Recycled and Upcycled Projects for your Home
DIY Table Leaf What you see here is an early 1900’s oak pedestal table that I found at the local Goodwill well over a year ago. I had no need for another table but it just happened to be half … Continue Reading →
Thrift Store Makeover, Doodling on Ceramics Isn’t this a cute little pot? I found him at the thrift store a couple months ago with all intentions of doing an image transfer. After a week of searching for the perfect transfer … Continue Reading →
A couple weeks ago when I shared with you the green side table with black glaze, I mentioned that on my last trip to the thrift store I not only found that side table but also a little red wagon … Continue Reading →
Most days I walk into the local thrift store and walk out empty handed. This day was different, I found this side table, a little red wagon and a tray. It didn’t matter that I was actually looking for a … Continue Reading →
I found this lamp at the thrift store a few weeks ago. Like most of my thrift store purchases this was not on my list of things to look for. The lamp spoke to me when I found out everything in … Continue Reading →
Super easy upcycle for you today, transforming a thrift store frame and making your paper shopping list a thing of the past. This is almost the frame I started with. I couldn’t find my original pictures but this frame started … Continue Reading →
Remember my wibbly wobbly chair from a couple weeks ago. Once I saw how sturdy the chair became with the gluing of his joints I had to dig this table out. I picked him up from a thrift store a couple months ago … Continue Reading →
Welcome back, I have one more cheese box ready for his makeover. The same salvage yard where I found the barrel staves was also hiding this perfect, not old, and with no cheese, cheese box. He was hiding in the $5 … Continue Reading →
After a week of small furniture makeovers I have a craft project for you today, using a thrift store vase, chalk paint, Mod Podge and napkins. I found the best selection of decorative napkins at Tuesday Morning but you can … Continue Reading →
If there is one item in a thrift store you are almost guaranteed to find every time you shop is a domed cheese platter. It’s one of those things you get as a gift but rarely use. Most of the … Continue Reading →
Today I bring to you my latest thrift store find. A beautiful $12 chair. Super sturdy, no spots, no wear, probably sat in the corner of someones dining room. If it doesn’t match your dining room chairs, perhaps it could … Continue Reading →
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 →
I have another cute jewelry box for you straight from the thrift store. He spoke to me not just because he was half price ($3.00) but because he had an abundance of little drawers. I wasn’t too crazy about the … Continue Reading →
I must admit that when I first saw this table at the local thrift store it was not love at first sight. I was not in love with someone else’s vacation photos, photos do not make for a nice flat surface … Continue Reading →
You may recognize this wooden piece. It was the top tier of the table I refinished last week. I told you last week that I had plans for one of the tiers and this is it…a Lazy Susan. You know, the … Continue Reading →
Three years ago I picked up a couple of rusty hubcaps at a yard sale. They were part of a bigger haul which included some of what you see below. The hubcaps are sitting on the table, but besides those, here … Continue Reading →
Did you know that this is my 13th shutter project , and since I still have a bunch of shutters in my junk pile, it definitely won’t be my last. You can find my gallery of shutter projects here. Not all … Continue Reading →
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 →