Yay! It’s 2012! I hope you had a very safe and fun celebration. Are you ready for more vinyl stenciling? I showed you last week how I used the “positive” portion of a contact paper stencil to make a sign. Today, I’m going to show you how to use the negative portion of a contact…
I am so happy the the nice people at Silhouette love me enough to let me have a Silhouette to show you all the wonderful things you can make! This project didn’t quite turn out as planned, but that’s okay. (It was bad painting on my part, nothing to do with the Silhouette SD! I…
Let’s review a little of yesterday’s post– Okay, this is where we left off yesterday. I have a nice repurposed cabinet door with a pretty harlequin pattern painted on it. Those of us who do not have a vinyl cutter have to get a little…
How to make decorative wooden houses out of scrap wood pieces. Tips for painting, stenciling styling and more. Easy project to do in an afternoon. Great idea for neighbor or teacher gifts!
How to make a Bless The Food Before Us sign using reclaimed, weathered fence boards. This step by step tutorial will tell you how to build, paint, frame and stencil this extra large handmade sign.
Do you have an old bed? Why not make a new sign for your home. Headboards make great diy signs for over the bed because of their size. A great collection of project ideas to inspire to to use that old bed you have in storage!
This repurposed headboard sign isn’t too difficult to make. I used a power saw to cut the bed apart, but you could use a handsaw. Small bunk beds or twin headboards are fairly easy to find. This would even work with a larger bed, you would just cut more of the sides off if you…
Don’t throw that table away! That’s right, do a t.v. tray table makeover when it’s old and scarred. This isn’t my first tv tray table makeover, I’ll share the others in this post. By the way, this easy project is my contribution to this month’s Thrift Store Decor Team! Be sure to check out the…
This collection of repurposed cabinet door project ideas is perfect for all skill levels. There’s something for everyone, home decor, building and more. What will you make out of your cabinet door?
This simple apple caddy made from reclaimed fence will inspire you to make some sort of crate or caddy soon. I have lots of great tips for stenciling. I love the stenciling technique I used for this project.
I’ve put together a collection of over 65 chalkboard project ideas from My Repurposed Life and friends. Even a beginner can make some of these chalkboard projects. Hop over to be inspired to make something one day soon!
How to make a tall outdoor We Are Thankful sign out of reclaimed lumber. This is an easy afternoon project that will make you smile every time you see it. It’s the perfect reminder that we should be thankful for what we have.
How to make a Christmas stocking hanger out of a repurposed headboard. This easy tutorial will give you all the details you need to make your own Christmas stocking holder for your family.
This spray painted outdoor rug project is so easy, you can do it this weekend! I’ll give you tips and tricks to get great results when customizing your own outdoor rug with spray paint and stencils.
This month’s Power Tool Challenge was to make a sign. I’ve made a lot of signs, so I thought it would be fun to make a pumpkin sign greeting Fall with the words “hello Fall”. The rustic pumpkin is made out of pallet boards. I love the way it turned out and I hope you do to. Maybe it will inspire you to make your own pumpkin sign. If not, maybe one of the other great signs will inspire you!
I am now an Independent Designer for Chalk Couture! Using their chalkology chalk paste and transfers are so easy and fun to embellish new and junky projects. In fact, I’m calling myself the Junky Chalker.
I am loving my new laundry space. It’s coming together little by little. I painted the floor, but I wanted a little something extra. I think you’ll be surprised to find out what I used to make this stenciled rug for my laundry room. The stencil is so easy, anyone can do it. No special stencil required.
Sometimes I make myself laugh out loud. I am far from perfect and make the same silly mistakes that you may make on your projects. Just remember to laugh at yourself and not take it too serious. That’s the case in this JOY wooden spindle sign I made for Christmas.
Mindi is sharing a fabulous tutorial of how to make a planked wood sign using scraps with the phrase “Dance in the Rain”. Mindi always give great tips and you’re sure to learn something.
I love making projects using reclaimed wood. A lot of people use barn wood and pallet wood, but my go-to is weathered fence wood. This easy coffee sign with hooks to hold coffee cups is perfect for displaying in a kitchen coffee station area. I stenciled the word COFFEE on the fence boards and then framed them. To see more details and tips, hop over.
If you don’t like people painting wood, or redoing an antique singer sewing machine, just walk away now. I understand how people feel about such things, but I’m in the business of repurposing furniture. Today’s project will show you how to transform a vintage singer sewing machine into a very versatile makeup vanity, jewelry organizer,…
It’s time for the Thrift Store Decor Challenge team project for this month. I’m giving a small wooden trinket keepsake box a makeover with paint and rub-n-buff. Have you ever used it? Well… have you used it for stenciling? Be sure to check out the projects from my friends as well. They’re pretty much awesome!
Talk of the Town #91 is full of FALL ideas. Fall recipes and fall diy ideas. How much do you bake and decorate for Fall? Me? not so much since I’m the only one here. Very little cooking and/or decorating happen these days, but a girl can dream, right?
Tutorial to change up a dollar store chalkboard into a hanging project. Tips on stenciling chalkboards with Martha Stewart Erasable Chalk Paint. Easy project to do with lath boards or paint stir sticks.
I’ve put together an great collection of old dresser ideas. You’ll see dressers repurposed, some easy, and more complicated. Some old dressers just need a little tlc, such as paint and stenciling. Be sure to bookmark this collection of 25+ dresser makeovers that are sure to inspire you for your next weekend project.
A small mid century modern side table gets a new chance after the makeover it got is ruined with a huge scratch. A painted, stenciled table top disguises the not so pretty top. Details on the original makeover as well as the newest, latest look.
Fun features for Talk of the Town #76. I hope you find something to inspire you. If not from the features, maybe from your hosts.
This accidental project came about by accident, but had a few hiccups along the way. Sometimes projects can try my patience, and I may even give up for a while. I stuck with this one even after some stenciling gone wrong. Hop over to read all the details on this girl’s step stool.
This is it! The last piece of the free furniture from my neighbor! The headboard has been repurposed into a sign for my kitchen! I love, love, love how it turned out. I hope you do to.
I have another easy jigsaw project for you to make! DIY chalkboard speech bubbles are easy to make and fun to use for parties, special events, weddings, and gender reveal parties. Make 2 or 10, I’ll show you how easy it is in this blog post.
Welcome back to Talk of the Town and Happy New Year! First, let’s take a look at what you may have missed from your party hosts! Top 10 Farmhouse Blog Posts My Top 5 Favorite Projects From Cupboard to Kitchen Island Inspiring Verse YOUR Favorite Beyond the Picket Fence Projects …
While perusing some magazines, I saw a picture of Joanna Gaines’ kitchen during the holidays and fell in love with the Fixer Upper star’s Christmas Trees For Sale sign. I filed it away in my memory as well as snapping a picture with my phone and uploading it to a secret Pinterest board. …
I love making chalkboards of all sizes and shapes, they are so versatile. Today, I’m going to give you tips on how to make small chalkboard tags. *this post contains affiliate links* Easy Small Chalkboard Tags I keep all of my scraps no matter how small. I found a couple of pieces of thin plywood…
Hey there, MRL fans, it’s Angie from Knick of Time here to share how easy it is to transform a chair – even one in bad condition, with fabric and a stencil. Your chair will be one of a kind, and there’s tons of ways to customize it. Here’s how my chair started out. Bad,…
Hello! It’s Mindi from My Love 2 Create again, and I am back to share my most recent project, a repurposed bar stool leg bench. Last weekend was our City Spring clean up. One day a year you can take your trash, junk, whatever to the curb and the city will come and take it away…
I’m a lover of chairs, chairs of all kinds! So many people toss old furniture aside when there is still so much potential for it to live a long and useful life! Even when a chair is stained, missing a seat, or at the very least just the wrong color, there is always hope.
PIN IT! Good morning once again, it’s Joan from Scavenger Chic. I have a great project for you, a sliding door, also known as a barn door. I first made a sliding barn door a few years ago. At the time, you could only buy barn door hardware at places that specialized in Barn Door…
Today, I’m going to share some more of the last minute repurposed cabinet door projects that I took to Glendale 2015, an easy welcome sign. *this post contains affiliate links* Paint Sprayer for Easy Welcome Sign Painting cabinet doors and any other projects are so easy with my Homeright Finish Max and my favorite…
I love making stuff out of cabinet doors, and it doesn’t get any easier than paint and stenciling this Happy Fall Yall sign! While I was getting stuff ready for Glendale 2015, I was sort of on a painting frenzy, grabbing lots of cabinet doors from my stash. I painted them all black with…
Changing up any décor is so easy with spray paint, as in the case of this easy fall porch makeover! Let’s play a quick game of seek and find. Can you spot the items that I updated with some spray paint? Spray Paint Flower Pots for Fall Porch How about some plastic planters…
