If you are a subscriber to my blog, then you may have noticed a theme on the second Wednesday of each month. That, my friends, is what we call “Thrift Store Decor Team” day! Some of the best upcycling bloggers around (aka, the Thrift Store Decor Team) get together and throw a little makeover party with upcycling ideas for all their secondhand finds.
Using Barnwood to Fix a DIY Birdhouse
January 9, 2019 · By · 29 Comments
Several years ago, I saw a “junk shop” decorative birdhouse in an antiques shop. And while I didn’t make the purchase, I never forgot how cute it was. So, when I found this broken DIY birdhouse while thrifting, it seemed like I had been given a second chance at a junky birdhouse. I just needed to fix it up and I already had the right piece of barnwood to do it!Read more ›
Primitive Decor for the Laundry Room with an Antique Washboard
November 14, 2018 · By · 26 Comments
While I am no stranger to upcycling vintage washboards, I have yet to create anything for my laundry room in my nearly 5 years of blogging. So, when I found this antique washboard at a local favorite thrifting haunt, I decided to repurpose it into some laundry room decor.Read more ›
Jewelry Hanger / Hanging Jewelry Organizer from a Memo Board
May 9, 2018 · By · 34 Comments
Sometimes I am flush with project ideas, but then there are the scary droughts. And you guys, I was in a drought recently- all sorts of self-doubt crept in, my thrifting luck dried up, and I just needed to step back for a bit. But, thankfully I felt the gears in my head start to turn again when I stepped back into a thrift store and found this memo board. I knew right away that it would be easily transformed into a jewelry hanger, perfect for a teen or tween’s room, a dorm room, or any small space, like an apartment.Read more ›
