Trash to Treasure projects
At The Weekend Country Girl, Karen says that when she found this dresser on the roadside waiting for heavy trash day, it was in pretty bad shape. But it had good bones: solid wood and dovetailed drawers, so she convinced her husband to help her get it home.
Shari from Turnstyle Vogue loves to incorporate old windows into her home décor. If you’ve been itching to get your hands on an old window of your own, Shari suggests checking out “vintage stores, Habitat ReStores, Craigslist and your local recycling center.”
At Shona Skye Creations, Kristy had some old wood that had been removed from her deck. She’d saved it from the dumpster, hoping to be able to use it for a project someday. Someday arrived, when Kristy was eyeing the big, empty wall in her bedroom and thought of a way to use that space.
Sheri from Awesome Sauce & Asshattery needed to place to store her bijou bangles where they would be visible and easily accessible but also out of the reach of her toddler daughter’s eager fingers. A vintage wooden hanger inherited from Sheri’s great aunt was just the starting point she need to create a wall holder {…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…}
Sausha from Sweet Pickins had this pair of headboards in her shop awaiting their grand makeover for awhile before finally pulling them out. Instead of just repainting them to be used as headboards again, Sausha knew it would be more fun to repurpose them into something new. Sasha turned both headboards into a charming rack {…Read More…}
Susan from Homeroad inherited a monstrous lamp that her daughter found on the side of the road. The pictures do not do the size justice. This thing was about four feet tall and 50 pounds. No kidding. That’s some serious lamp. Oh yeah, did I mention it had some intricate details? After the lamp had {…Read More…}
Sarah from Upscale Downhome has an eye for uncovering treasures at the dump. On one trip, she returned home with six trim pieces from an old house full of square nails. This was a great find since salvaged architectural pieces are a pretty hot commodity these days. In order to convert one of the {…Read More…}
