After using an ugly green messed up nightstand for storage in the garage for years, I was about to throw it out. BUT! I posted it on Facebook and most people said keep it. I’m so glad I did. Look at it now. After a little TLC, paint and adding a window (door) I love it! I’ll show you just how it all came about in this article.
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felted sweater Christmas stocking
I’m sharing a friend’s project today. It’s a beautiful felted sweater Christmas Stocking! Anita did a beautiful job on this thrift store sweater stocking. Wouldn’t this make a sweet gift?
Chair Back Jewelry Display
I love old chairs, and today I have a fun and easy chair project for you. I turned an old chair back into a jewelry display. Check out these four chairs I got from a local reader last year. I’ve already used some of the legs to make a coffee table/bench. After…
Chair Back Wall Shelf
I have another repurposed chair project, a chair back wall shelf made from my $2 thrift store chair. I’ve already made a chair seat wall shelf out of this chair. Not bad to get two projects out of one $2 chair, eh?I have a lot of chairs, but even so, I couldn’t pass up this…
Coat Rack Repurposed Chair Back
I recently shared this easy chair back coat rack at Today’s Creative Life! Kim was having some friends share great projects, you really should check them out at her Celebrate Summer series. This lonely chair had been marked at 5.03, but was 50% off when I bought it at Vendors’ Village. What a deal! A…
Large Chalkboard Shelf
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…
Cabinet Door Table : Easy Build
This sweet little repurposed cabinet door table is the product of me having so many doors in my stash. I’ve made a small table out of a cabinet door way back in the day, but it’s much easier and prettier when you have the right tools. Items to make a cabinet door table…
Christmas Stocking Hanger
This adorable Christmas Stocking hanger from my friend Terri @ Fresh Cut Flours was the inspiration for today’s project. My friend Cathy dropped off this headboard to me recently, and I put it away in the garage. Then as I was looking at my Christmas Pinterest Board I saw Terri’s stocking headboard…
DIY Doggie Gate {crib rails}
I have a baby gate for corralling Louie (left) but with a very strange floor plan in my home, I need more options when Lucy (right) comes to visit. When Lucy is fed, she gobbles her food up really fast, whereas Louie is more of a nibbler. It’s difficult to find a time to…
Fun Game Board Table
I’ve been working on smaller projects. Disclaimer: Today, I have an easy display table for a game board. I understand that some people may not like the content of this post. A friend of mine requested this custom order. Perhaps you could use the idea with your favorite game board.
Repurposed tv Console
This post is going to show you how to use a repurposed tv to make a new and useful piece of furniture. This is one of many t.v. cabinets I recently picked up at my local Habitat ReStore over the Summer. Here you can see them all lined up ready to be…
Small Wall Cupboard
This small wall cabinet made from a vintage cupboard door and a new pine box has been a long time in the making. I took this “before” picture on November 16, 2009. Can you believe it? It only took me four years to finish this simple project. In April 2010 I built a…
Plastic Radio Cabinet Console Makeover
Do you remember this haul from last month at the Hardin County Habitat Restore? This plastic cabinet was part of my painting marathon using my diy chalk paint in my HomeRight Finish Max. After priming, I decided I should remove this lower shelf, it was really too low to the bottom. I patched,…
vintage buffet repurposed to media center
PIN IT! I was given this old buffet back in the early spring. It’s been sitting in storage looking all pitiful just waiting for the tlc it deserves. When I got this piece and blogged about it, Susan remarked that she had it’s twin. I already knew it would make a perfect media center…
Ammo Box Coffee Table
I recently showed you how I turned this old ammo box into a unique coffee table. This is the after, but I was curious about leg/wheels. To tell you the truth, I always planned to put wheels on it, but wanted to run it by you for your opinion. …
Repurposed Bed Posts {Chalkboard}
Let me catch you up to date. Rewind a few years—I had this foot board. I parted it out and saved these two bedposts. Recently, I cut it down so that I could use the piece on the left as a front leg for this: Have you seen my flowerbed? I was left with…
Repurposed Headboard into a Flower Bed
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…
Repurposed Console tv
Repurposing a Console TV I am so excited to have the opportunity to post at My Repurposed Life. So, thank you gail, for allowing me this opportunity! I have repurposed a few things, including a dresser into a bench and an old TV console into a tv stand. The repurposed console TV had been my…
Finish Max Chalkboard Paint
Finish Max Chalkboard Paint I recently decided to clean out my storage shed. It’s one of the places where I store my inventory. You can see a few empty spaces where I’ve pulled some stuff out. I didn’t quite “gut” it, but I did remove most of it to organize it better. See that…
Repurposed Piano Front
Last year while I was on vacation in California, someone dropped this piece of a piano front off at my house. I was sort of stuck because of the color. So, I mixed up some DIY black chalk paint. I instantly liked it a lot better. I’ve been needing something for this…
