Trash to Treasure projects
Susan from Homeroad was stoked to find a tripod on the side of the road. She had already been eyeing tripod-style lamps and wanting to make her own. While these can put you out a few Benjamins, Susan had a plan to make hers for only $13. Susan already had a light kit on hand, {…Read More…}
Maybe you have an old pair of wood crutches sitting in a closet from a past or recent injury. It’s time to pull them out because wholman shares a great crutch upcycling project on instructables. Since crutches are designed to support an adult’s weight, wholman reasoned that the wood could be rearranged into a chair. {…Read More…}
Lisa from Floppin Flower was super excited to find an old crib that was destined for the dump while she was out driving. She stuck the end pieces into her car, dirt and mildew included! As soon as she got home, she scrubbed off all the grime. After a trip to good ol’ Home Depot, {…Read More…}
Mary from The Decorative Paintbrush found this end table for $3 on a thrift store run. Talk about a steal! The table wasn’t even in bad shape, just in need of a little cleaning and elbow grease to remove the newspaper that was fused to places on the top. After sanding and priming, Mary tackled {…Read More…}
Brook from Being Brook is known for her love of old furniture. A relative was coming to her house for a party and drove by this sad dresser and immediately made her go and see it. It ended up being the perfect addition to her son’s skateboard themed room since he wanted the grunge look. {…Read More…}
Kristin from A Simply Klassic Home had been housing a dresser in her office for awhile. It was actually one of the first things her grandparents owned as US citizens after leaving Germany in search of a better life. I think it goes without saying that it is a pretty treasured piece in Kristin’s family. {…Read More…}
Lesley from The Homeless Finch grabbed (well, probably more like lugged) this beast of a nightstand from her neighbor’s trash pile. Lesley didn’t know what she was going to do with its ugliness but wanted to do her part to save the environment by keeping it out of the landfill. Lesley painted the nightstand white {…Read More…}
