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!
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Corner Table Bench for the Kids (banquette)
This corner table bench is perfect for the kiddos to have their own space in the family room, dining room or playroom! It’s made out of an old bed and new lumber. Easy step by step directions for you to make one yourself.
Scrap Pile DIY Candlesticks
These DIY Candlesticks are just in time for the Holidays! I love a great challenge! Sandra from Sawdust Girl issued a challenge to make something from your scrap pile. My scrap pile may not be like your scrap pile, because I hoard fun stuff that makes awesome projects. Granted, I do have the regular scrap…
Talk of the Town 146
Welcome back to Talk of the Town! First, let’s take a look at what you may have missed from your party hosts! DIY Wood Christmas Gift Tags Christmas Cookie Sheet Upcycled Memo Board Twin Bed Bench Easy Headboard Bench Tutorial French Provincial Side Table Makeover How To Get SOLD On The…
Kids Organization Ideas using Repurposed Furniture
Keeping kids organized can be quit challenging, and expensive! These repurposed furniture items will not only keep the kids organized, they won’t break the bank. Many items are easily found from family, friends, or maybe even in your own attic or basement.
How to Glaze Painted Furniture
How to glaze painted furniture–full of tips I’ve learned along the way. I spent years looking for a way to stop waxing and buffing chalk painted furniture. Now I do it all in one easy step. I love the hint of antiquing the glaze gives to all colors of painted furniture. Red paint, blue, and especially white painted furniture will look beautiful with this Smoked Glaze!
How To Repurpose Furniture and Household Items
Welcome to My Repurposed Life-The best place to learn how to repurpose furniture, turning trash into treasure! This START HERE page will give you just what you need to know about My Repurposed Life. Click PLAY on the video below to get a quick introduction . . . Now that you have a…
Recent Finds Happy New Year Edition of FREE stuff
Getting FREE junk to repurpose is such a blessing. When items are free I can have free reign on their redesign without any fear of messing up something that cost money. Free beds, lamps, doors and more. It doesn’t get any better than that!
Talk of the Town #102
Talk of the Town #102 is here with great diy projects and recipes just in time for the holidays! We love bringing you great features to make your home beautiful the DIY way!
DIY Doll Dog Bed
It’s time for this month’s Power Tool Challenge. The theme is right up my alley, REPURPOSED. If you love doing repurposed projects, you can share them for a chance to win one of two Ryobi prize packs. All the details are in the blog post, so click over and get all the details. I can’t wait to see what you will make!
Talk of the Town #93
Fall is in the air! Aren’t you happy that we have great fall decor and recipe ideas to share with you? How about a Jack-o-Lantern pot pie, and fall mason jar ideas? What’s your favorite part of fall? I love the color of the trees!
Double Column Console Table
Using FREE bed posts (have you ever seen a bed with these kinds of posts?) and some bargain plywood along with the picture frame molding I recently shared, I made this handy double column console table. I also think it would be great at a vintage wedding for displaying photos and a guest book.
Talk of the Town #79
Talk of the Town #79 Rustic flag, leather drawer pulls, vintage secretary makeover, repurposed denim, and ceiling fan globes used as candle holders. Great tutorials for you all around, and our featured blogger is Julia from Vintage with Laces. There will be some changes coming to the party in the near future. I think you’ll be happy about it.
Storage Bench Made From A Dresser
I recently got some awful furniture, including a dresser. I re-imagined the dresser into a beautiful and useful storage bench. I even went the extra mile on this one and made a cushion and pillows. The step by step tutorial is only a click away! I think you’ll be amazed!
Rustic Ladder Plant Display
I have an easy project to share with you today! I love using reclaimed wood for outdoor projects. Sometimes I just make stuff up as I go along, and learn better ways to do things, that is the case with this project. The next rustic ladder plant display I make will be a little different.
Tips for using a jigsaw | DIY Cutting Board
This month’s power tool challenge was “favorite tool”. Although the jigsaw is not my very favorite tool, I think it might be the best option for a beginner’s first saw! You’ll be inspired by all the projects from my friends as well as this easy diy cutting board!
Talk of the Town #58
Talk of the Town #58 is filled with great projects, including some awesome Valentine’s ideas. I’m always amazed at the great ideas you share with us each week. You inspire me!
IOD roller stamped drop cloth grommet curtains
I have wanted to make some drop cloth curtains for a very long time. When I got the Iron Orchid Designs roller stamps, I knew they would be the perfect addition for my curtains. Incredibly easy, and a beautiful look= a win/win situation! Easy project-hop over to see just how easy!
2017 Survey Results
The results are in of the 2017 Survey! I learned so much and I’m already in the process of making a lot of changes. Many changes to make the site better and more user friendly. I’ve also made changes for email subscribers. Bonus! I updated my mobile theme-so it’s going to look different-more like the desktop version. I hope you enjoy reading some comments, and love the new changes coming!
Talk of the Town #53
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 …
Recent Finds January 2017
Wow! It’s a new year! Did you make any resolutions? I really didn’t, but I do plan on setting a few small goals this year—mostly business related. I didn’t think I was going to have anything to share with you, but at the last minute I found a couple of good deals and a great…
Talk of the Town #50
Are you getting ready for the holidays? All decked out and finished shopping? I’m just chugging along and doing my best to keep up. The tree is up, which may be earlier than I’ve done it in awhile. We’re getting some really cold weather, so my projects will definitely be on hold. I can’t wait…
Talk of the Town #49
Wow! We’re a week into December already, and I’ve only begun shopping—let alone decorating. I need to get busy. I’d love to know . . . when do you put up your decorations? Particularly your Christmas tree? I’m more excited for Christmas this year, not really sure why, but I probably won’t put my tree…
twin bed toy box
I recently picked up this twin headboard, and actually got a deal on it for $4 from John at Vendors’ Village. I decided to make it into a bench, but within minutes I knew it needed to be a bench with storage. One thing lead to another, and suddenly it was going to be a…
Talk of the Town #47
Welcome back to Talk of the Town! First, let’s take a look at what you may have missed from your party hosts! Black and White Farmhouse Kitchen Update | Farmhouse Style Christmas Shopping Guide Pom-Pom Joy Sign | Christmas Card/Photo Holder | Inspiring Verse | Gift Guide for Young Guys Headboard Coat Rack/Coffee Cup Rack…
Talk of the Town #46
Hey there! Happy Tuesday to ya! We’re still having great weather, and I’m loving it. Today was cold in the morning, so I ran errands-but they went on and on, so I only got to do a couple of things when I got home because it gets dark (and cold) so early in the evening….
Double Pedestal Table
Y’all I’m so excited about this month’s Power Tool Challenge project, a double pedestal table. As always, the team will be showing you what we did, but in addition, you get to join in on the fun! I never throw anything away. When I made a double headboard bench out of the headboard, I parted…
talk of the town 42
Welcome back to Talk of the Town! First, let’s take a look at what you may have missed from your party hosts! Farmhouse Thanksgiving Antique Postcard Printables DIY Rustic Fresh Fruit & Flowers Centerpiece Rusty Junk Coat Rack on a Repurposed Headboard Pallet Table/Shelf Give Thanks FREE Printable Inspiring Verse Easy Side Table Simple Headboard…
craft show Glendale 2016 recap
Did you know that my yearly craft show in Glendale KY was this past weekend? I’ve been working like a crazy woman trying to get projects done, but with Summer hanging on so long it was difficult. Some of the projects you see in the photos haven’t been on the blog yet. If they have…
talk of the town #39
Fall is finally here! I mean it’s been here on the calendar, but the weather has finally cooled off and it feels like Fall. Spring is my favorite time of year, with Fall coming in a close second. I’m so looking forward to spending some time outside taking care of a lot of things that…
talk of the town #38
Happy Tuesday! I’m so happy you’re here! Finally, I’m back at work. The weather is still very warm, but thankfully we are experiencing low humidity, which makes all the difference in the world here in the Ohio Valley. I’ve recently gotten a nice haul of headboards (thank you cousin Terry) so I’ve been working on…
Episode #16 A conversation with Kim Six
Kim Six from The Kim Six Fix blog was our guest today. If you’ve never heard Kim do a video or interview, you are in for a treat! She’s so much fun to talk to and hang out with. If you listened to last week’s show, Cher from Designs by Studio C and I were…
Talk of the town #34
Yippee! It’s Tuesday night and it’s time to party! We’ve finally had some cooler weather, and it’s been a couple of productive days for me. I’ve mostly been finishing up some projects that I started before it got hot. I hope you’ve been busy with some great projects to share tonight. Welcome back to Talk…
Talk of the Town # 32
Happy Tuesday! I’m so glad you’re here to check out last week’s features and this weeks linkups (thumbnails). I hope you enjoy seeing what your hosts have been up to as well. Welcome back to Talk of the Town! First, let’s take a look at what you may have missed from your party hosts! Romantic…
How to Use a Kreg Jig Pocket Hole System
It’s Power Tool Challenge day! Today I’m going to talk about how to use a Kreg Jig. Each month some of us bloggers get together and share projects with you to help encourage you to use power tools to do projects of your own. We understand what it is to be intimidated by power tools….
#8 Who Inspires You
Have you been listening to the weekly podcasts? In episode #8 I talk about inspiration. So many people ask me “how do you think of this stuff”? Tune in to this week’s show to hear a little bit about my thought process. Above are the projects that were discussed in episode #8, the links…
Talk of the Town #14
It’s Tuesday! Yay! We have some great projects featured this week. I hop you love them. Welcome back to Talk of the Town! First, let’s take a look at what you may have missed from your party hosts! Make a Hanging Rustic Storage Crate Valspar Chalk Spray Paint Review + Farmhouse Coasters Upcycled Farmhouse Flatware…
Talk of the Town #12
I am so happy to be part of this talented group of ladies that put this party together for you each week. It’s so fun to see the fabulous projects linked up each week. Our friends are so talented! Welcome back to Talk of the Town! First, let’s take a look at what you may…
My Favorite Homeright Projects
Most of you probably know I work withMy Repurposed Life Homeright.com, and have been for several years now. I first used their Command Max in January 2011! Now I use my beloved Homeright Finish Max for 90% of my paint projects. Occasionally, I get an itch to actually paint by hand with a brush. Go figure! *this…
Pie Plate Pedestal Stand Easy Project
Hi there, MRL friends! It’s Angie from Knick of Time, back with an easy tutorial to turn a pie plate into a pedestal stand. I’ve lost count of how many pedestal stands and tiered stands my husband and I have made together, but it’s well into the double digits. The tiered stands are best-sellers in my…
