Trash to Treasure projects
Back-to-school means a flurry of papers, supplies, and busy schedules. Luckily, there are some frugal ideas out there for beating the back-to-school frenzy. Jamie from Creating Really Awesome Free Things shares on Homes.com how she created a organizational center for “all things kid and school” from a thrifted shutter door. Jamie first prettied up her {…Read More…}
Thirty Handmade Days contributors Shawna and Devenie from Salty Bison have a couple clever tricks up their sleeves for turning an out-of-date bread box into a functional storage space once again. While the pretty blue paint, chevron paper, and refabbed hardware are a definite upgrade from the drab brown and kitchen gunk, it’s what’s inside {…Read More…}
Stacie from Stars for Streetlights loves for her storage to double as décor. After receiving a DIY suitcase table from her parents for Christmas, she decided to try her hand at making her own. With the help of her grandfather, the mission was complete! This is a great accent table that’s perfect for stowing all {…Read More…}
Angela from My Inner Old Lady needed some storage for her children’s games. She turned to good old Craigslist and got a set of kitchen cabinets for free. They may not have been pretty but were huge and solid, which is all that really mattered! Angela added legs with scrap wood and then sanded, primed, {…Read More…}
Over at Infarrantly Creative I shared how I transformed this hutch I got from a rental house where the tenants had been evicted. This was one of the items left behind and headed for the trash before I came along. I know you’re just loving the 1980’s parquet. There were literally chunks of wood missing {…Read More…}
Mallory from Classy Clutter has been delighting in her new crafting space, a totally girly room to call her own filled with items she created herself. Ahhh… One addition to the space was this roadkill dresser. Just look at all the glorious details. The blah brown finish just wasn’t cutting it though, so Mallory gave {…Read More…}
Rebecca from Older and Wisor wanted to turn an empty space into a craft/play space but was sadly without the means. Instead of waiting years to save and have the perfectly coordinated space, she sold the items she no longer used and rolled that money into designing the room. Not a bad plan! One item {…Read More…}
Vanessa from Invaluable Valuables spotted this old pine veneer buffet sitting curbside. With no way to get it home, she paid the owners $10 to deliver it, which is really a nominal cost for a big ol’ buffet. At the time, she didn’t really know what her plans were for the piece. As time went {…Read More…}
