Trash to Treasure projects
Karen at Redoux Interiors is used to making over furniture that is old, broken, or otherwise unloved. This time, however, her project started with a piece of furniture that was actually new–shocking, I know! Friends of hers that own rental properties passed on this new bathroom vanity that they had decided not to use during a recent remodel.
The mother-daughter team at Namely Original is at it again! They turned this thrift store art into a fun chalkboard.
Once upon a curbside trash day, Larsissa from The House on Harrison found three cabinet doors. She figured out some neal ways to reuse the first two. Most recently, she turned the third into an easel.
Katy from A Shade of Teal found this sturdy wood piece at a yardsale. It wasn’t exactly clear what it was–empty picture frame? headboard?–but under the 80′s tole painting job it had great lines and detail. Katy thought it would make a terrific chalkboard.
Megan’s grandmother had these pieces of wood in her garage leftover from where she had a tree cut down. Megan, who blogs at Megan Brooke Handmade, was pretty sure she could turn them into something fabulous. So, with Grandma’s permission, she took a few home.
Karen from Redoux pulled this mirror from an apartment dumpster. Obviously the broken mirror was to blame for landing this piece in the trash but the poor frame sure didn’t need to take the fall with it!
Amy from Atta Girl Says was rummaging around at a yard sale when she saw this framed jaguar needlepoint sitting on a table. She walked away wondering who in the world would by it. Then a glimpse of the item from another angle had Amy scurrying over to stake her claim.
Karen from Redoux got some crib pieces for a few dollars from a man who had been collecting junk for ages and had accumulated quite the stash of treasures. The crib pieces sat in Karen’s garage until she was inspired by a fellow blogger and treasure seeker to create a child’s art station. After cleaning, {…Read More…}
