Trash to Treasure projects
Sara of House Bella picked up a nautical print while she was on vacation, and wanted to display it on her gallery wall. Since Sara likes using a mix of nautical and earthy elements in her decor, she thought it would be fun to make a mat for this picture out of burlap.
You may remember the aqua tequila bottle and tin can that Shannon from Fox Hollow Cottage blinged out with jewelry this summer. They got a lot of love over here on Roadkill Rescue. Well, after that lovely repurpose, Shannon still had tin cans aplenty that were patiently awaiting their makeovers.
After transforming one dresser into a set of shelves, Liz Marie couldn’t wait to tackle a similar project. This landfill-bound dresser was the perfect subject. It had a nice shape, and the missing drawer space was begging to filled with a shelf. Liz Marie gave the dresser a “rustic beachy feel” with some blue paint {…Read More…}
Are you a lover of Starbuck’s bottled Frappuccino? If so, Daune from Cottage in the Oaks shares a myriad of uses for those containers that bear a strong resemblance to vintage milk bottles. Daune suggests using them as vases, dressing them up with a little burlap or jute, or filling them with sand from your {…Read More…}
Kim from RePOSHture recently refabbed a couple of roadside tables using a beautiful combination of black paint and burlap. Both tabletops had insets that weren’t looking so hot and needed to go. I love how Kim replaced the insets with burlap. The texture of the natural fiber looks great with the smooth finish of the {…Read More…}
Ashley from A to Being Creations needed something tall to add to her Christmas side table. Where else would she turn but her stash of spray paint, fabric, and “junk I need to do something with”? From the junk pile, she grabbed up an old frame she had gotten for free outside an antique shop. {…Read More…}
