Metal Cart with House Sign

metal cart from curb

Cherryl from Dillon’s Digital Designs was driving along on her way to work when she passed this little metal cart sitting on the side of the road. It was a bit bent in places, but still good for the taking. Especially for free!

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Rustic Wood Patio Table

old patio set before

A big old farmhouse has left diyDiva Kit with a lot of outdoor space to fill. Kit decided it was time she stop just laying on her porch floor and instead create some more appropriate seating. She started with this once black patio set that she’d painted years ago. Kit was inspired to create a {…Read More…}

Rustic Branch Screen

branches for grill screen

Marji from Ashbee Design wanted a way to hide the gas grill that was quite the eyesore when looking out from her dining room table. She was inspired by an idea from Pinterest to create a rustic screen out of branches. Marji arranged some thin branches until she liked the layout and then attached them {…Read More…}

Faux Inlay Tabletop

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Bryan and Maria from Our Lake Life had this table frame sitting in their yard after the glass top was shattered during a storm. While most people would throw it away, Bryan and Marie knew they could make it useful again. Bryan made a new tabletop from pine boards, and Maria beautified it with a {…Read More…}

Orb Plant Stand

trash to treasure wire plant stands

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…}

Outdoor Planked Bench

Sonya from So Simple Rooms had a set of side tables from her husband’s bachelor days that had never found a home in her house. Although Sonya loved the look of the legs, they never quite fit into her decor. Sell? Toss? Keep? How about give them a new life instead as a functional blue {…Read More…}

Rustic Wood Cooler

Brooke from Killer b. Designs loved the idea of adding a rustic cooler to her patio but was turned off by the high prices. So Brooke and her hubby joined forces to transform this old cooler. They hid away the ugly green plastic with a frame built by 2x2s and some reclaimed fence posts found {…Read More…}

Sandbox with Chalkboard Lid

Jessika at Look What Jeff Did shares another of her husband’s resourceful projects as he takes on their fixer-upper home. This go-round Jeff turned an old, holey piece of plywood into a one-of-a kind sandbox cover using only materials he had lying around the garage. Of course, Jessika had to doll up the rather unsightly {…Read More…}