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Hanging Trivet Candle
7 commentsSometimes even an old trivet and some rusty chain can be made into something feminine and girly. I used epoxy to glue the fancy glass dish to the trivet and added crystals and a beautiful candle. See...
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I LOVE MAKING FIREPLACES
6 commentsTHIS IS A PETITE ONE THAT I MADE FOR A SPECIFIC SPACE. I USED TWO GREEN FLAT ARCHITECTURE PIECES FROM SOMETHING & 2 CORBELS; I CUT THE SCALLOPS & INSET A BULLSEYE IN THE MIDDLE. THE...
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WHITEWASH BUFFET
4 commentsTHIS GREAT CONNECTICUT BUFFET WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY BROTHER WHEN HE MOVED, MY FAMILY COULDN'T BELIEVE IT WHEN I PAINTED IT, BUT DID HAVE TO ADMIT THAT IT BROUGHT OUT THE ARCHITECTURE & IT'S ON...
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MY HOME
13 commentslook at that gingerbread, what i could do with that! this is why i'm a junker, my home is 1835 & everything in it is old (including me) :)
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Painted Window
5 commentsThis window was a gift from my friend's mother. I found the old window & she painted the flowers on it. I have a bunch of these windows in the garage, thinking I would paint them...
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Bathroom Decor
4 commentsThis boat oar I purchased at my local antique store. I didn't do a thing to it, but hang it on the wall in my bathroom. I thought it was cool. It looks really weathered. The mirror I got there...
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Daybed
8 commentsThis is an antique baby bed that my mother in law gave me. I decided to fix it up for my front porch. It wasn't hard. I just took the front gate off & rested it on the back, put...
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LEARNING TO SEE THINGS IN NEW WAYS
5 commentsThere are so many reasons I love junking...(1) It is a creative outlet for me. (2) It is beneficial to the environment because old items are being repurposed, (3) It's so fun to meet people who share...
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GOTTA LOVE THOSE FOUNTAINS
6 commentspic. 1 i took a french tub on a stand put it up close to my fence & added a clay mans head on the fence, put the tube up through it & now he's my spitting man! pic.2 is my frog pond, dont...
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A Reflection of the Past
19 commentsBy repurposing our old windows we were able to keep a part of our home's history alive.
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New to Old . . . rustic stool
3 commentsThis is a stool that I bought new, and then aged. It was a prop for a photo shoot and I fooled everyone - they all thought it was an old, rustic stool. Art directors are hard to...
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Guest Room Luggage Rack
5 commentsI started with a mystery item I found at a garage sale last summer for 50 cents. It was black with hinges and it folded up. I didn't know what I would do with it at the time. It was not until just a...
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A CHIC TRASHCAN HOLDER, NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!
8 commentsJUST THOUGHT I'D TURN THIS STAND INTO A TRASHCAN HOLDER. THE DOOR TILTS & YOU PUT A SMALL PLASTIC WASTSE BASKET IN IT, OR YOU CAN USE IT FOR A HAMPER. I PUT SIDE BARS ON IT FOR TOWELS & OF...
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Corbel and Piping Curtain Rods
4 commentsThis was an inexpensive curtain rod I made for my family room. Without the corbels (which I already had), the piping cost about $16. For the length I needed, this was a very cheap solution.What I did...
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Tour de France Tricycle Wheel Sign
3 commentsHere's another project I did. It's just an old tricycle wheel I hung from a vintage sign holder. I just added the "Tour de France" sign to add some fun. Great for someone who loves biking!
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Farm Grain Scoop Votive Holders
2 commentsHere are some really cool smaller grain scoops I picked up at a flea market. All I did was add a wire to the back and stencil a number on the front. They look really awesome with a tea light in them...
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Old Wheel Lazy Susan
2 commentsThis project is a table rise or lazy susan made out of an old metal wheel and an old wooden office chair base. One side of the wheel fit into the center hole in the chair base and the other...
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Manhole Cover Table
9 commentsThis is an end table I made. The top, I was told, was an old manhole cover mold. I'm not sure if that is what it really was, but I thought it was a cool piece. I just attached it to the base of an...
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