Trash to Treasure projects
At Holey Knees and Dragonflies, Stacey found a cool looking pair of metal chairs out in her father-in-law’s backyard. Turned out he had pulled them out of a garbage pile on the side of the road, and wasn’t quite sure what to do with them. Good thing Stacey knew what to do! She painted the {…Read More…}
Jessika likes to show off the amazing things her incredibly handy husband makes at her blog, Look What Jeff Did. This amazing farmhouse table is one of his latest projects. Incredibly, the table is constructed from reclaimed wood salvaged from the raised garden beds they tore out to make room for their deck, plus some {…Read More…}
Charlene from Finally Doing What I Love went to a little auction on her town square one Saturday morning, and came home with several fun finds. One of them was this cute dresser with curvy legs that she won for $10. The piece was sturdy and came with the original mirror, but it did have {…Read More…}
Jen from Four Marrs & One Venus had three chairs that had been sitting on the side of her house for too long. When hubs issued an ultimatum, Jen knew it was time to make some magic happen! Jen beautified the chairs by turning them into a blue bench with a brightly upholstered cushion. She {…Read More…}
Aubre from The Rice’s World happened upon two fabulous trash finds at one house in her neighborhood. One of them was this rundown little table. As you can see, the shape is beautiful. The banged up, chipping top… not so much! Aubre fixed the table up for a friend who is redecorating her house on {…Read More…}
Lori from Bleak 2 Unique jumped on a Craigslist posting for free chairs and was blessed with three lovely “ladies.” A little dinged and dirty, yes, but full of lovely details and promise. With so many design options to choose from, Lori decided to tackle the chairs one at a time and test the possibilities. {…Read More…}
Katie from Sew Woodsy rescued her great aunt’s bench from being a causality of the curb. Despite the outdated fabric, Katie knew the bench was just what she’d been wanting for her master bedroom. Katie and her husband worked together to give the bench a much more modern look with some natural fabric and a {…Read More…}
I know we’ve all got about a million old t-shirts lurking in the corners of our drawers and closets. Why not upcycle them into a fun light cover like Jade from The Jaderbomb Blog? This project involves cutting the shirts into strips and then weaving them together with a hula hoop to create a cone-shaped {…Read More…}
The gardening gurus over at Far Out Flora are full of all kinds of fun ideas for dressing up your outdoor space. Megan shares how she created a succulent planter full of old-school style from an old Radio Flyer wagon. This idea has me thinking of the myriad of objects that could be turned into {…Read More…}
You probably wouldn’t consider a plastic spoon to be an object of beauty, but this way cool upcycle from Kristi at Addicted to Decorating just might change your mind! With a couple hundred plastic spoons and some paint, Kristi replicated the beauty of one of her favorite flowers, the chrysanthemum. If you want to make {…Read More…}
