’t scratched, if only it wasn’t so … Continue Reading →
Thrift Store Boxwood Wreath on Scrap Wood
Thrift Store Boxwood Wreath on Scrap Wood Welcome back friends, today I’m going to finally do something with the DIY barn door I created back in August. My DIY barn door was supposed to go on top of a century … Continue Reading →
Bathroom Makeover, Cover your Ugly Wire Shelf
Bathroom Makeover, Cover your Ugly Wire Shelf Welcome back! I hope everyone had a relaxing, joyful holiday season filled with good food, good friends, good times and family…and not necessarily in that order. We just finished up the last of … Continue Reading →
Upcycled DIY Birdbath Ideas
The top of my birdbath cracked several years ago and hasn’t held water since. From a distance it looked intact sitting upon its base, so I just left it where it was. But now, its intact days are over and … Continue Reading →
Easy Upcycled Doodle Table
My son’s girlfriend is moving into her first apartment and I’ve been enjoying helping her find a few things to fill up her big empty space. When she needed a dresser, I matched her up with my brother who was … Continue Reading →
Vintage Mirror Window Side Table
This is a fun project I’ve been wanting to do for a while…create a vintage mirror from glass. You know, when an old mirror has started to lose it’s silver on the back and it starts to look black around the edges. Normally … Continue Reading →
50+ Thrift Store Makeovers
If you like before and afters this post is for you. If you head into a thrift store and have no ideas what to look for, this post is for you. Last week I shared my latest thrift store finds … Continue Reading →
Thrift Store Retail Therapy
On Monday I dropped off my youngest back at college. He survived his first semester only having a couple issues with Calc. 3. With a second semester about to begin, I helped reload his dorm room (did he bring everything he owned … Continue Reading →
I Found my Stools at the Thrift Store!
Thirty years ago my husband and I fixed up our kitchen. We added a breakfast bar, redid counters, added a new floor. We also bought two counter height chairs for the new breakfast bar. I believe they were from one … Continue Reading →
Crows and Skulls under Glass
I found these two clocks with the glass domes at a local thrift store recently. I’ve been wanting to decorate with a cloche but hadn’t found one the right size or the right price. I really wanted the taller one … Continue Reading →
Thrift Store Tray Mirror
I’ve finally finished with my wedding day projects and I’m back to the thrift store with another makeover. Have you ever seen a tray quite like this at the thrift store? This looks like a tray to hold a wine … Continue Reading →
Pendant Light from the Flea Market
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 →
Recipe Box and Book Holder
In August I picked up about a dozen treasures from a nearby flea market that I wanted to makeover or transform. I’ve managed to complete a couple of the projects, but most of my finds are still on my todo list. The … Continue Reading →