Rose and Ribbon Lamp
Kaisa from Sentimental Journey had an old and very inexpensive lamp from Ikea that was about to meet its end in the trash can. However, the fortunate lamp was saved from demise by a bouquet of dried...
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Faux Gilded Pinecones
At What's Ur Home Story, Vidya has a great way to dress up pine cones for Christmas decor. If you have a yard with pine trees or live near a park or nature preserve that has them, then pine cones will...
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Piano Bench Makeover
Sara from Thrifty Treasures had a piano bench that had seen better days. She also had a sample can of paint in a bright coral color that she was interested in using. Since Sara usually gravitates...
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Lamps from Wallpaper Printing Rollers
Add Restoration Redoux, Shanna has been working on a really unique project. She explains, "I got these strange rollers with lamp bases attached at a yard sale for a dollar a piece. Turns out they were...
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Gold Dipped Bar Stools
Over at Honeybear Lane, Heidi has been working on projects for her daughter's nursery. She's not revealing the whole room, yet, but she thought of a fun way to incorporate these two bar stools....
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Sunburst Mirror from a Thrifted Platter
Aly blogs at Entirely Eventful Day, where she offers a tutorial for a sunburst mirror that starts with a hilariously hideous thrift store platter. "I forced my sister to go to the thrift store with me...
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Gold-Tipped Shoe Refashion
"While at the thrift store about a year ago, I found a pair of scuffed up white ballet flats that looked pretty sad but fit quite nicely," says Autum of It's Always Autumn. She brought them home, but...
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Magazine Rack with the Midas Touch
Rhonda rescued this magazine rack through a Facebook swap page and blogged about it over at Home.Made. When she got it, Rhonda says that, "It was brown and dusty with little gnaw marks from some...
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Rawr! It’s a Tiger Striped Bar Cart
Everyone except Jenna who passed by this metal cart on the curb saw it as another piece of junk. Jenna, on the other hand, could see the potential it had to become a sexy bar cart. If you need a...
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Discarded Wall Art Goes Glam with Feathers
When Bethany of Pitter and Glink spotted this framed goose embroidery art, she was drawn to it for two reasons. First, her grandmother loved geese. And second, oval frames are hard to come by! She...
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Blue No More: A Buffet Makeover
When Jenna of Rain on a Tin Roof first moved into her current home, she loved the pretty periwinkle blue of the buffet/entertainment center in their living room. "And it is still a really pretty...
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Celebrate Mardi Gras With an Upcycling Project
At Organized 31, Susan has created a fun and easy upcycling project to celebrate Mardi Gras. This started with some Yoplait greek yogurt containers, which have a really fun shape. {...Read More...}
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Trashed Lamp Gets a Second Chance
At her blog Sweet Pea, Paula shares the story of a salvaged lamp. She found this lamp in a dumpster...during a beach vacation! The lamp came home with her and recently got a makeover. {...Read More...}
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You’ve Got to See These Tape Trimmed Curtains!
When Jenna was redoing her guest bedroom, she felt the need to switch out the plain white Ikea curtain panels for something a little more exciting. "I really didn’t want to spend money on new...
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A Touch of Gold for this Ceramic Pot
Sometimes it's the little details or a simple change that make all the difference in how an object looks and functions. That was the case with this ceramic flower pot that belongs to Carolyn of...
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Refabbing a Plain Picture Frame
Got any picture frames that could use an update? Liz from Love Grows Wild has a simple idea that you can use to give your old picture frames an extra dose of style. {...Read More...}
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Adding Personality with a Monogram
Briana from Posh Purpose was given this ceramic basket by her aunt. "The style didn't really work for me," she confesses. "The basket had been hiding out behind some picture frames on my bookshelf,...
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Second Chance to Shine Dresser
Over at McCall Manor, Holly's mom gave a junky dresser a second chance. The dresser was a second hand find of thirty years ago that had served in a boy's room and eventually made it's way out to sit...
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Pot ‘o Gold…at the End of the Succulents
Crystal of A Pumpkin and a Princess is happily enjoying two trends: succulents and gold leaf. She came up with a fun way to use these trends to dress up a simple terra cotta pot. {...Read More...}
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Side Table Gets a Touch of Old Paris
It was the last day of a yard sale when Shanna of Restoration Redoux spotted this little side table. The woman running the sale was ready to shut things down, so she let Shanna take the table...
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