Trash to Treasure projects
Over at The Weathered Door, Reeves tells us, “I had some different pieces lying around that I loved, but had no practical purpose.” In her garage, there was a fun-but-broken mid-century mod side table and a vintage suitcase. One day inspiration struck, and Reeves realized the two could be one.
Cassie blogs at The Penny-Wise Mommy. She came across this nightstand in the clearance pile at a thrift shop. ”The top was severely damaged but the piece itself was high quality so I decided I couldn’t go wrong if I brought it home,” she says.
At The Experimental Home, Laura had a couple of deck chairs that were in great condition, but were looking a little…drab. She decided it was time to give them a makeover.
When Alecia of Chicken Scratch came across this chair, it was destined for the dump. It took a lot of scrubbing before she could find the pretty carved details under layers of dirt.
Julie blogs at Simple Redesign. When she acquired this piece, she decided that having it continue it’s life as a dresser really wasn’t an option. ”I never really liked the waffle pattern on the top drawers. I originally tried to convince myself that it was kinda cool and different, but in the end, they had to go!” she exclaims.
The side table in this makeover was a true rescue. Shanna explains why at Restoration Redoux, “A girlfriend of mine was throwing out this table and when I went to pick it up I knew why. It was scratched, filthy and weighed about a thousand pounds!”
At Art is Beauty, Karin got a call from her uncle one day, asking if she would like to come get an old Federal style buffet he was clearing out of his basement. ”My hubby and I went over and picked it up,” she tells. “It was funny because as we were picking up the buffet pieces were popping off of it and they were worried. I said, ‘I have saved worse than this!’”
Jessi from Practically Functional says, “I found a really well-constructed pallet in the alley behind our apartment, and knew I had to snatch it up quick before anyone else did!”
