Lori blogs at The Velvet Glove, and loves transforming furniture. She found this chest of drawers behind a building.
Jar Soap Dispenser
January 25, 2013 By
Over at OhOh Blog, Ama made a darling soap dispenser from a simple jar. It’s a great way to repurpose a glass jar.
Laundry Room Coin Collector
January 25, 2013 By
Eliza of Eliza K tells us, “One of my New Year’s resolutions for 2013 was to focus more on Reducing and Reusing as opposed to Recycling. I decided to start this year off with a simple project that incorporates my goals and takes care of a need around the house.” For this project, Eliza avoided a trip to the store by using an empty can that she already had around the house.
Thrifted Map Art
January 24, 2013 By
Over at Marty’s Musings, Marty has been loving all of the map art she’s been seeing on Pinterest. Marty says that she deciced ”To look for an old map when I was out yardsaling. Bingo! I found two maps for $1 each.”
A Towel Rack from a Footboard
January 24, 2013 By
Laura of Finding Home has quite the story about this rescue. While vacationing, she and her family were on a walk together. Halfway through the walk, Laura spotted a footboard with gorgeous curves in a trash bin. Much to her family’s embarrassment, she pulled the footboard out and carried it with her…along with one of the children and the family dog that got tired of walking! At home after vacation, she turned that footboard into a towel rack.
Wicker Chair Makeover
January 23, 2013 By
Susan from Names On the Jersey Shore was walking her son to the bus stop one morning when she noticed that her neighbor had set these wicker chairs out for curbside trash pickup. Other than a little wear and tear, they looked fine, so Susan picked them up before the garbage truck could.
Ombre Paint Chip Art
January 23, 2013 By
At The Lovely Cupboard, Heather has been working on redecorating her guest room. One of the projects? Getting some gorgeous artwork on the walls. She found a piece of art at a flea market that had a lovely gold frame, but the matting and art were, um, not exactly the look Heather was going for in her guest room.
Headboard Bench
January 22, 2013 By
Brian of Fool4Peppers was with his wife at the Salvation Army store when they came across these twin headboards. They took the headboards home, and within a few hours had completely repurposed them.
