Trash to Treasure projects
Over at Daisy Mae Belle, Melissa shares a project that was the brainchild of her creative eldest daughter, Daisy. ”She was thrilled to pieces when she found this old door at a yard sale,” Melissa says. ”She knew that it would be perfect for her room.” The door was similar to the one pictured, below.
Marcy blogs at Day2Day Supermom. When she spotted a lettuce garden made from gutters on Pinterest, Marcy immediately thought of the old gutters lying out behind her husband’s shop. Instead of lettuce, though, Marcy was craving strawberries!
Over at Lemon Tree Dwelling, Cathy shares that spring took it’s own sweet time to come to her neck of the woods. Anxious for some spring color in her home, she decided to make some of her own, starting with a few branches collected from her yard.
At Shabby Love, Melissa says, “I’m pretty much obsessed with yardsticks and have been collecting and hoarding them for over a year to start using them on projects.” So when a friend passed along this cute little table, Melissa knew exactly what she was going to do to it.
Lately it seems like we’ve enjoyed seeing quite a few makeovers here at Roadkill Rescue that started with Craigslist. This one from Kristen at A Thrifter in Disguise came from a CL ad in the free section that read, “Save this table from going into the dumpster.”
The beachy summertime display that Kathy of Petticoat Junktion created from reclaimed would has very authentic beginnings. ”A few years ago when we lived in Florida I drove up and down neighborhood streets every morning collecting discarded wood fencing from curbside,” Kathy explains.
At House by Hoff, April had a blank wall in her dining area that needed a little something. ”I considered doing some pallet art. I considered hanging some plates,” she says. ”Then, in a moment of sheer genius, I considered doing both.”
At This, That, & Life, Anneke sent her husband out to pickup a couch from Craigslist. ”When my hubby went to go pick it up, the guy selling the couch said, ‘Hey, do you want this dresser and chair? I’m just going to take it to the dump if not.’ Um, YES please!!!” Anneka laughs.
