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Fall Mantle with salvage

BraytonHomestead, member | November 1st, 20096 comments

Salvage pieces mix with fall's bounty on kitchen fireplace mantle. Just so easy to mix corbels and crumbly wood into seasonal displays...

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From frumpy to fabulous!

annebell, member | November 1st, 200915 comments

A frumpy old ceramic drink dispenser is now a cute laundry soap dispenser. Amazing what paint and some rub-ons will do!

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wine barrel sunflower

vangogh_sister, member | October 30th, 20099 comments

The auctioneer bought me a hotdog for taking a wine barrel that had fallen apart at his sale. Not long after i saw the parts fall into a perfect flower. The inner circle is the metal that...

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I used to be an onion box

TinTinJunkFan, member | October 28th, 20096 comments

Did not remember to take a photo before I started this project...but this box was originally a dark brown pine onion box that I have had hanging around forever...it's an odd and awkward size, not...

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Tea Box Projects

TinTinJunkFan, member | October 28th, 20098 comments

This site has motivated me to finish up, albeit slowly, a lot of my slow-burner projects.... During the time we lived in Japan I collected tea chests (chabakos) of various sizes...Some I found...

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SHESELLSSEASHELLS...

bensonstreet, member | October 27th, 20094 comments

Another project - I have had these shells forever. The vase was a $2 garage sale goodie and I mixed some sandbox sand and rock salt (so sparkly..). The remainder of the stuff on the shelf is from...

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Keeper of the Bling

RustyDiva, member | October 25th, 20099 comments

I must confess that I am not only a clothes hound but I also indulge in a little "bling" addiction. My bling is out~growing my jewelry boxes so I thought I would make one for myself. I...

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Doctor's bag "bookcase"

dohlman, member | October 23rd, 200910 comments

My wife and I love old leather and find it hard to pass up a bargain on an old doctor's bag. But how many can you just have hanging around as simple decor. We decided to put one to use as...

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From discarded pottery....

TinTinJunkFan, member | October 22nd, 20097 comments

A true testament to one man's junk is another's treasure....I had to pick up my daughter at a friend's house and at the doorstep was a box of pottery vases and bowls of different sizes and colors...

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Dart Board Twice Rejuvenated

TinTinJunkFan, member | October 22nd, 20094 comments

A garage sale aquisition...it was a dartboard in a previous life but had been outfitted with shelves inside...so that part was easy. The outside cabinet doors were originally black with a beer...

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barn dismantle

jascan, member | October 21st, 20095 comments

well the barn is down and we are starting to brainstorm about projects for the 7 truck loads of siding,beams,doors etc. furniture, mantles,artwork come to mind.

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Trick or Treat...Mwah ah ah!!

Sue Whitney, editor | October 21st, 200923 comments

It's that time again! Ghosts and goblins across the globe are gearing up for Halloween. Get prepared for parties at your home with junk you find about the house.

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Garage Sale Yard Fun

CraftingWendy, member | October 20th, 200910 comments

We created a fun yardscape ala garage sales. We found the wheelbarrow, pump and white metal chair at the World's Largest Garage Sale. The toolbox (now holding mums) and the great ceramic frog were...

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I Had a "LIGHT BULB" Moment

Georgia Terrell, contributor | October 18th, 200911 comments

I found this old light cage and bulb cover at a barn sale in Cayucos Ca. (Sue's favorite place) and knew I could do lots of things with it. Here are a couple of ways to use them ..together and apart...

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Fall Is In The Air

itsnotjunk2me, member | October 14th, 20093 comments

Although I don't care for cold weather, I DO love the fall colors of the NE. I hope you enjoy this little vignette on our back porch. This somehow makes it "warmer" in the midst of the 40...

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Treasures Found

itsnotjunk2me, member | October 14th, 20096 comments

These are a few of my favorite things (theme song from Sound of Junkin')...galvanized metal and wood sitting stool, black metal jug and enamelware pitcher,la la la la la la la la la lanbspStay...

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Happy Autumn

Jim Healy, contributor | October 12th, 200928 comments

This vintage shopping cart is a recent flea market find that was destined to hold falls harvest.

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Junk fall decor

CraftingWendy, member | October 11th, 200918 comments

This is my first post and I have been inspired by all the ideas from my fellow junkers. I was looking for a way to decorate our front step for fall but not break the budget. So I went into my...

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Garden Junk Ensemble for Fall

BraytonHomestead, member | October 10th, 200910 comments

A Garden Junk Sculpture I assembled using a lovely chipped painted metal rooster, an old wash bin (yorkie Krumpet refuses to stay in it) and a heavy gear of some sort I picked up on the side of the...

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