When you are a pet parent and have a pet with a disability or medical issues you may need to think outside the box. I couldn’t find an indoor pet ramp for my aging dog, so I decided to make one myself. Since then, I have used it for a new puppy and a geriatric cat! Step by step directions to make your own indoor pet ramp.
Do you have an old dresser mirror? Turn that wooden mirror into the door for a jewelry cabinet that hangs on the wall! A simple box construction is all you need. With these step by step instructions you will know just how to make your own DIY Jewelry Wall Cabinet.
A small French Provincial nightstand or side table gets a new look with a little gray paint. This easy furniture makeover really updates an old piece of furniture. A Finish Max paint sprayer really made a difference in painting the sides of this small table. I hope you love it as much as I do!
Do you have an old headboard that you love, and don’t know what to do with it? A queen, full or king sized headboard is perfect for repurposing into a corner bench. Making a headboard corner bench is easier than you think, and I am showing you step by step just how to make one for that special corner in your home.
There were some changes to My Repurposed Life in 2014. We got a new blog contributor, Mindi from My Love 2 Create. Mindi has been a friend of MRL for a long time, maybe since the beginning, but certainly before she started blogging. I adore her and I love her style, and I appreciate that…
I’m sure you’re busy getting ready for Christmas. I just wanted to pop in with a quick and easy cabinet door coat rack chalkboard project. All you need is an old cabinet door, knobs, scrap plywood and some paint.
You know the phrase “copying is the highest form of flattery”? Well it is true, and my Large Rustic Clock is proof. My compliments go to the person who designed Pottery Barn’s Rustic Wood and Iron Clock, because I think it is awesome. In fact, I loved it so much that I decided to make my…
Do you love a great DIY chalkboard easel. I have made a couple of repurposed crib easels, but at this time I didn’t have any good crib ends. I have had two matching oversized unfinished cabinet doors for over a year. Frame out two identical cabinet doors First, I ripped some 1x’s to…
Hi I am Anne from White Lace Cottage. First I wanted to thank Gail for inviting me to her beautiful blog to share this very easy to make,no sew Shabby Chic DIY tree skirt. I know many of you probably know how to sew,or have a sewing machine. But this project is for someone like…
This is a sponsored post on behalf of HomeRight.com which means that there is a giveaway at the end of the post. Make sure you enter after you read all my tips. You WILL want one of these sweet toys. Heat Gun Ideas I bought this clock a YEAR ago as a Christmas present. Little…
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…
I am excited to share my Repurposed Crib Dog Crate. It is December! I can’t believe how fast time flies, and it just keeps getting faster. Either I am having fun or just getting old! If you follow me at MyLove2Create you may remember when I introduced you to our new puppy Sunny. Well that…
Would you believe I forgot to take a before picture? I got so busy tinkering and tweaking the army footlocker that I didn’t even think about it. I found a picture of one similar online. (above) This entire army footlocker was put together with rivets. The handles are long gone, but the cleats on the…
After years of doing what I do, my family, friends and neighbors have come to know I love JUNK! This rocking chair was left at my house one day while I was not home. I had seen it earlier in the week at my neighbor’s house, but I don’t think she was the…
Hello, I am excited to share my Rustic Industrial Kid Chairs with you today. If you remember a couple of weeks ago I shared my repurposed cabinet doors into a desk, and I left you with a promise that I would be making the chairs to go with it. Here they are, and I am loving…
I have always wanted to do a repurposed chair bench project like this—ever since my friend Rose made a triple chair bench back in 2009. The problem is, I’ve never had 3 chairs that match. I got those chairs two years ago. A friend dropped some stuff off by the house while I was…
Here’s a quick and easy repurposed drawer front project for you! Do you remember that I got 2 antique drawer fronts over the summer for FREE from my neighbor? Yep, it was either me or the dumpster–so happy I won out. I used the bottom repurposed drawer front to make a coat rack…
As I was rushing around trying to get projects together for Glendale, I had this brainstorm to build MORE coat racks. I have always wanted to cut a coffee table down in order to make a wall shelf from a table. I’ve never really found the perfect table, so I made a faux coffee table…
Today was a good day. It was warm and sunny, the puppy didn’t chew up the carpet, and I cleared out some of my hoard and made it into something useful. I give you, Repurposed Cabinet Doors into a Desk … Ahhh. This was a fun project for me. I think it was toss up for who…
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PIN IT! I love a great repurposed headboard project. I first showed you how I painted this small foot board in one of my contributor posts for Homeright titled Maintaining Your Finish Max. I first painted it black, which is really the key to getting a great coat of red. You can see that I…
Wow! do you remember that ugly chest of drawers I got from my friend Cathy? It was in very rough shape and had been mistreated terribly. The very first thing I did was grab my Ryobi orbital sander and some 80 grit sandpaper to deal with the top of the chest of drawers.
When you want to install a barn door between two rooms . . . where there isn’t a header . . . . . . you call your cousin Terry and build one. You may think that is a little overkill, but we knew this barn door was going to be very…
With Six kids I not only feel completely overwhelmed with laundry (my nemesis), but toys seem to appear out of no where… and keeping them contained can be tricky. I have been really good at repurposing my empty plastic laundry soap tubs to use as toy bins, but lets face it, they only come in…
This contest and giveaway have ended. UPDATE: On November 18, 2014 a winner was announced! My IKEA Tarva hack won the HomeRight blogger Challenge. I am so excited to show you this IKEA Tarva Hack project! Oh, how I love a great challenge. My friends at Homeright offered up 5 IKEA Tarva dressers to their…
Since it’s been 2 years since I went to Glendale, I had a LOT of stuff. My goal was to rehome my stuff to people who appreciate it. I priced my items to sell. I rented 2 booths and they were both pretty full. I really am clueless about how to set up and display…
Do you know what happens when a gal writes a DIY repurposed blog with tutorials on a regular basis? She ends up collecting a lot of projects that need to be rehomed. To do that, I attend one craft show a year in Glendale Kentucky. That show happens to be this weekend. I am setting…
You probably know I’m a Brand Ambassador for my friends at Homeright.com, right? Did you know I also do a monthly blog contribution for them? October’s blog post is now LIVE!
In my recent finds fall edition yesterday, I showed you this $5 mirror I picked up at the Peddler’s Mall. There are several factors that go into my decision whether to leave a piece a mirror, or to change it up into a chalkboard. This mirror had a lot of broken thingys that…
A couple of years ago, I made a few large wooden display easels out of 2×2’s. I made them to display chalkboards and mirrors, with no plan to sell them. People asked to buy them, but I priced them very high so that I wouldn’t accidentally sell them and have to make more. I recently…
My Repurposed Life will show you how to transform an antique drawer front into a handy and beautiful rack for scarves, towels or jackets.
Once upon a time I found a nasty old cubby shelf and decided that it’s home by the dumpster was not good enough. It needed, no…it deserved a makeover. Which is why I came back an hour later with my 14 year old boy and somehow got it into my van. With a little TLC…
My cousin Terry recently helped me with a small DIY project. What did she ask for in return? A rustic fence sign that says There’s Always, Always, Always, Something to be Thankful For.
Even though fall is upon us, it’s feeling a little more like Spring here. I love quick and easy repurposed window projects, and they don’t get any easier than this.
How to make a pallet top table Fall is on it’s way, and I am getting excited! The days are a little cooler, but still nice enough to sit out on the porch and enjoy the evenings. Which is something I love, especially when the kids are laughing and playing in the yard. Which brings…
Last weekend I traveled to Columbus Ohio to meet my friend Stephanie at the Country Living Fair in Columbus Ohio. It was such a fun weekend! I haven’t seen Stephanie in 2 years and it was so much fun to hang out for 3 days! The CL fair was fun, but honestly I expected it…
Last week I showed you the twin to this repurposed bunk bed …. the bunk bed wall shelf. Today I have another repurposed bunk bed project, a small shelf, but more importantly it’s a great DIY coat rack! Let’s see how it all started. My friend gave me these bunk bed pieces that…
Do you remember the Krylon Spraydown? I was in Episode 1 Make It Stick, My friends Beckie and Liz were in Episode 2 Color It Yours. Both episodes starred Mark and Theresa Clement from My Fix it up Life. Episode 3 is now live with Mark Clement and Mike from Instructables. They tackle some manly…
I’m so excited to show you how I repurposed this bunk bed into a unique and useful wall shelf! It’s so fun to be getting some projects done and out junk storage and into the Glendale storage area—yep, Glendale is right around the corner! If you remember, I didn’t get to go last year because…
I love it when people “knock off” a project from one of the big stores that most people only dream about having the funds to shop at…stores like Pottery Barn, Anthropologie, and Restoration Hardware. Just to name a few. I am guilty of such dreams, but I have never done a knock off of my…
