Trash to Treasure projects
You may remember the aqua tequila bottle and tin can that Shannon from Fox Hollow Cottage blinged out with jewelry this summer. They got a lot of love over here on Roadkill Rescue. Well, after that lovely repurpose, Shannon still had tin cans aplenty that were patiently awaiting their makeovers.
One of the favorite rescues in my own home has been my headboard from an old door. Dani of Seaside Shelter also created a headboard from this wood door with peeling paint that she found.
Aubre from The Rice’s World happened upon two fabulous trash finds at one house in her neighborhood. One of them was this rundown little table. As you can see, the shape is beautiful. The banged up, chipping top… not so much! Aubre fixed the table up for a friend who is redecorating her house on {…Read More…}
Sunday from A Sunday Afternoon has a thing for old media cabinets because they offer tons of options when it comes to both function and design. This cabinet was a freebie from Craigslist and ranks as Sunday’s number one favorite find of all time. After the cabinet was gutted, Sunday mixed up a recipe of {…Read More…}
Megan from Meg and Mum’s scored this wood side table for free from Freecycle. It was in great shape but definitely needed some “freshening up.” Megan gave it just the treatment it needed with a stained top and painted base. You know this is my favorite look right now! I love the blue and distressing {…Read More…}
Karen from Art Is Beauty rescued this door that was just sitting in an old shed. She only had enough time for one trip before all the items went straight to the dumpster. You better believe I would have been running to that shed! Karen built on the naturally shabby chic look of the door {…Read More…}
Armelle from La Vie Vintage Bleu finally got the new armoire she’d been hoping for when her hubby found a castoff sitting on the neighbor’s curb. The biggest battle was eliminating an old wood smell that just wouldn’t go away. Luckily, Armelle finally won with some odor-sealing shellac and plenty of airing out time. It {…Read More…}
