Trash to Treasure projects
When this garden gate was being tossed in the trash by a friend, Debbie from Debbiedoo’s swooped in to save it for a new life. It was grayed and weathered from its life outside. Debbie’s husband came up with the idea to use the gate to fill an empty space in their woods where they {…Read More…}
Danielle from Happenings of the Harper Household scored this Little Tykes picnic table at a yard sale for only $3. You are probably no stranger to this popular little table. They can frequently be found for little cash at yard sales, thrift stores, and on Craigslist (if not in your own backyard!) If you’ve got {…Read More…}
Emily from Raise A Boy shared on I {heart} Nap Time how she created a sandbox for her son from a tractor tire. So much more fun than plain old wood, right?!? Emily was able to get her tire for free from a tire shop and bought returned paint from Home Depot to keep costs {…Read More…}
All you roadkill rescuing regulars know that it’s an addicting business. After completing her first rescue, Tammy from One More Time is at it again! She acquired these rusty wire plant stands and hanging baskets from her neighbor who had them sitting at the end of her driveway awaiting trash pickup. This was a transformation {…Read More…}
This picture is of the firework display we got to enjoy last weekend at my dad’s lakehouse in Michigan. I swear sitting on a pontoon amongst 200 other boats is the way to watch fireworks. Unfortunately, we are now back in dry-as-a-bone Indiana and have a burn ban going on so no fireworks going on {…Read More…}
Katie from Creatively Living had a pile of old insulators that were sitting at her parent’s farm. If you aren’t familiar with insulators, Katie says that you can still see them on the tops of telephone poles in some places. When a search for ways to repurpose the pretty colored glass came up dry, Katie {…Read More…}
Kristin from Intentionally Inspired found this cute little stool during citywide dump day. She felt pretty blessed by such a unique find and knew it deserved better than the dump. With new paint and new fabric it looks like a completely different stool. Kristin points out that this is an extremely simple process for refabbing {…Read More…}
This rescue came from the marriage of a sad curbside end table and a lonely vintage fur. Kristin from The Hunted Interior had gotten the fur from her mother-in-law but had no plans to wear it. In her closet it sat until Kristin decided to give way to her desire to take the scissors to {…Read More…}
