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willsew4ucom, member | January 10th, 20105 comments

more of our fun salvaged projects.

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Barn siding and projects

willsew4ucom, member | January 10th, 20105 comments

This is a few of our reclaimed remade projects. We love low or no cost materials and these are example of what we do with them.

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Our fireplace

willsew4ucom, member | January 10th, 20104 comments

Our fireplace is made from all salvaged bricks and was my husband's own design. We have an insert wood burner and it's our main source of heat. We love it. My husband loves archs, so he designed the...

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Screen Savers

JunkPort, member | January 10th, 201012 comments

I took old screens and put recycled homasote board (like cork but denser) and popped it into the recessed backside of the screens. Either hot glue in place or use a nail. Push pins will...

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Happy Birthday to ME!

junkit, member | January 10th, 201012 comments

Happy Birthday to Me! I spent my pre-birthday day out looking at a favorite flea market and scored big. An old clarinet, vintage street sign, old doorknobs, cast iron mailbox and a chippy...

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The Kitchen floor

willsew4ucom, member | January 9th, 201013 comments

This is the third part of our work on our custom floors in our home. My husband loves to make a floor come to life. Each room is it's own design and all the wood is scrap that would have been thrown...

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JUNK... the best medicine!

Prior, member | January 9th, 20106 comments

Blurry pictures, Sorry. I've said it before, people gave my mom things, this was an old, huge apothecary cabinet, that was soo awesome, we used it for years in our dining room, growing up, but...

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"Coffee Doodle Do"- CoffeeTime Lamp

CleverThinker, member | January 9th, 20107 comments

This was one of my first lamps with the cup and saucer theme...after I got past the point that it was OK to show the handles back and forth instead of all on one side. Sometimes, being a little AR...

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Vintage Bottle Capper Candle Vessel

Candy Allen, contributor | January 9th, 201032 comments

Taking Sue's advice - when all else fails...make it a candle holder.

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"Eye-Full Tower" Lamp- CoffeeTime Lamps

CleverThinker, member | January 8th, 20105 comments

So the biggest part of building this (besides the permit....and you KNOW how those french people are!!) ....anyway, the biggest part was finding the PATIENCE to wait for the shade to appear. I found...

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"Second Cup is on the House" -CoffeeTime Lamp

CleverThinker, member | January 7th, 20108 comments

Everybody loves a free second cup!! This one is made of multi colored cups and saucers ( note the different cup handle silhouettes) with an old Maxwell House 1 lb tin as the...

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Round Top Junk

JunkPort, member | January 7th, 201010 comments

Items I found on my bi-annual trips to Round Top Antiques Shows. Enjoy!

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'Coffee With Dick and Jane" CoffeeTime Lamp

CleverThinker, member | January 7th, 201014 comments

This one was a custom piece for my friend Audrey's mother. When I asked her to tell me about her, she said that she had been in child care for over 10 years, and also very...

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"Coffee And My Secret Ingredient" -CoffeeTime Lamp

CleverThinker, member | January 6th, 201011 comments

This lamp is built on an inverted peanut-shaped plate as the base, with a mismatched cup and saucer in the front (perfect for spare keys, change or loose diamonds). There are two cookbooks, a...

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CafeTable ala Vintage Galvanized Door

Jenny Kompolt, contributor | January 6th, 201014 comments

One of my very favorite things to create is tables. I love to see what bases and tops I can come up with that are a good marriage together. I usually pick things that have a great patina and interesting lines (and are heavy – just ask Georgia!!). Here’s one I put together using an old green base and a neat galvanized cabinet door.

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You Need a Little Copper in Your Diet

Jim Healy, contributor | January 5th, 201046 comments

A box of scrap copper pipes and fittings becomes a more avant-garde approach to the typical Dining Room Table.

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briefcase organizer and a pie

Prior, member | January 4th, 201012 comments

I bought this briefcase for a couple of dollars, intending to take it apart for different uses, but it was in too good of shape, but it makes a great organizer on my desk. Thanks, Lezlee

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Dear Santa: All I want for Christmas is a Gigantic Pile of Junk

Jim Healy, contributor | January 4th, 201036 comments

I’d really be OK with just a pile of junk for Christmas.

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Spoony Hooks

MakinItHappen, member | January 4th, 20107 comments

This is an easy project if you have a vise for holding the piece and a big crescent wrench. Take some old silverware (I had these spoons left over from making wind chimes). Cover the bowl and handle...

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Watch the Birdie...."6th Hole" Golfbag Lamp

CleverThinker, member | January 4th, 20104 comments

I found this little golf bag lamp in two tone brown and beige...it had a cheap, rust spotted brass base that didn't look very good- so I covered it with astro turf. and then added...

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