Trash to Treasure projects
Over at Marty’s Musings, Marty and her husband have completed another awesome rescue. Lately, they’ve been working on projects that use the old windows frames that he found on the side of the road and brought home. Marty was pretty sure one of those windows would make a good frame for a family photo.
Kristin from Bliss at Home recently shared this rescue project at Lacquer and Linen. She started the project with a rescued silverware box that had seen better days, and turned it into a pretty stationary organizer.
At Denise on a Whim, Denise had an old window and decided it would be fun to turn it into a cabinet. She collects strawberry decor, and thought a rustic cabinet would be a good place to keep her collection.
Over at The Hardscrabble Home, Stephanie has been hard at work on an exciting project. ”My daughter and I went on a dumpster dive in a nice neighborhood. No hepatitis shot needed,” she jokes. ”Somebody had moved and their throwaway furniture didn’t make the cut–this dresser was one of those throwaways.”
At House by Hoff, April tells about her latest rescue. ”My husband and I came across a stack of probably 20 huge, old windows on the side of the road a few months ago. I’m not sure if it’s how loud I shrieked for him to pull over, or his quick reflexes, but either way we were in a stranger’s driveway taking their old windows before I could fully process my luck!”
One of Martha Stewart’s Craft of the Day posts inspired Carolyn of Homework to look at some of her old baskets with more creativity. Martha’s baskets were dipped in paint, but Carolyn decided there was probably an easier way to achieve a similar look.
Lauren of If It’s Not Baroque found these lamps at a flea market. No one else was excited about the brassy beauties, but she could see their potential.
Anna has been in the process of clearing out stuff she doesn’t need anymore, over at The View from Here. This bookshelf was one of those things, but before she listed it on Craigslist, she decided to try painting with chalk paint.
