Tag: recycle

  • Tile Cutting board or Wet board

    Tile Cutting board or Wet board

    Recently, I had the idea to take a tile backsplash, square mat that I had laying around and turn it into something more productive. This was a fun project as all of the materials are some thing that I have on hand and it has multiple purposes. I used it in a photo shoot for…

  • Thrifting and Flipping a vanity seat

    I wanted to make a vanity seat for my daughters room and finally found the perfect little seat at the thrift store. It needed some love, so I set out to refinish it for her. This is part of a two part project. The other part was making the cushion to go on top of…

  • Up-cycled Bulletin Boards

    Up-cycled Bulletin Boards

    I love to thrift. I found these worn bulletin boards for a dollar each at a thrift store awhile ago. I had them sitting in my basement for a different project originally, but ended up using them in my office space instead. I had all of the products on hand to redo these boards, but…

  • Week 7 is already here somehow! In the beginning it felt like the weeks were going by so slowly, and things were just slowly moving along. This is probably since I was doing so much demo and I was very over it haha. But the time is flying by now, and I could really use…

  • DIY Recycled wax candles with Volcano Dupe Scent

    Candle making is something that I have tried before and really enjoyed. For this last Christmas I wanted to make a bunch of homemade candles for friends and family as gifts. I had some older pillar candles from past thrift store finds that had no smell that I planned on using. Disclosure: I only recommend…

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    How to Recycle Old Jars & Vases

    For a recent dinner party I was having I wanted to fill the center of the table with pretty terra cotta colored jars. A friend and I had set up a whole theme, and prepared a ceiling installation to go above the table. I used the wooden table topper that I shared a post about…

  • How to design your own chair

    Another element we added to the kids room when we renovated it, was their own desks. I wanted then to have space in their rooms to do homework , and create. With the desks came fun chairs. I wanted something art deco and fun, yet affordable. Here is what I came up with. I think…

  • I am addicted to thrifting. I go to my local thrift store at least once a week, just to see what treasures I can find. I admit it. I know I am addicted. I just can’t help the feeling I get when I see something that was donated and discarded, and I know I can…

  • I was hosting a dinner party, and I had a very specific idea in mind. I had already built a wooden table topper for my plastic folding table, ( SEE THAT POST HERE) and I wanted to have some faux stone chargers for under each plate. I wanted lots of texture, and neutral colors, but…

  • For about 3 years I have had a stack of pallet wood sitting in my shop waiting for inspiration to strike. My sister gave it to me, and it had already been taken apart, and run through a planer. This was cool since it took most of the wobble out of the pieces, making them…