Trash to Treasure projects
Mary Anne from Purposedly Reinvented chose this beauty for her very first reupholstering project. She found it for FREE off Craigslist and instantly saw the potential in its tiny little ad photo. Her husband, on the other hand, was of course shaking his head and questioning how anything beautiful could ever come of the eyesore.
Shanna from Restoration Redoux got this big, ugly brown dresser that was covered in melted wax and other unknown substances for only five dollars off of Craigslist. Yes, five buckaroos! After cleaning and airing it out, it was time for Shanna to work her magic!
Karin from Art Is Beauty scored several old cabinet doors for free off Craigslist. She hadn’t a clue what she was going to do with them but her creative intuition definitely kicked in as she started prepping them. As Karin was coating the cabinets with various colors of homemade chalk paint, she decided the cabinets {…Read More…}
Lori from Bleak 2 Unique jumped on a Craigslist posting for free chairs and was blessed with three lovely “ladies.” A little dinged and dirty, yes, but full of lovely details and promise. With so many design options to choose from, Lori decided to tackle the chairs one at a time and test the possibilities. {…Read More…}
Jen from 1001 Goals was all set to buy a cabinet from Craigslist that was in need of a lot of TLC. So much TLC that it actually fell apart when the owners brought it out of their basement. The upside was that Jen ended up getting the cabinet for free. Yippee! At first, Jen {…Read More…}
Karen from Redoux got a freebie farm table from Craigslist. It originally had white legs and a top that was in pretty rough shape to say the least. With a new top and weathered wood paint treatment, the resized table is now a beautiful and functional workspace for Karen’s office. So Karen’s wise words of {…Read More…}
A lot of gray, rainy days have left Sherry from Pondered Primed Perfected longing for some sunshine. Sherry decided to get her spring fix by refabbing a free bench from Craigslist for her back deck. The four-foot bench had originated from a pizza parlor and was looking pretty drab. Sherry repainted the bench and then {…Read More…}
Carolyn from My Simple Messterpiece scored a truly unique media console for free on Craigslist. She immediately fell in love with the faux straps and buckles and overall rustic look of the piece. Carolyn made a new top since the old one had been damaged from moisture. She then deepened the color with some brown {…Read More…}
