Trash to Treasure projects
All you roadkill rescuing regulars know that it’s an addicting business. After completing her first rescue, Tammy from One More Time is at it again! She acquired these rusty wire plant stands and hanging baskets from her neighbor who had them sitting at the end of her driveway awaiting trash pickup. This was a transformation {…Read More…}
The gardening gurus over at Far Out Flora are full of all kinds of fun ideas for dressing up your outdoor space. Megan shares how she created a succulent planter full of old-school style from an old Radio Flyer wagon. This idea has me thinking of the myriad of objects that could be turned into {…Read More…}
You may not be a stranger to tire planters, but Titti from Shoestring Pavilion has taken them to a whole new level. Literally! Of course, you can’t have a tire planter without first rescuing an old tire. After creating her planters from the old tires, Titti gave them a grand appearance by resting them atop {…Read More…}
You may know that I have big plans for my outdoor space this summer and have been chompin’ at the bit to get at it! I am even more motivated after seeing this outdoor table from Matti at Far Out Flora. It provides function and beauty, and it all started with a couple of rundown {…Read More…}
After a junking expedition with a friend, Amy from Junque Chic 5 ended up with this little brass urn. It had cleverly been made from an old lamp base and hanging planter that were bolted together. With the construction already complete, Amy only had to do to address the cosmetics. She gave the urn a {…Read More…}
What do you get when you combine an old toilet tank and the bottom of a two-liter bottle? Just ask Mike from Blue Velvet Chair! She found an old toilet tank abandoned by a river behind a home improvement store. Mike got to thinking that the tank’s waterproof and, honestly, has a nice shape… Why {…Read More…}
Courtney from Courtney Out Loud was out for a walk with his pooch when the duo found a tree stump sitting curbside, free for the taking. Scruffy was actually the one to zero in on the stump with his “uncanny eye for design.” Courtney loved the shape of the stump and interesting knothole in the {…Read More…}
