Jessika at Look What Jeff Did shares another of her husband’s resourceful projects as he takes on their fixer-upper home. This go-round Jeff turned an old, holey piece of plywood into a one-of-a kind sandbox cover using only materials he had lying around the garage. Of course, Jessika had to doll up the rather unsightly {…Read More…}
Painted White Desk
June 26, 2012 By
Karen’s latest edition of “Trashy Tuesday” over at Redoux features the transformation of this heavy duty desk that had been left for dead outside of a warehouse. After a major cleaning and sanding, Karen primed and painted the piece with two coats of CeCe Caldwell’s Vintage White and finished it with wax. It now holds {…Read More…}
Toilet Roll Scenes
June 25, 2012 By
The work of artist Anastassia Elias offers a whole new spin in toilet paper roll art! Would you believe one little roll could hold a detailed three-dimensional scene? Anastassia cuts out tiny figures from paper and then uses tweezers to insert them into the rolls. She depicts all sorts of scenes from landscapes to animals {…Read More…}
Vinyl Record Lamps
June 24, 2012 By
Do you have a prized collection of 45s stored away that you just can’t part with? The work of Orlando Dominguez demonstrates that there is opportunity for a second life for those old vinyls. Inhabitat contributor Holly features Dominguez’s creative and artistic genius in upcycling 45s into modern lamps that give off a soft glow. {…Read More…}
Appliqued Nightstands
June 24, 2012 By
Kristy from 4 the love of WOOD started with this pair of mismatched maple nightstands that were picked up during a local curbside spring cleaning. They were similarly styled and Kristy saw the opportunity to make them an official couple. She says, “I brought them together using the same legs, the same pulls, and the {…Read More…}
Cabinet with Numbered Drawers
June 23, 2012 By
Mary of Urban Farmgirl found this cabinet while out perusing old industrial plants for trash. It was outside a building that had been a printing company for almost 100 years. So you could say it has a little history {wink, wink}. Mary used her own personal technique to retain the character of the finish. There {…Read More…}
Flower Toilet Paper Roll Art
June 23, 2012 By
Even after seeing countless creations made from toilet paper and paper towel rolls, I am still amazed at the beauty that can come from them. Lavender Girl formed her cardboard rolls to look like flowers. She then glued them into a frame and painted the whole shebang black. Isn’t it crazy how it looks like {…Read More…}
