Trash to Treasure projects
When Mary Beth of Cupcakes and Crinoline was offered a hand me down coffee table, she enthusiastically said yes. After all, it was a better size for her living room than the table she had, and it offered some great storage options. The new table just need a few tweaks to make it both fun and functional.
Karen from Redoux found this banged up brown dresser in a dumpster on one of her “trash hunts.” She says, “It was brown, dirty, and really, really old. In fact, I wasn’t sure it was worth saving, but my BIG heart for junque decided to give it another life.” Here it is after Karen pretty {…Read More…}
After seven years of using a traditional country style dresser someone else left behind from a move, Karen from Redoux decided it was time to finally give the piece a much needed make over. Karen stripped off the white paint and refinished the piece to have an old, weathered look. The icing on the cake {…Read More…}
When a neighborhood friend lost a few trees in a storm, Debbie from reFresh reStyle gained a couple of new side tables. It only took a few steps for Debbie to transform a couple of ordinary old stumps into the newest additions to her “reFreshed” dock. Debbie first enhanced the color of the wood and {…Read More…}
I love creative storage ideas. Over at 101 woodideen I found a really neat way to create storage from old tires. The tires are cleaned, painted, and attached together to form the body of the storage unit. Circles measuring the diameter of the tires are cut from MDF and then painted to make the top {…Read More…}
Sarah from Thrifty Décor Chick needed an outdoor coffee table to put in front of her brand spankin’ new and utterly amazing outdoor fireplace. Since she’s into the slightly rustic and industrial look right now, she nabbed two pallets for free from her landscaper. Sarah added legs and stacked the two pallets to form the {…Read More…}
