Wine Crate Shoe Storage

Ann Marie from White House Black Shutters bought three wine racks at a yard sale for $5 a piece. Although she had no idea what she planned to do with them, she knew she just had to have them. She sure was glad she did when two of the crates turned into shoe storage for [...Read More]

Round Kitchen Table

Karen from Somewhat Quirky Design found a great round tabletop at a rummage sale for $5 and wanted to make a base for it.  She had been eying a table from Pottery Barn for a while and thought she could make it herself with the help of a friend loaded with scrap wood and tools. [...Read More]

Knickknack Candlesticks

Abbie from Five Days… 5 Ways fell in love with some unique candlesticks from Anthropologie made from an assortment of knickknacks. However, after seeing the $400 price tag, Abbie embarked on a mission to make her own that involved haunting thrift stores until she found just  pieces to recreate the candlesticks… with her own twist, [...Read More]

Distressed Black Buffet

Mallory from Classy Clutter was thrilled when her neighbor offered her a long wood buffet for FREE after there were no takers at her yard sale. I definitely would have been walking home with an extra skip in my step afterwards! Mallory sanded it down before hand-painting and distressing it to perfection. Isn’t the buffet [...Read More]

Clock Coffee Table

This project from Corrie at Red Hen Home is one of my favorite kinds. Not only does it look like it’s straight from a catalog, but it also gives new life to an old round coffee table that was sporting a big old crack. After nabbing a round maple table from a garage sale for [...Read More]

Decorative Painted Basket

I love the decorative and storage capabilities of baskets and have tons in my home to prove it! Aimee from It’s Overflowing found a beautiful little basket at the thrift store for only a quarter and freshened it up with some leftover yellow paint. This is a fabulous way to bring new life to an [...Read More]

Painted Silhouette Canvas

Karah at The Space Between has been loving all of the canvas silhouette art floating around lately. However, without a vinyl cutting machine, she had to find another way to create her own. Karah used her printer, paint, and two Goodwill canvases to make two silhouettes of her pooches. Karah says, “’No fancy equipment needed [...Read More]

Decorative Photo Lantern

Brittany at Pretty Handy Girl snatched up an old brass lantern from her Habitat Restore for only $5. She turned it into a decorative piece for her mantle with some colorful paint and a picture of two cutie pies. Brittany didn’t even realize her pretty blue lantern resembled candle lanterns from Pier 1. She’s just [...Read More]