Trash to Treasure projects
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…}
Danielle from Happenings of the Harper Household scored this Little Tykes picnic table at a yard sale for only $3. You are probably no stranger to this popular little table. They can frequently be found for little cash at yard sales, thrift stores, and on Craigslist (if not in your own backyard!) If you’ve got {…Read More…}
One of the most recent finds for Sherry from Pondered Primed Perfected was this “scratched-up, beat-up, too-short, seen-better-days beauty.” Don’t you love the pullout tray and magazine rack? After raising up the table with some scrap wood and sanding it down, Sherry brightened up the drab brown finish with True Blue paint. Looks to me {…Read More…}
Cheryl from Dillon’s Digital Designs found part of an old chandelier sticking out of her neighbor’s trash can and snatched it. After spray painting it a rich oil rubbed bronze, Cheryl replaced the wiring and metal pieces on each end with Goodwill glasses and tea lights. Cheryl says, “It will go above my jacuzzi tub {…Read More…}
At Holey Knees and Dragonflies, Stacey found a cool looking pair of metal chairs out in her father-in-law’s backyard. Turned out he had pulled them out of a garbage pile on the side of the road, and wasn’t quite sure what to do with them. Good thing Stacey knew what to do! She painted the {…Read More…}
With a hubs who had been wanting a fire pit for the longest time but no funds to support such a purchase, Kim from Tiaras and Bowties was lucky to find the perfect solution in a rusty, faded pit headed for the dump. “Oh, what, honey? Is this not what you had in mind?” Don’t {…Read More…}
Most office chairs are pretty boring to look at. Why not liven things up a bit and work in style like Kendra over at My Insanity? She took this old, ugly desk chair and gave it a fresh and fun look. With the help of her mother, Kendra jazzed up the blah black plastic with {…Read More…}
Heidi from My Beautiful Mess found these dining room chairs at an estate sale for $5 each. They were quite the steal, so Heidi wedged them into her little sedan and schlepped them home. Heidi gave each chair its own personal color and fabric treatment, and they are now gorgeous fixtures in her colorful kitchen. {…Read More…}
