Trash to Treasure projects
Over at The Hardscrabble Home, Stephanie has been hard at work on an exciting project. ”My daughter and I went on a dumpster dive in a nice neighborhood. No hepatitis shot needed,” she jokes. ”Somebody had moved and their throwaway furniture didn’t make the cut–this dresser was one of those throwaways.”
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…}
I recently shared some awesome art that Liz and her “Yankee” husband from Brambleberry Cottage created from old gears. After digging a little farther back, I also found the coolest lamp that they made from salvaged items. Can you believe the vision behind this piece? The masculine, industrial feel reminds me of something from a {…Read More…}
Wooden pallets have taken the DIY world by storm. They are readily accessible and often a free source of wood. So, of course, Kim from Too Much Time On My Hands was all too happy to take a bunch of pallets from a sod job off her neighbor’s hands. Eager to get the pallets out {…Read More…}
