Happy Friday, it’s Mindi from MyLove2Create again! I am excited because it is the start of our Spring Break! Even though we are not really going anywhere, we are going to hang with cousins and I am hopefully going to paint some rooms in my house!!! Anyway, I am happy to be back to share…
Hey everyone, it’s Mindi again from MyLove2Create! Last week I had a moment of insanity and started ripping out my small hall closet, because I couldn’t stand it’s total lack of effectiveness any longer. In the process, I decided I needed a crate at the bottom of “said closet”, and so that is what I…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Hello! It’s Mindi again from MyLove2Create. I am happy to be back sharing a cool project, and as far as building goes this one is really simple. A DIY tray stand and old toolbox make a fun statement piece, and it is useful too! I obviously have a thing for cool old metal boxes, as you can…
Entry Table Hello! I am excited to share how I built an Entry Table. It was made as a house warming gift for my sister and brother-in-law, who needed something for their front entryway. I love making gifts for people, so this was a very fun project for me! Isn’t it cute!?
A couple of months ago, my friend Shannon gave me a LOT of cabinet doors. While looking for an easy project to do recently, I decided that using repurposed cabinet doors to make a small bench for kids, dolls, or the garden would be a great little project. this post contains affiliate links I sorted…
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.
Hello My Repurposed Life readers! I am back with a very fun project today, one that is right up Gail’s Alley…Old Chairs into a New Bench.
This is a fun and easy repurposed furniture project for your kitty. I’ll show you how to hide your cat litter box inside a cabinet. I got this old console t.v. last August from the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Hardin County. This post contains affiliate links After gutting it, I gave it…
Do you remember this wooden tool chest I got from Andy while he was going through his dad’s estate? I knew it would be the perfect storage option for my blog stuff, like biz cards and such. I set out to make a DIY spindle table to set the tool chest on.
Hello! Today I am sharing a repurposed project, old drawers into porch planters. I have seen drawers used for planters several times and loved them….so, here is my version.
Antique Radio Cabinet into a portable bar Sometimes I look for “easy” projects in between the larger ones—I thought this portable bar made from an old radio cabinet would be one of those projects. I’ve been sitting on this for a few months, and after cleaning out the garage recently, I decided it was time…
My mission –should I accept it is to build a potting bench from leftover bits and pieces that are hanging out in Jamie & Andy’s garage, including a former privacy fence gate, a shutter, some former display racks and random 2×4’s and 4×4’s.
This pineapple bed was in pretty rough shape, in fact her owner told me they had to use screws on the rails because they were so warped. I had to do some gluing and repairs in order for it to be sturdy enough for a bench.
As I mentioned in my Recent Finds {sick of winter edition} I picked up this crib when I delivered the Lego Table. This post contains Affiliate Links See this cute little guy? His Grandma (Denise) asked me to make a toy box bench out of his (that cute little guy) dad’s crib. When comparing the…
About a year ago, during my Spring Fling 2013 I spied this table at a local thrift store. It was cheap at only $8. I loved the legs, and the drawers. As soon as I unloaded it from the truck, I got busy painting it. You can read all about how DIY Chalk paint makes…
Today, I have a great little headboard bench storage shelf tutorial. Because it’s cold and snowy, I have been working in the basement shop, therefore some of the pictures may not be the sharpest quality. Twin Bunk Beds I picked up two of these beds last fall really cheap. They are quite small, because they…
I’m so excited to tell you the latest news here at MRL. We have a new contributor! Isn’t that exciting? Mindi from MyLove2Create will be blogging a couple of times a month showing you great DIY tutorials. I love all of Mindi’s projects, and today’s is no exception. Take it away Mindi!
Repurposed Dresser Bench Did you see yesterday’s Recent Finds post? Let’s see if you guessed right? I bought this dresser ($20) and two pieces of the bead board paneling for $4 each. I know, $20 is way over my $5 limit….more about that in a minute. This post contains Affiliate Links The dresser had…
I used $1 cabinet doors to made a cute toy box, but I have many more cabinet doors looking for a purpose. So, I whipped up this little cutie using four of those $1 cabinet doors. These are what the doors looked like before. I ripped some 2×4’s down to square them up,…
I love this project! I’m going to show you how I made this adorable toy box out of 10 cabinet doors from the ReStore. Don’t you love it? would you think it was cabinet doors? These are the doors I used. I’ve lost count of how many I’ve actually purchased. Just looking at…
Warning! this is a long tutorial post with lots of pictures showing you how to turn a vintage ammo box into a coffee table. Last summer I cleaned out the shed and drug out this old ammo box. It’s seen better days. Someone obviously didn’t appreciate it for it’s charm. (It was a curb…
This is a long {tutorial} post, to show you how to make a flower planter from a repurposed headboard. It is very picture heavy. If you want details, feel free to read all the tips. If you’re like me, you’ll skim over the words, and just look at the pictures. I’ve been trying to get…
How to make own DIY kids table, make your own so you can customize the size! Have you see the cute red banquette (bench) I made for the kiddos? Once I made the bench, I thought it needed a table. I didn’t have a table, so I built one from scratch. I’m going to show you how…
Get ready to find out how I cut a chest of drawers and made one of two projects. If you follow me on facebook, you’ve already been teased with the a photo of this chest of drawers. Beware—it is a long post. Cathy and I curbed this chest of drawers a long, long time…
I have finished another bench. You can see the tutorial on building this bench in my post Pretty Headboard Bench. I got this headboard and foot board free last year at a yard sale. This post contains Affiliate Links This bench was easy to build, but it sat like this since last summer, waiting…
Korrie nicknamed this headboard bench the “puzzle” bench because of all of the bits and pieces that make it up. This is where we left off on the other post. I sanded back some of the turquoise, but after getting a lot of feedback I decided to paint over the stencil. I went with…
I bought these 4 “glassless” cupboard doors at Tickled Pink. I used two of them (on the left) to make chalkboards. I had two left that were the same size. I cut some 1×6’s to size. This post contains affiliate links I used my Kreg Jig to make pocket holes to make a “box”. I also used…
If you’ve stopped by this week, you know I took all of these bits and pieces and made this jenny lind bench I proceeded to use more bits and pieces in order to add arm rests. I used paint and primer in one and painted it black. The plan was to paint it black to…
Do you know why it’s a Jenny Lind bed? From Apartment Therapy-Jenny Lind-Cottage-style spindled furniture bore her name after she reportedly slept in a bed with turned spindle posts. The name stuck and so has this style of furniture. This is a VERY long and picture heavy post. If you don’t need the tutorial, skip…
I bought some windows at Tickled Pink for $4.00 each. I’ve been wanting to make another repurposed windows cupboard. I have made hanging window cupboards, and even a double window cupboard that was side by side. I suppose after making the tower of terror, I’m into “tall” these days. This is the 1x’s I’ll be…
Warning! Very heavy picture post! You might want to grab a cup of coffee, or your other favorite beverage. I got this nightstand/side table last year at a yard sale. After a year in my garage it suffered a little water damage. (we had a very wet spring and early summer) However, I wasn’t going…
I am starting to do too many “like” projects. I know a lot of bloggers name their pieces, so I thought I’d give it a try to see if it makes things easier for me to remember this repurposed sewing cabinet. (as a reference) I named this piece after my Aunt Helen, who gave this…
I made the shutter bookcase for Jan a couple of months ago. She had 4 more shutters and she asked me to build her a shutter cupboard. These shutters are taller than I am. I had to cut them off because two were shorter than the other two. Once I got them to match, I…
