I have seen some pretty cool projects for repurposing an old door, and this one from Hillary at The Friendly Home ranks right up there! Hillary had a couple of wood doors leftover after turning her hall closet into a sewing closet.
Media Console from Dresser
August 28, 2012 By
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Gail from My Repurposed Life shows us with this project why she is the queen of repurposing! What started out as a curbside chest of drawers (with all but two if the drawers MIA!), Gail transformed into…
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Back-to-School Door Organizer
August 24, 2012 By
Back-to-school means a flurry of papers, supplies, and busy schedules. Luckily, there are some frugal ideas out there for beating the back-to-school frenzy. Jamie from Creating Really Awesome Free Things shares on Homes.com how she created a organizational center for “all things kid and school” from a thrifted shutter door. Jamie first prettied up her {…Read More…}
Bread Box Charging Station
August 23, 2012 By
Thirty Handmade Days contributors Shawna and Devenie from Salty Bison have a couple clever tricks up their sleeves for turning an out-of-date bread box into a functional storage space once again. While the pretty blue paint, chevron paper, and refabbed hardware are a definite upgrade from the drab brown and kitchen gunk, it’s what’s inside {…Read More…}
Dress-Up Clothes Peg Rail
August 22, 2012 By
Sarah of Crafting and Creativity shares on Before It’s News how she repurposed an old kitchen drawer front to hanging storage for her kids’ dress-up clothes in just a few simple steps. A little paint, a few knobs, and say hello to neat and organized dress-up clothes! I love that the wall rack allows the {…Read More…}
Altoids Tin Business Card Holder
August 21, 2012 By
Nothing says unprofessional like digging through your purse looking for a business card to then retrieve a crumpled, stained card. This upcycled tin business card holder by Shannon from Madigan Made will keep those little cards safe and sound (even amidst the chaos of your purse!). As Shannon points out, an Altoids tin is the {…Read More…}
Rolling Chalkboard Dresser
August 18, 2012 By
Karen from Redoux found this banged up brown dresser in a dumpster on one of her “trash hunts.” She says, “It was brown, dirty, and really, really old. In fact, I wasn’t sure it was worth saving, but my BIG heart for junque decided to give it another life.” Here it is after Karen pretty {…Read More…}
Reclaimed Wood Caddy
August 16, 2012 By
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After encountering a bit of "a “building slump” Gail from My Repurposed Life bounced back with a DIY caddy inspired by some fellow crafty ladies. She gathered up a few reclaimed wood fence slats and chair parts for the job. Gail fashioned two different sized caddies, and boy oh boy, are they versatile. Flowers, art {…Read More…}
