Trash to Treasure projects
Allie blogs at This Yellow House, where she had a fan that she wasn’t exactly a fan of. ”I eventually want to replace the fan with a pretty chandelier,” Allie shares, ”but since I don’t have the funds for a new light fixture at the moment, I decided to update the fan we have.”
Alicia of Thrifty & Chic had an old lamp on her hands that simply didn’t work any more. And at Alicia’s house, stuff like that doesn’t just go to the curb. Nope, it gets turned into something useful!
Add Restoration Redoux, Shanna has been working on a really unique project. She explains, “I got these strange rollers with lamp bases attached at a yard sale for a dollar a piece. Turns out they were originally from a wallpaper company in Sweden from the 60′s. They were dipped in ink and then printed the pattern on the wallpaper.”
Hayley blogs at Welcome to the Mouse House. ”I decided to spruce up our boring kitchen light fixture using some fabric I had on hand,” she says.
At It’s Overflowing, Aimee had a lamp that was looking a bit tired. She perked it up with a new lampshade.
I’m super excited to share this lighting makeover with you from Tim at Marty’s Musings. Tim is a painting contractor and has access to quite a few household items that are being tossed during remodels or moves. This dated chandelier with shades was one of those tosses.
This lamp makeover from Liz at Love Grows Wild has a cute story to go along with it. When Liz moved into her husband’s farmhouse as a newlywed, he let her have free reign with the decorating and organizing. With one exception: Liz couldn’t get rid of the ugly rooster lamp made with love by her husband’s uncle.
Stacy from Buttoneeering shares a neat idea for upcycling empty glass bottles into lighting. She suggests that empty wine or liquor bottles works best for this project, but I bet mason jars would work, too.
