With a new season comes a new opportunity to Thrift the Look for another style of home decor. And as Spring approached, my blogging friends and I decided that Botanical Decor or Garden-inspired Decor would be fresh and perfect for this time of year.Read more ›
Tole Painting a Large Serving Tray for Spring Decor
March 25, 2020 · By · 20 Comments
Now that I’m doing the right thing and staying home, I can’t breeze by a thrift store for project inspiration. Instead, I went “garage shopping” and decided that this large serving tray was ripe for upcycling. I needed a relaxing activity to calm my nerves and thought that tole painting the tray might be just the ticket.Read more ›
Artificial Topiary Trees in Vintage Candlesticks for Spring Decor
March 11, 2020 · By · 16 Comments
Do you ever spot something at a thrift store, see the price, and start laughing maniacally to yourself because the thrift shop is crazy? Crazy for thinking someone will pay the price on the tag? Well, that happened to me when I spied these vintage candlesticks. I left them on the shelf for some other sucker to overpay for, but they haunted me. Whispering to me to upcycle them into bases for artificial topiary trees…
Farmhouse Easter Decor from Wooden Bobbins
April 18, 2019 · By · 21 Comments
Every now and then, I am so inspired by another blogger’s project idea that I can’t help but try a version of it myself. I just thought these spindle carrots were SO adorable as farmhouse Easter decor that I really wanted to make some myself. And when I found these wooden bobbins / large wooden spools, I knew right away that they were meant to become faux carrots.Read more ›
Milk Caps on Vintage Milk Bottles as Spring Decor
April 3, 2019 · By · 45 Comments
When my County stopped recycling glass, I became a more mindful consumer. But as much as I tried to avoid glass containers, I was intrigued by a certain brand of soup. I thought the glass bottle looked like those old glass milk bottles. And I wondered if I could upcycle it with milk tops into Spring decor?Read more ›
30+ Upcycling Ideas for Spring Home Decor and Spring Crafts
March 10, 2019 · By · 6 Comments
Even though Autumn is far and away my favorite season, I always reach a point each winter where all I can think about is Spring, Spring, Spring! And friends, that time has once again arrived. To usher in its colorful and sweetly scented arrival, I wanted to collect some Spring home decor ideas and Spring crafts to share with you.Read more ›
30+ Upcycling Ideas for Garden Planters or Garden Pots
February 21, 2019 · By · 3 Comments
As an upcycler, I absolutely LOVE incorporating vintage treasures- especially ones in disrepair- into my garden decor. And I am by no means alone- using antiques or secondhand items as garden planters or garden pots is so popular, that big box stores are stocking their shelves with “new made to look old” garden items. But save yourself a trip, head out to your garage or shed, and you may just have the perfect piece to use. Read more ›
Spring Porch Decor with a Harvest Basket
April 11, 2018 · By · 31 Comments
For this month’s Thrift Store Decor Team project, I decided to make some Spring porch decor. Mild weather is settling in nicely around here, and I wanted to celebrate that with a fun and easy project that would bring fresh color to the porch. I found a harvest basket or peach basket at a thrift store and decided that I’d use it as a flower basket filled with Spring flowers on our front porch.Read more ›
Easter Door Decorations with a Hanging Door Basket
March 14, 2018 · By · 48 Comments
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, then you are all-too-familiar with my Junkin’ Journey series. In that series, I travel to towns across the South in search of wonderful treasures and shops to explore. On my most recent adventure to Durham, North Carolina, I found this hanging door basket at a quaint little thrift shop. And right away, I envisioned it as an Easter door wreath that looked like an Easter basket.Read more ›
Hobnail Milk Glass and Specked Eggs as Easter Decor
March 11, 2018 · By · 43 Comments
Hobnail milk glass is one of those things that you can actually find in thrift stores from time to time. Some people collect it, but plenty do not…and while I don’t snap up every piece I see, I couldn’t help myself with this oblong dish that I recently found.Read more ›
