It’s time for our thrift store decor projects! I used a reclaimed cabinet door to make a chalkboard. It’s perfect for any room in the house. Use it for decor or for those all important messages. I use one in my kitchen for lists and reminders. I don’t know how I got along with chalkboards for so many years!
Using a wooden box bought at a thrift store for less than $4, I made a mail organizer. On the outside it’s a chalkboard, no surprise there, but when you open it up, wowser! That’s where all the organization takes place for mail organization and bill paying.
How to make a faux dresser harp chalkboard out of odd, unwanted items. I never find old dresser harps in my junking adventures. So, I made it up as I went along. One can never have too many chalkboards, right?
How to make a drop cloth chalkboard. paint on the chalkboard paint, add pallet boards for hanging. A twisted wire hanger completes the rustic looking chalkboard.
I love using old cabinet doors to make new and useful projects. This chalkboard key rack wall organizer is perfect for the gal or family on the go! Keep everything you need right by the back door. Hop over to see complete step by step directions.
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!
This fun repurposed cabinet door made into a craft paper dispenser is easier than it looks. Don’t attach your paper dispenser to your wall, make it more portable. By using a cabinet door with d-rings, this paper dispenser can easily be moved from the kitchen to the playroom.
I’m so excited to share my latest repurposed crib rail project. I made a chalkboard menu, perfect for busy families. The chalkboard menu has extra room for notes for the family as well as daily menus.
I have an oh so easy project for you! It’s a mirror frame chalkboard. The mirror was broken, but the frame was perfect to make into a chalkboard. I even used the masonite board that helped hold the mirror in place. Spray paint, and chalkboard paint sprayed with my Finish Max and this project was finished in record time! Oh, bonus! I added a Chalk Couture transfer to take it to the next level.
It’s the second Wednesday, so that means it’s time for the Thrift Store Decor Team projects. I love joining in with my friends each month to share great thrift store projects. This month won’t disappoint. Awesome projects for you to work on someday soon.
Today’s post is chock full of information. I’m sharing how I painted those picture frames I showed you yesterday. There are fun details about a contest for my blogger friends going to Haven Conference and a giveaway for those of you who aren’t a blogger going to Charleston later this month. I love my friends at Homeright!
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 made a hollow core door chalkboard, and I LOVE it! I don’t think anyone would even know this extra large chalkboard was made from a door. Although it’s large, it isn’t real heavy because of the door being hollow. Lots of tips for disguising a door project.
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 found a $1 antique oval picture frame at Vendors’ Village (where my booth is located). It was in rough shape, but I knew it was worth a buck. It got put aside until I finished my latest hall tree and I was wishing I had the perfect wreath to hang on it. I didn’t, so I redid the oval frame into a chalkboard instead. I hope you learn something from this short tutorial.
I’m still in the process of changing up the free furniture I got from my neighbors. Today’s project involves a nightstand that I turned into a kid’s chalkboard desk. Lots of tips on how I re-imagined this little guy into it’s new and useful purpose. It’s a fairly straightforward tutorial-I hope you enjoy it.
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.
I have another great headboard coat rack tutorial for you today. Last week I showed you the small black shelf I made from the leftover bed posts of this headboard. Repurposed Headboard into Distressed Chalkboard Coat Rack This is what the headboard looked like when I got it at Vendors’ Village. *this post contains affiliate…
It is great to be back at My Repurposed Life to share this chalkboard coat rack project with you. In case you are new here my name is Mindi, and I blog over at MyLove2Create. I have always been inspired by Gail and so it really is a privilege for me to be a contributor…
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…
I’m excited to share my easy pet project today as part of a blog hop. I made a pet organizer to hold the dog’s leash and baby bag—bonus! It’s also a chalkboard. The challenge was to use swag from our latest blog conference (Haven Conference last month) to make a project. Bonus points for using…
I shared this thrift store artwork with you in my Recent Finds Brrr it’s Cold. I said I didn’t remember how much it cost, but it was probably 7-8 bucks. It caught my eye because I liked the shape of the frame. It hung out in the garage ever since, until I finally took…
Today I’m going to show you how to turn a repurposed coffee table into a chalkboard easel. Chalkboard easels are great for weddings, parties, and small shops or bakeries. I picked this vintage coffee table up at Vendors’ Village from John’s booth. He has been labeling some broken and unwanted items as u-fix-it….
I picked up this magnetic chalkboard for only $3, and I knew that I could improve it with a little paint. I got it at Joey’s booth at Vendors’ Village. It’s not a fine piece of furniture, or that well-made, but I think this chalkboard still has a lot of years left in it…
This large chalkboard shelf is so different than anything I’ve done before, and I love it! Staging it was a lot of fun too, be sure to read all about it at the end of the post. If you’ve been a friend for a long time, you probably have seen this picture before. My…
In this month’s installment of Thrift Store Home Décor Challenge is a artwork frame chalkboard. I can never pass up a great $5 picture frame. My garage has many of these waiting for a makeover, but today’s project is a more frequent find. Funny thing is, I can’t find a before picture of it. It…
You know I love easy, rustic projects that use up bits and pieces. I have not just one easy rustic frame, not two, but THREE frame projects. I have a lot of old fencing that isn’t prime quality for my Etsy shop signs. Taking the fence board on a ride through the table saw…
I would love to say this chalkboard memo board made from an old storm door is an easy project, well in fact it IS an easy project, but this post is loaded with pictures. I think it is going to take me to the tutorial than it did to actually DO the project. This…
Happy Friday! I have a quick and easy small chalkboard easel made out of cabinet doors. Make one for you, for the kids or both! A long time ago I picked up a LOT of small cabinet doors from my local ReStore for $1 each. Be sure to check the bottom of this post for…
Hi! It is Mindi again from MyLove2Create, and I have a super fun and EASY project for you today! An Old Picture Frame Chalkboard Easel. It is funny, I do projects all the time, and mostly my kids are semi interested or don’t even ask what I am working on. Eventually they are pleased with…
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.
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…
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…
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…
Today’s headboard chalkboard project is another quick turnaround project. Do you remember when I got those yard sale castoffs a couple of weeks ago? I really didn’t have a place to store them, so I got right to work transforming them.
Happy Friday! I am loving the nice spring weather, warm days and some delicious smelling rainy ones. Don’t you love the smell of rain? Today’s project was super simple and super needed, a perfect combination! I am sharing an upcycled cupboard door into command center. It is perfect for the small spot behind the door…
How to make a sandwich board out of an old crib: This easy sandwich board project is great for weddings, parties, or specialty shoppes. I picked up this crib last fall at the American Council of the Blind. They have regular sales, and on this day it was an unusual “sidewalk” sale, where this crib…
I had this bunk bed I used the headboard and the bottom half of the foot board for the Naval bench. I cut some scraps and used a router on them. I attached the squares with a nail gun and some Gorilla Wood Glue. I used some DIY Chalky…
I have a great project to share with you today using my new Canon PIXMA MG7120 printer, and some reclaimed scrap lumber pieces. Source for free printable source I printed these on my new wireless Canon PIXMA MG7120. What you’ll need: Printable Canon PIXMA MG7120 PIXMA Cloud APP Scrap Luan…
My second community night class was all about chalkboards. We were suppose to repurpose a cupboard door into a chalkboard. However, there wasn’t enough interest, so the class was cancelled. Sad.but.true. So, I’m going to show you some of the unexpected chalkboard items I was going to share with the class—you know I LOVE a…
