Have you missed DIY with MRL? I’ve taken a few weeks off, but I’m back this week talking about redoing all kinds of furniture for your home. This includes cutting, sawing, and painting furniture you find on the curb, in a thrift store, or in your own home. These are the projects I discuss in…
I have put together a great collection of over 30 repurposed desk project ideas. Whether you are looking for ideas to update an old desk with paint and stain, or reinvent a desk into another piece of furniture, there’s something for everyone. I even have some ideas for using old desk parts for new and useful items.
I recently got a free dresser (I call the tall pieces chest of drawers, but most people call them dressers). The piece had a lot of damage on the bottom, after cutting off the damaged portion, it was shorter, and seemed the perfect size to make a coffee station cabinet. A step by step tutorial is just waiting for you on the blog.
I have been working with Iron Orchid Designs for the last couple of months using their Prima products and trying out new techniques. The IOD sisters sent me a couple of their new Décor transfers to try out on projects. I came home recently to find the FREE headboard in my carport. I seriously had…
I have a great mid-century headboard bench to share with you as part of the monthly Power Tool Challenge with some of my favorite DIY bloggers! Be sure to check out all of the other great projects shared below. This month’s theme was “repurpose”, so easy for My Repurposed Life! Because headboard benches are…
I recently got a free dresser (I call the tall pieces chest of drawers, but most people call them dressers). The piece had a lot of damage on the bottom, after cutting off the damaged portion, it was shorter, and seemed the perfect size to make a coffee station cabinet. A step by step tutorial is just waiting for you on the blog.
I was cleaning out the garage this past week and came across the old top to my kitchen island. As I was taking the boards apart I knew it was the perfect specimen for an oversized stepstool for the bedroom closet. After one board was removed, it was the perfect size to make a…
A free, damaged headboard gets a new chance after a little sawing and painting. I rarely throw anything away or turn down free stuff from neighbors. This was one of those cases where I said yes, but was wondering what I was going to do with this damaged particle board headboard.
Some makeovers are easier than others, but the best makeovers involve at least a little sawing. If you know me, then you are aware that I’m happiest when cutting up furniture or lumber. This mid century side table was mostly unchanged during it’s makeover, just some paint and a new top. You can see I…
Are you sometimes intimidated by what we DIY bloggers do? I know that I love using saws and such, but occasionally I like to take it easy with a quick and easy repurposed furniture project. That’s what I’m sharing with you today, something you can do using only a screwdriver, or no tools at all,…
What do you do when you need more storage and office space in your two bedroom patio home? Well, if you’re frugal like my cousin Terry, you go thrift shopping and score a great deal on this piece to make a repurposed tv armoire project (for office storage).
Over the summer my friend Leann found these wonderful pieces set out to the garbage. Being the good friend that she is, she scooped them up for me and even stored them in her garage until I could get them from her. Now it’s turned cold—too cold to paint, but not too cold to…
Do you remember last week when I blogged about the Spring Fling? Over the weekend, I headed to Southern Indiana to map out a great route, and test the waters. Peddlers Mall was my first stop. We have several of these stores in Louisville, but I don’t think any of them are as nice as…
I took TONS of pictures while I worked on the basement, however even I can’t make heads or tails of them. So I made 3 collage pictures of the main areas. This is the corner where I kept all of my school stuff after I lost my job. This is where I will keep my…
Warning! Very heavy picture post! You might want to grab a cup of coffee, or your other favorite beverage. I got this nightstand/side table last year at a yard sale. After a year in my garage it suffered a little water damage. (we had a very wet spring and early summer) However, I wasn’t going…
Sharon is a very sweet lady that thinks she learns blogging from me, but actually I keep in touch with her so I can be inspired by her “out of the box” thinking! shhh don’t tell her I’m using her, k? I am so excited and honored to be guest posting for Gail while she…
Don’t toss that vintage coffee table, give it a makeover by reusing the base and cutting a new table top for it. Jamie found this coffee table at a yard sale. To read her story, click over to Owl Really. The price tag? FREE! The top of the table had suffered some water damage and…
Good morning! I’ve been busy. Wednesday I worked on parting out some cribs, and that lead to making a table. But it’s in the middle of an experimental phase at the moment. Ya’ll know that little boy in the Family Circus cartoon…how he runs all around the neighborhood to get next door? That’s sort of…
Are you sometimes intimidated by what we DIY bloggers do? I know that I love using saws and such, but occasionally I like to take it easy with a quick and easy repurposed furniture project. That’s what I’m sharing with you today, something you can do using only a screwdriver, or no tools at…
