I wanted to take a quick detour from my normal upcycling / repurposing tutorial for a slightly different kind of blog post. Today, I wanted to dive into thrift store decorating a little deeper, because shopping secondhand is near and dear to me. In fact, it’s the foundation of everything I do here on my blog. Think of this as a “Shop the Look” kind of post, but not with fashion. Instead, we’re going work on a “Thrift the Look” home decor vignette using a magazine photo as inspiration. And the theme of this Thrift the Look post is French Farmhouse Decor. Read more ›
French Farmhouse Decor or Cheap Farmhouse Decor from the Thrift Store
July 25, 2018 · By · 72 Comments
25+ Upcycling Ideas and Repurposing Projects for Cutting Boards
May 20, 2018 · By · 9 Comments
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: cutting boards and wooden bread boards from thrift stores are some of my all-time favorite treasures. Sure, they’re plain and scarred from knife use. BUT, they are truly blank canvases that are destined for any number of upcycling ideas and craft projects.
“Ensconced” Organization for Gardening Tools
April 13, 2017 · By · 64 Comments
A couple of years ago, I made a simple repurposed clip board for our gardening/work gloves– both of us had a bad habit of flinging them off in the garage and struggling to find them the next time we needed to wear them! And let me tell you- having the clip board has been a life (and glove) saver! So, when I found these outdated bucket sconces at a thrift store, I decided make something similar for my gardening hand tools.Read more ›
Restoring a Small Footstool with a Wooden Cutting Board
March 23, 2017 · By · 76 Comments
I don’t buy much thrift store furniture for upcycling projects, simply because I usually repurpose small items from the housewares section. But I couldn’t pass up this small footstool that I saw the other day. Its rush seat was unraveling, but I could tell it had good bones and was a nice piece of primitive furniture. So, I decided to try my hand at restoring it.Read more ›
Farmhouse Tray from an Over the Sink Cutting Board
November 19, 2015 · By · 103 Comments
With the holidays on my mind, I wanted to create something decorative but also functional for entertaining guests. But I’m not too keen on spending a lot of money right before Christmas. I spied this over the sink cutting board on the shelf during a recent thrifting adventure. And I knew it had a LOT of potential to become a farmhouse tray.Read more ›
