member junk - JUNKMARKET Style

Curbside score, now what?

mritz, member | October 29th, 20098 comments

These chairs were a "curbside rescue" from the other night. Someone on my street ditched them and I couldn't just drive by. Very sturdy little chippy wood chairs with many coats...

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RE Boutique Sign

Refinerii, member | October 29th, 200917 comments

A set of signs made for a cute little boutique in downtown Boise--that my cousin just opened this summer. I used left over copper, re-claimed steel, cable scraps, & other metal...

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Milk strainer "vase"

dohlman, member | October 28th, 20098 comments

An inverted, rusty old milk strainer (with a nice brass strainer grid) gets new life as dried flower container. The grid makes a perfect sort of "frog" that nicely separates and spreads the...

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Vases

RobJ98167, member | October 28th, 20098 comments

I had some scrap moulding laying around last year, during the remodel of my house, and thought I should be able to make something out of it. So I came up with these "Vases". I just nailed 4 pieces of...

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Book stand of brass on wood

dohlman, member | October 28th, 20096 comments

My very first junk market project (some 30 years ago). Old pulpit brass hardware given to my brother was black. He gave it to me and I cleaned and polished it and went to a furniture...

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Redo..Coffee Table and End Table

Shelley_, member | October 28th, 200910 comments

This is my coffee table and end table that was redone by antiquing in black and covering the glass tops with fabric. I sprayed with fabric protectant in case of...

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Oh Grate, another thing to hang on my wall!

RobynsNest, member | October 28th, 20096 comments

I love old iron stove pipe grates, but how boring all by themselves. I took an old cupboard door, iron stove pipe grate, some ribbon, drapery ring and a cup hook. It has now become a...

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Sew many things to do...with old drawers

RobynsNest, member | October 28th, 20098 comments

Oh my, what I can't do with an old drawer, vintage sewing supplies and a bottle of modge podge. I will admit I can't sew, but it doesn't stop me from repurposing an otherwise boring drawer.

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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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Junkin' Punkin' 2

junkgrl48, member | October 28th, 20096 comments

I junked this guy up a couple of years ago--would he work as Junkenstein? He has a full tummy, because as you can see he has been munching on other gourd creatures. His antennae are useful...

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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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Ta Da!

bensonstreet, member | October 27th, 20099 comments

Well, here is part one of the junk make-over! I painted the lower cupboards and the upper shelves with a shiny white paint. My husband put the top on the cupboards - just a piece of unfinished wood...

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In love with old metal

CraftingWendy, member | October 27th, 20097 comments

We love the patina and color of old metal objects and have used them to decorate our outside deck. The blue child's chair, "home art project" red bell, wrought iron candlestick...

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Junkin' Punkin" at the Library

junkgrl48, member | October 27th, 20099 comments

Every year I "junk" up a pumpkin for the library I work at. The hat is from a "shish kabob" cooker and I finally found a way to use some buttons. The nose is a faucet. Love it when I can...

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A Rusty Repurpose

NDJunkGirl, member | October 26th, 200916 comments

This fun purchase at a sale in Minnesota surprised even me and ended up as a "repurpose". My intention was to fill the umbrella stand with branches for a corner in my...

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Halloween tree

mritz, member | October 26th, 200910 comments

The branch was free and I already had the flower pot. I used an old styrofoam cooler to give the tree a study base. I bought the spiderweb, the crows and lights at the...

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Texas Hoarders Estate Junk Sale

TroyRash, member | October 26th, 20099 comments

my partner and i have been preparing for our big warehouse sale - we are hoarders - were - no, are - however, we have decided to release some of the things we have saved - sharing pics of the...

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A Chippy Welcome...

chippingcharm, member | October 25th, 200918 comments

Our light fixure by the front door has always been a dilema...low ceilings mean no fun/fancy light fixture. When I saw this rusty, crusty basket at the French Flea...I knew just what I would do...

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GoodWill Finds - Kitchen Wall Grouping

Shelley_, member | October 25th, 20097 comments

I saw something similar to this on JunkMarket Style and thought I might give it a shot. Everything in the grouping is a Goodwill find except the Au Gras Normand picturenbsp...

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Junk Pumpkins

bluebucket, member | October 25th, 200913 comments

A few junk pieces and pumkins come together to create this scene.

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Steel Spring Table

Refinerii, member | October 25th, 200918 comments

New dining room table I made today; for the whole story behind it see my blog at http://industrialrevelations.blogspot.com . A huge, heavy train spring, with a concrete saw for a top. Base is...

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back porch halloween

bluebucket, member | October 25th, 20097 comments

Just wanted to share my halloween display even though it doesn't consist totally of junk.

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Junk Style Centerpiece

CraftingWendy, member | October 25th, 20097 comments

If only this rusty, green lantern could talk...We picked it up for $2 at the World's Largest Garage Sale. I love the color and patina. I married it with a vintage silver plate serving tray, some...

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Soap Stand for my Mom

RobJ98167, member | October 25th, 20098 comments

I saw a soap dish on Ikea Hacker- made from a heavy candle stick and a pie plate- Not wanting to waste what could be a perfectly good Pie Tin (In hopes of pie for later) I started scavenging the...

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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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Hem Marker Memo Holder

suewannabeinkc, member | October 25th, 20098 comments

You know how some things just "speak" to you, begging to be taken home? I still don't know exactly why I'm drawn to this. Perhaps it's the memory of my mom using one to hem my skirts. I mustve...

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More Freebies!

suewannabeinkc, member | October 24th, 20099 comments

The antique sewing machine in its cabinet was a recent freecycle find. The vintage exercise bike was curbside by the trash along with several other things that went home with me. Turns out it...

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Princess Ready

DreaminBoutJunk, member | October 24th, 20099 comments

A little 1950's vanity found at my local Goodwill! (love that store)! It came with a huge mirror not shown due to glare, but I am proud of how this one came out!!

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Threshing tray coffeetable

dohlman, member | October 24th, 200916 comments

This oak winnowing tray with tin reinforced corners must have had a lot of use in its day--just enough to make it beautiful. Years ago (probably when threshing machines took over this...

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Suitcase endtable of another sort

dohlman, member | October 24th, 200913 comments

We have seen "end tables" made of stacked old suitcases, but did not have room for that beside our living room chair. We found this nice old hardboard suitcase we liked and wanted it upright in...

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Tin trunk end table

dohlman, member | October 24th, 20099 comments

Found this rusty studded tin trunk at a salvage yard for $10. Just what my wife and I were looking for to replace our traditional end table ("Down with traditional!"). Cleaned up and...

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