member junk - JUNKMARKET Style

Vintage style door molding turned shelf

Gretchen Schaumann, contributor | August 28th, 20084 comments

I bought this vintage door top years ago at a sale for $5.00 and while decorating our cabin I came up with idea to make it into a shelf and a coat rack as well. I measured out evenly across the...

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Care to share advice?

Candy Allen, contributor | August 28th, 20087 comments

I've been pulling things left and right out of my garage and basement in hopes I have enough to set up at a flea market or possibly to fill a space at a shop. (Most of it is in my living room...

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Trash to Treasure Charity Auction success

Fjerda, member | August 27th, 20087 comments

These were some of the items went up for auction at the Trash to Treasure Charity Auction funding Breast Cancer research. We help raise $5000 and others thought this was only 'junk'.

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The BEE-mixed media collage

Georgia Terrell, contributor | August 27th, 20087 comments

I made this collage on a small canvas and it may be hard to see all the details but I like the soft colors. I took an old funky (not cool at all) frame and decopaged floral napkins on it . My...

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Instant Ancestor Display Ideas

TheBlessedNest, member | August 27th, 20085 comments

Here are a few ideas for using Instant Ancestor old photos! They can be displayed in many ways: Pretty crystal bowl or old sewing machine drawer Placed in floral frog alone, or then put under...

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Shoe-Stretcher Garden Mushrooms

TheBlessedNest, member | August 27th, 20083 comments

Super cute & easy project for Shoe-Stretcher Mushrooms!!

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Old Window Picture Frame

TheBlessedNest, member | August 27th, 200812 comments

I took a curbside find of an old window frame and made a personalized family picture frame!!

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Scales . . . Scales . . . and More Scales . . .

Lanette Lorsung, contributor | August 26th, 200811 comments

I don't know what draws me to scales, but I've accured a small collection. I've found multiple ways to display them. Here are only a few of them and some of the ways I use them . . .

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Storage by the Drawer full

Cherwood, member | August 26th, 20083 comments

My husband and I put this VHS storage unit together with misc. old drawers and two table legs. We'll continue to build the unit up as we find drawers. Easy stuff!

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Little Black Table

Cherwood, member | August 26th, 20087 comments

This is a little table my friend left on the curb. I gave it some attention and TLC and it was beautiful once again. It sold quickly at the store! Cheryl in PI

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My First Post - Fun with Sue and Georgia

Cherwood, member | August 26th, 20083 comments

After chatting with Sue and Georgia at Gold Rush I was revved up to start posting my projects. Or maybe it was the threat by Sue?! :) Thanks for the new site - I love it and will be here...

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Heirloom Piano Repurposed!

Chovey, member | August 26th, 20089 comments

Growing up, my 2 sisters and I , had an old 1940's piano that Mom and Dad bought for us to take our piano lessons on. Over the years, older sister has kept it in her storage building and...

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Website Comment

Chovey, member | August 26th, 20083 comments

If I have only one vote for the most important thing to me on the site now, is....I want the 'NEW' tags back! I am reading my most recent comments ok, but when viewing the Member Junk page, you...

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"Beach" Ball

Kathy Stantz, contributor | August 26th, 20089 comments

In it's former life, yes, you guessed (or maybe not...) - this was rolling down the lane of a bowling alley (or in my case, probably the gutter) ! I like it much better now! I love the beach...

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Rusty Bird Bath

csudderth, member | August 26th, 200815 comments

Most of you have probably seen this from earlier times but thought I'd post it again. Here is my rusty birdbath I welded from pieces picked up at the local scrap metal yard. The bowl is...

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Bathroom Stand/Mirror

junkinhart, member | August 25th, 20083 comments

We're into burning wood.......love the grain........We found an antique mirror, hung it over the stand which is made out of the arms and braces of those old wood chairs and couches. Love the...

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Old Look Stands

junkinhart, member | August 25th, 20086 comments

Found an old pedestal dining table (actually had 2 of these pedestals on it) on the street, with the laminate top totally ruined. Took the 2 pedestals, added tops foraged from other finds...

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Plant stand

junkinhart, member | August 25th, 20086 comments

Found an old washtub stand and copper washtub for $5 at a yardsale. Rearranged my plants on the back deck. Looking for another stand -- when locked together upright to be my towel hanger...

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Jewelry caddy

Kathy Stantz, contributor | August 25th, 200812 comments

"What are you gonna do with a broken hall tree?" Well, that's what my girlfriend asked me... And, I knew it wasn't lost forever...(actually, I knew what it could be the moment I saw...

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Junk Chick!

Kathy Stantz, contributor | August 25th, 20086 comments

Too much time on my hands...maybe! I used a piece of old wood trim and hardware that's been laying around way too long - whipped up a little "hair-do" out of jute and wire (my daughter, the...

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Vintage Building Blocks - A-Z

Kathy Stantz, contributor | August 25th, 20083 comments

Too much fun with old building blocks - I bought a bunch on Ebay, and have been having fun with them! I put the "Live-Laugh-Love" in the original cart and now it's a wall...

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Junky Basket Lady

csudderth, member | August 23rd, 200817 comments

Meet the junky basket lady! Her body is made from an old lawn mower reel, her hat is the cover from a ceiling fan, her skirt is tin, her hair is chains, her legs and arms are old pipe and her...

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Lookie what I bought

Georgia Terrell, contributor | August 23rd, 200810 comments

Ok this is the question...anybody got any GREAT ideas on what to make out of this? I was thinking coffee table or maybe I could take the legs off and put shelves in it and hang it on the wall? I...

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Comment Only!

Chovey, member | August 23rd, 20082 comments

I understand the Q&A page, for comments, will be coming shortly. Meanwhile, I have been advised to just post a "fake" picture of something if I want to make a "comment only".... cynthia

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Painted Bed

cirlam, member | August 22nd, 20085 comments

I love this bed!! I love my local antique store! Every once in awhile they get in something awesome. Most of it is just small stuff, but they had this bed in there & I just had...

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TV Cabinet

cirlam, member | August 22nd, 20086 comments

This cabinet was purchased on the Spoon River Drive in Illinois. I paid $40 for it. It is an old console tv. I took the tv out. What a pain!!! I got that part out, but not the trim on the...

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Sue, I have a website question!

Chovey, member | August 22nd, 20084 comments

Sue, Another question regarding "new comments"! example: I went out and responded back to everyone for the great compliments on my dental tray. Now, how will everyone know I responded...

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Old Beverage Holder Wine Bar

Lanette Lorsung, contributor | August 22nd, 20085 comments

This was a great vintage find! I love using it for a wine bar. Cheers!

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No project yet; looking for actual purpose

mamapackrat, member | August 21st, 20088 comments

Does anyone know the original purpose for this wood box? I have lots of repurposing ideas but would like to know what purpose it was in its original state.

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Hanging Trivet Candle

Georgia Terrell, contributor | August 21st, 20087 comments

Sometimes 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

italianpeasant, member | August 21st, 20086 comments

THIS 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

italianpeasant, member | August 21st, 20084 comments

THIS 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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