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,…
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shutter DIY fireplace screen
A fun repurposed shutter (bi-fold door) project. This easy fireplace screen cover-strictly for decorative purposes-made from cut up bi-fold doors is easy to make and oh so functional for your fireplace hearth this fall and holiday season.
Vertical Coat Rack For Tight Spaces | Great For Kids Coats
I actually started this project in 2009! This vertical coat rack is the perfect solution for tight spaces. Use it in the bathroom for towels, by the front door for hats and coats. Hang it low for kids coats and hats.
Picket Fence Whitewash Coat Rack
So, I got the old picket fence of a burn pile and decided a quick project was in order, and that meant a picket fence coat rack! As you can see, I really did get this off a burn pile! I rested the old picket fence on my easy diy sawhorses to make some…
Stocking Holder Chalkboard made from a Repurposed Headboard
Today’s Christmas stocking holder uses a headboard just like this, except one of the spindles was broken. I made two projects out of this twin headboard. along with this Christmas stocking holder, I also made a headboard shelf with the lower portion of the headboard. I used a reciprocating saw to separate the…
Easy Window Shelf
I have another easy window shelf to inspire you using odd bits and pieces as brackets. The fun thing about window projects is how different each can be! I once had this petite armoire that I made into a kid’s art center. Then in March of 2015 I did some demolition on it to make…
How to Use a Kreg Jig
It’s Power Tool Challenge day! 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. At one time we all were newbies at this, but we kept…
window cupboard : easy window project
I love making a good window cupboard, some are easier than others. When I saw this easy window cabinet tutorial over at That’s My Letter, I knew I just had to make one. After all, I do have many, many windows in my stash! These are only a few of the windows I have…
White Headboard Shelf Coatrack
I picked up this table at a yard sale for $1. I used the base of the table for a repurposed desk into a chest. I cut the sides off on my table saw to make a black headboard wall shelf. That left me with one long skinny piece of a table…
Small Shelf Coat Rack
I made this cute little twin headboard bench by cutting up the foot board. When I did that I had the piece in the blue rectangle left over—well, actually I had a pair of them. To make this small shelf, I dug out a piece of molding from my stash and got to work…
Repurposed Cabinet Door Coat Rack
It’s that time again….time for me to make multiple “like” projects so that I can have some fun and easy projects to take to Glendale Days in October. We had some beautiful weather last week, and I went to my cabinet door stash and grabbed several doors and got busy. It was really fun…
repurposed pallet coffee cup rack
I seriously can’t remember when I’ve been so excited to show you a project! I hope you love this repurposed pallet coffee cup rack as much as I do! I sure did have fun making it.
Picket Fence Coat Rack
I’m so excited to share this easy picket fence coat rack with you! I love quick and easy projects, and even beginners can do this project. When I made my reclaimed wood potting bench a couple of weeks ago . . .
Repurposed Hutch Top into a Coat Rack Shelf
Sometimes I’m a little slow to process ideas. Today I’m going to show you a project that I have been waiting years for it to speak to me. I finally made this repurposed hutch top into a coat rack shelf.
Kids Art Desk Repurposed Armoire
I am so glad this kids art desk made from a repurposed armoire is done. I hope you can follow along with my crazy tutorial below because this is a pretty in depth repurposed furniture project. The Back Story Last fall Leann picked up some great items from the side of the road for me.
Kitchen Hutch Buffet from a Repurposed Desk
You may remember this desk and hutch. I’ve already shown it to you in the post Recent Finds Leann’s Curb Finds, and then I showed you the details of how I cut it down to size in the post DIY Desk/Hutch Modification . Top left—on the curb. Top right—cutting the desk with my sawzall….
Cord Clutter solved with Repurposed Nightstands
It’s a new year, and many of us resolve to make some changes. I always have good intentions, and I’m hoping that this year my attempts to declutter will be better. I’ve done great in the last few years at not bringing too much stuff into the house. I’m not a big shopper, but I…
Large Coat Rack Shelf
Last week while I was looking for a quick and easy project that I could work on in the basement shop I saw this over sized crown molding I recently picked up at the Peddler’s Mall. I thought it would be perfect for a large coat rack shelf. I found two 1×10’s…
License Plate Coat Racks
Happy New Year MRL readers, I am happy to be here today! Have you been setting goals? I sure have. There are a million things I can improve on, but I am trying to just work on a few at a time. 🙂 In fact my first project of the year, my License Plate Coat…
Cubby Shelf Makeover
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…
DIY Coat Rack Repurposed Bunk Bed
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…
headboard chalkboard coat rack
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.
Updated Portable Bar
I recently revisited this portable bar made from an antique radio cabinet. I knew when I finished stopped working on it, that there needed to be some changes. Sometimes it does take me a while to get back to update a project, especially when the weather turns really hot. I’m not physically able to be…
Vintage Armoire Doors Cabinet
I got these vintage armoire doors from my neighbor last week. I knew right away what I wanted to do with them because I was ready for an easy project.
Repurposed Dresser into Media Center (card catalog drawers)
I love transforming pieces of furniture, and dressers are among my favorites, especially when said dresser is free.
