Cheap & Easy! That’s what I love! 🙂 Today’s project is both of those. A plain door mat from Home Depot for less than $5 is easily customized with spray paint-even in the dead of winter. I love this color, and it really dresses up this plain rug.
A broken bi-fold door (or shutter) makes an awesome DIY Welcome Sign for your porch or patio. Perfect for anytime of the year. Step by step directions with lots of paint tips!
This simple apple caddy made from reclaimed fence will inspire you to make some sort of crate or caddy soon. I have lots of great tips for stenciling. I love the stenciling technique I used for this project.
How to make a tall outdoor We Are Thankful sign out of reclaimed lumber. This is an easy afternoon project that will make you smile every time you see it. It’s the perfect reminder that we should be thankful for what we have.
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,…
A small mid century modern side table gets a new chance after the makeover it got is ruined with a huge scratch. A painted, stenciled table top disguises the not so pretty top. Details on the original makeover as well as the newest, latest look.
This is it! The last piece of the free furniture from my neighbor! The headboard has been repurposed into a sign for my kitchen! I love, love, love how it turned out. I hope you do to.
I’m sharing a step by step picture tutorial of how to make an easy pallet sign. Lots of tips about my favorite products for making an easy project to help decorate a coffee lover’s kitchen.
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.
Hey there, MRL fans, it’s Angie from Knick of Time here to share how easy it is to transform a chair – even one in bad condition, with fabric and a stencil. Your chair will be one of a kind, and there’s tons of ways to customize it. Here’s how my chair started out. Bad,…
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…
Hello! It’s Mindi from My Love 2 Create again, and I am back to share my most recent project, a repurposed bar stool leg bench. Last weekend was our City Spring clean up. One day a year you can take your trash, junk, whatever to the curb and the city will come and take it away…
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…
Are you looking for the easiest Valentines day DIY project ever? That’s what I was doing. Valentine’s day is fast approaching and I needed to share a project with you, my friends! I wanted to do something that you all could do, and I think I found the perfect project that anyone can do, regardless…
PIN IT! Good morning once again, it’s Joan from Scavenger Chic. I have a great project for you, a sliding door, also known as a barn door. I first made a sliding barn door a few years ago. At the time, you could only buy barn door hardware at places that specialized in Barn Door…
I am super excited to share my latest project with you, it is a fun Avengers Subway Art Sign that I made for my oldest two boys. My boys love it, and so do I! I am redoing their room right now and have less than a week to get it done. Scrap wood to…
I love making stuff out of cabinet doors, and it doesn’t get any easier than paint and stenciling this Happy Fall Y’all sign! While I was getting stuff ready for Glendale 2015, I was sort of on a painting frenzy, grabbing lots of cabinet doors from my stash. I painted them all black with…
Hey, MRL fans, it’s Angie from Knick of Time back with a DIY project that does double-duty as a farmer’s market sign and a fruit and vegetable holder! One of my favorite sources of inspiration for DIY projects are wedding blogs. Some people go ALL OUT for their weddings and have professional stylists put the event…
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…
Who doesn’t love hanging out on the porch with friends, family and a cold drink? I know I love sitting outdoors when the weather permits visiting with neighbors. Recently my neighbor’s niece asked me to make her a porch sign. Her son saw one on Pinterest and she loved it. I think it originated from…
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…
I’m one of 12 bloggers doing a Power Tool Challenge, using just one tool. This round we’re using a DRILL. That’s it, only a drill. My DIY American Flag project doesn’t even need to be sawed!
Well, today I am sharing such a project. I am happy to announce, after (over) three years, my Corner Cabinet Makeover is finally complete! Why did I wait so long to do this corner cabinet makeover? Why? I actually know the answer…it is because I am a very indecisive person. If I can’t decide…I don’t…
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…
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…
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.
A while back I picked up 4 drawers for free, and to be honest, I can’t remember where I got them. 🙂 Over the past few months when I would see them I would envision different ideas of how I could use them, but nothing really “clicked”. Being a busy mom, I decided that they…
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!?
As a fun summer project I have been cleaning off my back porch, which is no simple feat when it is hoarded wall to wall furniture. The reason is two fold, to make a nice sitting area for eating and visiting, and to make my husband happy. I guess it isn’t easy to BBQ when you…
Today I am excited to share a project that just might keep me sane. These repurposed curtain tie backs used to make towel hooks are making me very happy! Why, you ask? Because my kids can actually hang up their towels…instead of throwing them on the floor, and that is something to be very excited about!…
Benches are one of my favorite things, besides crates, I LOVE crates too. This bench was sitting out with someone’s garbage in the rain, until I spotted it while driving by…. My family is finally getting past the shame and embarrassment phase of my trash digging, in fact this project was picked out of the…
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…
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 everyone, it’s Mindi from MyLove2Create again! I am excited to share a fun project today! I have always wanted to try upholstery and this was my first attempt. I have looked at upholstery fabric in the stores and I am always shocked at the price, so I decided that I could do it the…
Hello! My name is Mindi and I share my projects over at MyLove2Create. It is such a pleasure for me to be guest posting at My Repurposed Life! Gail is one of my favorite people and I am happy to help her out as she recovers so she can get back to inspiring all…
a We recently had a family reunion at my cousin’s son’s house. He and his wife bought a fixer upper last fall. They’ve been working on it ever since. But things really became rushed as time neared for our annual family reunion. Scooter (his childhood nickname) and his wife Alicia agreed to host the reunion…
If you know me in real life, you know I’m a really picky eater. I rarely try new foods. When I got the opportunity to do this giveaway, I thought to myself, this would be a great time to try an avocado. Jamie loves them, so I thought, yep—it’s time to try one. I really…
Have you ever done foam pouncer stenciling on a rug? I know everyone is doing it all over blog-land, and it’s been on my to do list. However I didn’t have a need for one. When I visited my cousins in Michigan we had a bonfire, and…
