Cynthia of Simply Chic Treasures was lucky enough to come across a vintage pinter’s drawer at a yard sale, this summer. From the moment she saw it, Cynthia knew exactly how she was going to be able to put her find to use for the Christmas season…
Cabinet Door Becomes Easel
December 13, 2012 By
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.
Christmas Makeover for a Flea Market Find
December 12, 2012 By
Deb of Lake Girl Paints found a wooden tray at a flea market for only $1. She gave it a makeover inspired by her favorite coffee chain’s Christmas to-go cups.
Lamp Makeover from Wine Corks
December 12, 2012 By
A lot of reusing and recycling went into this lamp makeover by Shannon from Madigan Made. It started with a lamp that she already had that wasn’t old, just a bit boring. To give that lamp a little life, Shannon collected over 185 wine corks from friends, family, and even some local restaurants!
Christmas Tree Topper from Sticks
December 11, 2012 By
Kim from Too Much Time On My Hands has a unique tree topper that she crafted from sticks that she and her kids collected one day on a hike. That’s right–sticks! Totally free for the taking and no need to run to the crafts store for those babies!
Junk Wood Christmas Centerpiece
December 10, 2012 By
The before picture for this project has a funny story to go along with it. Katie–who blogs at Creatively Living–spotted this wood sticking out of a garbage pile while she was on a family jog. She convinced her husband to help her load it onto the back of their stroller so she could haul it home. What a sight!
Redoing a Bookshelf
December 10, 2012 By
A client brought Shanna of Restoration Redoux this Craigslist find and asked her to work a little magic on it. It was dingy, dirty bookshelf that was in need of some TLC.
Scrap Wood Christmas Tree
December 9, 2012 By
Marty and her husband, Tim, worked on this project together and blogged about it at Marty’s Musings. Tim reports that thanks to Pinterest, he rarely evhoer tosses scrap wood into the fire, anymore. Now he’s using it to make holiday decorations.
