This collection of repurposed glass ideas will inspire you to pick up some glassware at the thrift store or a yard sale. Easy gift ideas. Some ideas are from the early days, but still very relevant for today!
How to spray paint plastic chairs. You know those old white chairs you have? They are pitted and ugly? Easy fix with some colorful spray paint! Refresh wrought iron metal furniture with spray paint too!
How to make a small shadow box using hobby plywood board and wood glue. No nails needed for this project. Step by step directions included so you can make one, two, three or MORE!
How to make an easy DIY plate stand using thrift store items. Yep, a brass candlestick and a pretty blue plate make the perfect match for this easy project.
How to turn a vintage ammo box into a coffee table. Step by step directions will show you how you can do this or something similar with a box you may have in storage. It doesn’t get any better than a vintage ammo box coffee table with storage AND a bottom shelf!
How to make custom wood slice ornaments using a tree branch from your yard. Also, did you know you can easily purchase these wood slices online?
Someone tried to rescue this laminate cabinet, but it was time for another little makeover. This time with paint and chicken wire! It’s amazing what a little paint can do to change up an ugly piece of furniture.
How to make a baseball wreath for your front door out of baseballs from your favorite games. Tips for getting just the right amount of baseballs and what kind of wire to use. Embellish your baseball wreath with your team colors or monogram.
This roundup of 50+ repurposed table ideas will inspire you to change up or transform that table you have in storage, or maybe you just found the perfect table at a thrift store or on the side of the road. In any case, you’re sure to find something here to inspire you to save an…
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?
You’re looking at the best place to find headboard benches. These repurposed bed projects are perfect for your patio, home and more. Every project has a complete tutorial to show you just how the bench was made from a bed headboard and more.
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.
I promise you I will eventually finish this silly repurposed nightstand into a kitchen center. I am getting closer, but the heat wave we’re having makes it impossible for me to go outside and work on projects. In case you’ve missed the other posts about this nightstand repurposed into a kid’s kitchen center, you can…
This is pretty much where we left off in the last post—me trying to figure out whether I should use the spindles, or center the counter on the nightstand that makes up the kitchen center. Because I seem to be in my “red” phase, I reached for some ASCP in Primer Red. I’m hoping…
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 started this play kitchen project a couple of weeks ago, then I went out of town with Delta Faucet and Krylon paint. So it got put on hold. It’s still not done, so maybe if I show you a partially built kitchen center, it will nudge me to get it finished! I have…
When I accepted the invitation to go to Cleveland to participate in this challenge, Krylon sent me some of their new ColorMaster spray paint. I recently found this old mailbox hanging out in my shed, and knew it would be perfect to repurpose as a planter. I’ve learned that it’s really important…
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. …
I told you about this table over a year ago, in my post Recent Finds June 18, 2012. This table landed on my doorstep. I love it when I don’t have to hunt for junk, so fun when it finds me. I wonder why this has a number stenciled on the bottom…
I’ll admit I’m a little quirky. I name my flowers. It’s the best way for me to keep up with them. This rose bush is Jamie. It’s very old, older than Jamie. It’s been enjoying a new home and loving the additional sunshine it’s been getting since it was moved. In the background you…
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…
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…
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…
Using a Finish Max with 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…
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…
Today, we have a special guest, Betty. Betty doesn’t have a blog, but she sure made an awesome bench with upcycled chairs, and I knew you would want to see it! I found these 4 chairs on the side of the road. They were suppose to have white cushions but were black from wear…
Last fall I made several large display easels I don’t have pictures, but I’ll tell you that I clamped the left and right pieces together, drew a slanted line, and used my jigsaw to cut the angle. I then held the three pieces together to draw the line to drill my holes. You can see…
Do you remember these cabinet doors I picked up at my Spring Fling? I purposely chose unfinished doors so that I wouldn’t have to deal with a shiny surface. I decided to go the easy way and use Spray Chalkboard Paint. After the first coat, it was a little blotchy. However,…
Do you remember my Spring Fling, thrifting with MRL? I saw this table on my dry run, and it was still there a couple of weeks later on our Spring Fling day….so I went back to get it. It was $8.00. I forgot to tell you that the volunteer at the store said it was…
I love repurposing everything, but some things are more readily available than others. I have picked up a lot of bi-folding doors from alongside the road. A lot of people installed them in the last 25-30 years. Now they are being replaced, and end up being cast off to the garbage. I of course…
Last summer I got this vintage nightstand from a neighbor. I already had this little vintage nightstand on one side of the bed. While I had this monster on the other side of the bed. ignore the tag…. you know it’s illegal to remove them, right? hehehehe So, recently while I’ve been trying to…
How to make a faux ladder for a craft display using scrap lumber and repurposed spindles. This could also be used as a handy blanket ladder.
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…
I am taking part in the Wayfair Blogger Challenge sponsored by my good friends at Hometalk. The challenge theme was “geometric” “black & white” or “rope”. I suppose my project hits two of those themes. Are stripes geometric?
I have a fun project for you today. I changed out the screen from a vintage storm door with chicken wire. I am taking part in a huge Flea Market show in Louisville over the 4 day Memorial Day weekend. I am not exactly sure what all I’m taking, but I will be be selling…
Welcome to another Take 2 Tuesday roundup! Last week in my post “quick and easy” built from scratch projects I showed you some of my easier projects. In today’s roundup you’ll see some of my more difficult building projects. How to build Faux Barn Doors Blue Roof Cabin shows us how to make a faux…
Today’s Take 2 Tuesday is a great roundup of easy projects. Many of them can be done with a saw and hammer (or screwdriver). Some may require a drill. Remember that The Home Depot will make cuts for you if you don’t have a saw. If you are a regular diy’er that has scraps of…
Here is a great collection of repurposed spindles of all shapes and sizes to inspire you to think outside the box for your next easy project. DIY Caddy using reclaimed fence and Spare Chair Spindles Spindle Christmas Tree Decorative Finials from Bed Parts Knockoff Pedestal Photo holders Pedestal Photo Display Stands Even…
In January when one of my favorite thrift stores closed, I took advantage of some great sales. You my remember this coffee table. It had been marked $15, then marked down to $10, I got it for 50% off. This is what it looked like when I got it. Later that month I …
I’m a little tired of winter, I’m thinking ahead to Spring. I have compiled some of my favorite Spring projects to inspire you. Hopefully you’ll find a project to make it feel a little more like Spring where you are. Easy Spring Projects Happy Spring Pillow decoupaged watering can gazing ball from a bowling ball…
