Trash to Treasure projects
Mary Anne from Purposedly Reinvented chose this beauty for her very first reupholstering project. She found it for FREE off Craigslist and instantly saw the potential in its tiny little ad photo. Her husband, on the other hand, was of course shaking his head and questioning how anything beautiful could ever come of the eyesore.
Rose from Confessions of a Curbshopaholic got a call from her sister-in-law to come grab these dining room chairs from her neighbor’s dumpster. Rose didn’t love the ornate style of the chairs or the fact that they were not even real wood. However, these fancy ladies gave Rose the perfect opportunity to tackle a project {…Read More…}
Bethany from Pitter and Glink recently saw this bench in the ditch of her neighbor’s yard. She had to save it from the dump, and secretly kidnapped it when her neighbor went out. Bethany beautified the bench with some turquoise spray paint and a newly-upholstered cushion. The color and fabric Bethany chose are perfect for {…Read More…}
Ashley from Domestic Imperfection was glad to take an old rocker that her aunt had found in a dumpster. It had its imperfections, causing Ashley’s husband to actually cringe when he saw it sitting on their porch. There’s nothing quite like someone else’s gross fabric to make your stomach turn. So the fabric had to {…Read More…}
If you do a lot of entertaining during the holidays, limited seating may be a problem that rears its ugly head every year. Allison from Fab Rehab Creations shares a great secret for scoring extra seating on the cheap. She got this wood chair with rush seat for free from Craigslist. Sure, a dog had {…Read More…}
Catherine from Freddy & Petunia had an old dresser that was so dilapidated it just needed a fresh start as a totally different piece of furniture. In order to reinvent it, Catherine smashed out the drawers and removed the entire dresser top. Catherine’s new design turned the dresser into a storage bench. She painted and {…Read More…}
Kate from Lace & Grace had been in search of an ottoman to accompany her new wingback chair. Kate’s search finally ended when she found an old (and unattractive) piano bench at Goodwill for only five dollars. Kate painted the base a bright, crisp white and reupholstered the top with a neutral plaid fabric she {…Read More…}
Pretty Handy Girl Brittany had a little bench that was formerly a roadside find from a couple years back. The once blah beige bench had gotten a stripe and monogram makeover and had served Brittany’ s family well in their mudroom. Since Brittany built a large hallway storage system with bench, this little beauty was {…Read More…}
