I love it when I see old chandeliers getting a makeover. I shudder to think how many of these old 80’s and 90’s brass light fixtures are filling up landfills. I’ll be tackling a similar project of my own soon … Read the rest
3 Unique Lamp Ideas
You can make almost anything into a lamp. When I owned my craft store back in 2003, I used to paint designs on large wine bottles, add a lamp kit and a shade and had a wonderful custom lamp ready … Read the rest
Creative Clocks
You can purchase a clock mechanism at any hobby and craft store and pretty much make anything into a functioning time piece. So whether you are revamping an out dated clock you found at a thrift store, or you are … Read the rest
8 Fun Pumpkin Projects
I love this time of year. Fall is such a great season, my favorite in fact, and pumpkins are the star attraction. I’ve stumbled across quite a few pumpkin projects in the last few weeks, so I thought I would … Read the rest
Bench Redo
Karly over at Jellybean Junkyard (love that blog name!) took this old outdated little bench and gave it a makeover. She and her sister discovered this little gem at a thrift store and gave it a brand new life.
… Read the restOld Window to Message Center
I’m diggin’ what Pretty Hand Girl did with this old curbside window. She turned it into this functional and pretty message center for her mud room. She used foam core, fabric and chalkboard paint to create this great piece.
… Read the restNancy Fishelson Inspired French Gray Chair
Jami over at Freckled Laundry shows you how to turn a yard sale chair into a chic designer inspired focal point. Because Jami only found one chair, she decided to turn this into a time out chair, complete with book … Read the rest
Make a Metal Basket
Suesan over at the blog Frou-Frugal came up with this cool idea using pipe strapping. After checking out some video tutorials on basket weaving, she went to work creating this funky metal basket.
See how she made this unique metal … Read the rest
Saucepan Bird Houses
Do you have any old saucepans laying around? You know the ones, they are all scratched up and need to be replaced. Why not follow Jen’s lead from Tatertots and Jello and turn them into chic little bird houses? Too … Read the rest
Woven Vintage Map Basket
There are some great projects made from outdated, or even vintage maps. I mentioned in my post about the map coasters that each year new atlases are printed and thousands of outdated ones are tossed or (hopefully) recycled. I’ve been … Read the rest
Light Fixture Terrariums
One of the latest trash to treasure projects out there is to take an old, dated light fixture and turn it into something like a decorative PB inspired lantern or even use some colored Mod Podgee to make a … Read the rest
Vintage Window Transformation
I recently discovered a blog called Brambleberry Cottage. The photos in the blog header alone captured my attention. When I saw the transformation this 100-year old window took I knew I had to share it with you all.
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Make Your Own Creamware
Madigan Made has a wonder post on how to create your own creamware. Creamware can be pretty pricey, but if you follow Madigan’s instructions and shop at the thrift stores, you can have your own wall of lovely creamware.
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Curtain Rods from Old Fence
I love how Rachelle from Adventures in Creating took an old rusty piece of fencing, added some finials, and created her own unique curtain rods.
See how Rachelle made curtain rods from old fencing at Adventures in Creating.
… Read the restRepurposed Cabinet Door
Polly from Learn and Go took an old cabinet door and turned it into a chic piece of functional wall art. She can leave it plain and display as is, or hang something from the hook, hence the function. 😉… Read the rest