Tips for turning an old singer sewing machine base into a table for your sofa or hallway. Spray paint was used for the base and reclaimed wood was used for the table top. Lots of tips for you to DIY.
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Picture Frame Shadow Box
This fun and frugal picture frame shadow box is a fairly easy DIY using drawer parts and thrift store items. Step by step instructions included. The shadow box has been featured in a couple of magazines.
Vintage Record Table Cart
Who could pass up this awesome record cart table for $5? Did you know that for years, that was my thrift store limit? It had seen better days, but I felt I didn’t really have much to loose if this ended up being a project fail.
Welcome Sign Shutter Porch Decor
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!
Easy Shadow Box from a Picture Frame
This easy shadow box is made from a thrift store frame. There are so many options of picture frames available that the possibilities are endless. I’ll show you step by step how to achieve this picture frame shadow box in an afternoon.
Pallet Wood Christmas Tree diy
Just in time for Christmas, you can make a cute pallet wood decoration for your home. Easy instructions included. Make a pallet wood Christmas tree today.
Scrap Pile DIY Candlesticks
These DIY Candlesticks are just in time for the Holidays! I love a great challenge! Sandra from Sawdust Girl issued a challenge to make something from your scrap pile. My scrap pile may not be like your scrap pile, because I hoard fun stuff that makes awesome projects. Granted, I do have the regular scrap…
Peppermint Platter | Easy Christmas Project
How to make a peppermint patty platter! It’s so easy and inexpensive to make. You could make a large one, or several smaller ones, or both!!! I love how this turned out and would love to make more very soon. I may even mix colors of peppermints!
Pallet Projects plus Tips for Dismantling Pallets
Do you LOVE pallet projects? I have tips for easily dismantling pallets, and a great variety of pallet projects to inspire you. Pallet projects are popular these days because pallets are readily available, and withstand the test of time.
shutter DIY fireplace screen
A fun repurposed shutter (bi-fold door) project. This easy fireplace screen cover-strictly for decorative purposes-made from cut up bi-fold doors is easy to make and oh so functional for your fireplace hearth this fall and holiday season.
Cabinet Door Herb Planter
Today, Angie shares a quick and easy project using an old cabinet door and a loaf pan. She made an indoor herb planter and herb drying hook with just a few very basic supplies. We hope you click over to see all the details.
Chair Back Wall Shelf | for guest room
I have another repurposed project, a chair back wall shelf made from my $2 thrift store chair. I’ve already made a chair seat wall shelf. Not bad to get two projects out of one $2 find, eh? I have a lot of chairs, but even so, I couldn’t pass up this deal.This one caught my…
Easy Window Shelf
I have another easy window shelf to inspire you using odd bits and pieces as brackets. The fun thing about window projects is how different each can be! I once had this petite armoire that I made into a kid’s art center. Then in March of 2015 I did some demolition on it to make…
Stair Step Pallet Shelf for Craft Supplies
As any crafter knows, our supplies tend to breed when we’re not looking, and it’s easy to run out of space to put everything, so this pallet shelf project helps solve that problem. It’s perfect for small spaces where you don’t have room for large shelves. First, you’ll need to construct three small crates from the bottom…
How to make a Coffee Table using Chair Legs and Wood Flooring
I never really thought about making a coffee table using chair legs and hardwood flooring, but one day while I was looking for something to make, I took a second look at the base of these chairs…. I got these chairs from a local reader last fall, and they’ve just been hanging around ever…
Turn Old Frames into a Lantern
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…
Plastic Frame Makeover
I have such an Easy Plastic Frame Makeover for this month’s Thrift Store Décor Makeover-it happens the second Wednesday every month! I love it because it makes me step away from the saw and the drill. Plastic thrift store picture frame This seriously IS the ugliest brown <plastic> frame EVER! But, it was only $2…
Decor Transfer Repurposed Headboard Sign
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…
Repurposed Chair Back Coat Rack
I recently shared this easy repurposed 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. Thrift store chair This lonely chair had been marked at 5.03, but was 50% off when I bought it at Vendors’ Village….
Rustic Industrial Narrow Bookshelf
It is Mindi from MyLove2Create again, and today I am back to share my latest project. This rustic industrial bookshelf is easy to make and I’ll show you how. And boy am I LOVING it! I am so happy it turned out, cecause I had a few “iffy” moments where I wasn’t so sure. Luckily…
Chair Bench Tutorial | Three Chair Bench
This triple chair bench tutorial will show you how to turn three dumpster chairs into a perfect seating solution for your kitchen or dining room table. Step by step directions how to join chairs together to make a bench.
Chair Seat Wall Shelf
Yes! A chair seat wall shelf, perfect for your kitchen or guest bath. One $2 chair I got at Vendors’ Village made two different projects. This is the first project, I’ll share the other one someday soon. While thrift shopping, I always look for chairs. Currently I have more chairs than I need, but…
Chalkboard Shelf using a Cabinet Door
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…
Divided Pedestal Serving Tray
Hello once again My Repurposed Life fans, it’s Joan from Scavenger Chic. I have a divided pedestal serving tray project to share with you! A lot of my projects lately seem to be makeovers. But I chose this project to share with MRL readers because it really repurposes several every day household items into something new and…
White Picket Fence is DONE!
Oh my gosh guys! I love my white picket fence! Is the yard done? NO. Do I still have more to do? Always! But the fence is done and is finally painted. I took advantage of some cooler weather in early June to really knock out the fence. It took the better part of three…
chair wall shelf
This chair wall shelf was a no brainer, because I love, love, love old chairs. They made my top five list on my items to pick up at thrift stores and curb shopping on my DIY with MRL podcast. It’s tough for me to ever pass up a chair, but when they are great deals,…
Repurposed Cupboard Door Shelf
Hello! It is Mindi from My Love 2 Create again! I am happy to be here today to share my latest project. I made a repurposed cupboard door shelf. Yay! Fun stuff, especially because I had everything on hand to build this. I must say I am very pleased with the end result. Besides…chalkboard…
Photo Display Wall Shelf
What? A photo display wall shelf made from chairs and a repurposed glass door? Yep! I used a part of one chair . . . . . . and one of these glass cabinet doors to make — Photo Display Wall Shelf This unique photo display wall shelf! Here’s how I made this easy project….
Unique Bookends using 10 Pound Weights
Hello once again, MRL readers, it’s Joan from Scavenger Chic. I have a fun repurposed project with items you may just have sitting around your house. Over the last couple of weekends we’ve been helping my son and his wife with their new fixer upper. A 50’s era house which is badly in need of…
Artwork Frame Chalkboard
In this month’s installment of Thrift Store Home Décor Challenge is a artwork frame chalkboard. I can never pass up a great $5 picture frame. My garage has many of these waiting for a makeover, but today’s project is a more frequent find. Funny thing is, I can’t find a before picture of it. It…
bar stool leg Bench
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…
Mid-Century Headboard Bench
I have a great mid-century headboard bench to share with you as part of the monthly Power Tool Challenge with some of my favorite DIY bloggers! Be sure to check out all of the other great projects shared below. This month’s theme was “repurpose”, so easy for My Repurposed Life! Because headboard benches are…
Window Projects
This roundup of window projects will inspire you to think outside the box to repurpose that window you found at the thrift store or on the side of the road. Click on the links below for a complete tutorial on any of these window projects. Repurposed Window Projects Please pin this so you can find…
End of Bed Bench | made from Chairs
I’ve made several chair benches, but really only one end of bed bench out of chairs. It was years ago, and I never really liked it very much. I believe it was too long (wide). But honestly, the one I’m sharing with you today might also be too long. In addition, I painted it black,…
Wooden Silverware Box Makeover
For this month’s Thrift Store Décor Makeover, I’m sharing how I changed up a wooden silverware box with some paint and paper clay appliques made with IOD molds. Late last Summer I came across this silverware box from Joey’s booth at Vendors’ Village. I ended up sending some of the silverware to Betsy…
Gutter Planter for Pergola or Arbor
*I’m so happy to tell you this is a sponsored post from The Home Depot* It’s here! The #DIHWorkshop where you can make a gutter planter is right around the corner! Today, I’m going to show you how I made my own gutter planter for my new DIY picket fence arbor. Be sure to see…
Reclaimed Wood Shelves
Happy April Fool’s Day! Crazy that it is April already, time flies. Today I am happy to share my reclaimed wood shelves with you… PIN IT! From the photo it is probably obvious that these cuties are hanging out in the bathroom, and let me tell ya. We are singing praises…no more searching for toilet…
rustic pallet caddy
I’ve done another pallet project—and I love how easy and pretty this rustic pallet caddy turned out. I hope you love it too. My friend Gina (The Shabby Creek Cottage) challenged some friends to complete some pallet project ideas, be sure to check out the other ideas at the end of this article. I…
Succulent Planters | rotted tree trunk pieces
Using some rotted tree parts, I made some unique and fun succulent planters. The rotted areas of the wood slices were the perfect void to plant small succulents. This was an easy project, and the outcome is perfect! I love the rustic look of the succulent planters.
Wood Slice Rolling Plant Stand
I’m taking part in this month’s Power Tool Challenge. Is a chain saw a power tool? You bet! Check out this wood slice rolling plant stand I made using a piece of one of my trees. Wood Slice Rolling Plant Stand Last fall when we were ready to put up the new DIY picket…
