Last Fall a reader wrote me to ask if I could make her some shelves like she saw on Pinterest. I don’t typically do that, but I felt up for the challenge. Using new lumber and corbels I found online, I made Cindy some chippy farmhouse shelves. Click for more details on how I achieved the chippy paint look.
This month’s Power Tool Team’s theme is trays! In honor of Mother’s day we figure we all could use a new idea for a handy tray. I think you’ll be inspired by all the creativity, hop over to see what we’ve done!
Make a beautiful reclaimed wood photo display for your home using dollar store photo frames and reclaimed wood.Mindi gives you an easy to follow picture tutorial!
Have you ever seen a tea light log candle holder used for Christmas centerpieces? Recently, I was outside throwing ball with Lulu Mae, something we do at least twice a day. She got distracted, so I was left there just standing and waiting for her to get her ball when I noticed one of my…
I have a lot of headboards in my stash, but one day while I was putting some stuff in my booth at Vendors’ Village, I picked up this fancy french provincial headboard for $7. I set about changing this fancy headboard into a headboard bench right away! The frame is made of wood, but the…
I recently shared a great pallet DIY Christmas tree project from Donna at Funky Junk Interiors on my Facebook page. I still have a lot of this free weathered wood stored in a wood shed. How to make a Pallet Christmas Tree Loosely following Donna’s tutorial I cut my fence boards on an angle…
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. …
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.
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. How to make a stocking holder out of a…
This is the mate to the headboard I’m using in today’s headboard wall shelf project. Imagine this headboard missing one of the spindles. Dismantle headboard Because I’m making two projects out of this one twin headboard, I needed to do a little modification with the reciprocating saw. I’ll be using the lower portion for this…
Hi Friends! It is Mindi again from MyLove2Create back to share an easy tutorial with you. I am going to show you how I made a Caddy or Tray Repurposed from Hymnbook Holders… I am loving the results! Are you a little confused about the Hymnbook holders? Let me explain. A few years back our church…
I recently received the new Small Spray Shelter from my friends at Homeright. I’ve had the regular Homeright Spray Shelter for a couple of years now. The smaller one is great for those quick spray painting projects, much better than the standard cardboard box method! We’ve all been there, right? Looking for the perfect cardboard…
How to turn old frames into a lantern, the perfect home decor for Christmas. Pin it! Anyone who follows me over at Scavenger Chic knows that I have three sons. Two are married and have their own homes and one more is just about to be a senior in high school. While they were growing…
I have been working with Iron Orchid Designs for the last couple of months using their Prima products and trying out new techniques. The IOD sisters sent me a couple of their new Décor transfers to try out on projects. I came home recently to find the FREE headboard in my carport. I seriously had…
Have you heard of a Cling Décor Stamp? I had no idea they existed until I accidentally found Iron Orchid Designs Periscopes and was instantly giddy about their products. *Amazon Affiliate Links included in this post* Let me tell you a little bit about my new friends—Sally and Josie, two sisters who are fabulously creative…
Hey there, MRL friends! It’s Angie from Knick of Time, back with a tutorial to turn a worn out old picnic table into a decorative farmhouse barn gate.
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…
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…
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.
Hey MRL Readers! It is good to be back posting here today, in case you are new, my name is Mindi and I blog over at MyLove2Create. I love contributing for Gail and feel honored to share my projects with you! It is amazing how fast the summer has gone by, and I realized the…
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Krylon to show you how easy it is to make a picture frame shadow box and decorate with items that I spray painted with the beautiful Restore color palette. Let’s begin at the beginning. I am a hoarder lover of frames. I even have a frame…
Do you remember the door hall tree I made a few weeks ago? I actually bought two of the cheap $2 interior doors to use as extra workspace in between sawhorses. Oh man! I didn’t intend to use them for projects, or I would have bought more. I found the perfect purpose for the second…
I shared some bottle and jar items last week in my Finish Max Painted Glass Bottles and More post. I have made some more wine bottles and took pictures to show you how easy image transfer is with the right product. Heirloom Traditions Chalk Type paint. has a great transfer and decoupage product. It’s called 1…
Today’s project is a white entryway bench that I made using a repurposed kitchen cabinet.
I have an easy and fun project to share with you today, it’s a sheet metal candle lantern. It’s sort of like a koozy for your candle. Last year I picked up some decorative sheet metal to use on some projects. After cutting the pieces to fit those projects, I had some small pieces…
I have a bunch of spindles and lots of scrap wood, so I decided it was time to do an easy DIY blanket ladder project. If you have a few spindles laying around, you can make one too!
I have been wanting to make an Edison bulb table lamp for awhile. I saw some ideas on Pinterest and thought I’d use some wood pieces and some lamp parts to make one from scratch.
I’m in love with this large coat rack shelf! I’m going to show you how to make one yourself. 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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
I got some stuff from my neighbor way back in August 2012, I talked about it in my post Recent Finds, Love Thy Neighbor Edition. This tall chest was one of the things I got. Soon after I got this, my friend Anne of Design Dreams by Anne, remade a tall highboy and ever…
Happy Friday everyone! I am glad to be back! Today I am sharing my new upcycled shelf! My in laws gave us this shelf about four years ago when we moved to Colorado. It started out on the wall in my oldest boys room, but when we moved them into a different room we never…
Hi! I’m Susan and I blog about decorating, organizing and home and life improvement at LivingRichonLess.com. I originally met Gail at the Haven Conference two years ago and, in case you didn’t already know, she is a genuinely sweet, caring person both online and in real life. And since she’s still working on…
When I blogged about the easy rustic trays, I put it out there that I was looking for more great uses for all the fence. Holly from Full Circle Creations wrote me an email–You could take some of that rough stuff and make small faux barn doors that would have been used in a…
Hi Everyone! I’m Susan from Homeroad and I am the Guest Blogger today at My Repurposed Life. I am so glad Gail gave me this opportunity to introduce myself and do a project for you today My favorite thing to do over at Homeroad is to create with junk. I find things on the side-of-the-road or in thrift stores and I repurpose them into…
I was inspired by Susan’s faux ladder, and I knew I just had to make one to use as a craft display. How to make a Ladder for Craft Display How to use crib spindles I raided my stash of spindles, and purchased some 1×2’s from The Home Depot. I need to drill holes…
Jamie told me that I needed some height on my mantel. I was thinking candlesticks. I looked at the store (Meijer) and I saw that they are VERY expensive. I braved the cold in the garage and rummaged around to see what I could find. This is a bedpost from a full sized bed that…
Hello all! My name is Angie with The Country Chic Cottage and I am thrilled Gail allowed me to guest post for her today. I love taking thrift store cast offs and turning them into something that looked like it stepped outside of the home decor department. Are you looking for mirror ideas? My latest…
