Trash to Treasure projects
Mary Anne from Purposedly Reinvented chose this beauty for her very first reupholstering project. She found it for FREE off Craigslist and instantly saw the potential in its tiny little ad photo. Her husband, on the other hand, was of course shaking his head and questioning how anything beautiful could ever come of the eyesore.
Jess, from A Smith of All Trades, tells about how some pre-holiday organizing piad off: ”We were going through old cookie cutters last year to donate the ones we never use anymore, when my mom found a set that belonged to her mom. They never got used anymore, but she couldn’t part with them.”
Ashley, from Cherished Bliss, had an old window lying around that she found a really fun way to use to help her family celebrate Thanksgiving this year. She used it as the background for something she calls her family’s Thankful Board.
Jennifer, who blogs at City Farmhouse, was out on her morning jog when she spotted these cane chairs in a curbside garbage pile. She’d been eyeing similar chairs online and at Home Goods, so she was thrilled to rescue them from the trash. She took them home for a makeover.
Jenna of SAS Interiors had been wanting to try her hand at reupholstering for awhile but was held back by her own uncertainty of whether or not she could actually take on the task. After gaining the confidence she needed, Jenna dove in and found her guinea pig at a thrift store.
Catherine from Paisley & Polka Dot Threads found this captains chair at her local op shop. Someone had apparently stabbed the seat and arm rests with a pair of scissors, as indicated by the many gouge marks. Lucky for the chair, it escaped the abuse and ended up in Catherine’s loving care. With a coat {…Read More…}
Julie at Knot All That I Seam had been on the lookout for a chair for her desk when she saw this bad boy sitting curbside. While it may not have been the chair of her dreams, Julie saw its potential. After painting the chair, Julie used an old pillow cover that was trash bound {…Read More…}
Meredith from Meredith & Gwyneth, the New Yorkie had this chair in her NYC apartment. It had originally been purchased by Meredith’s mother for $5.00 at a flea market, so it was a true deal! While she really liked the silhouette, Meredith thought it could be a lot more fun. When Meredith put out a {…Read More…}
