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Porch Swing Delight from Junk! Of course!
5 commentsThis was a fun to do! All custom ordered from a great couple! They threw caution to the wind and told me to do my "thang" and voila - here it is!
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Pile of Michigan License Plates = Flag of USA
12 commentsOuch, my hands hurt! Why or why did white 1962 Michigan plates have to made from thick steel... 40+ plates, 63 pieces and over 300 nails mounted on a stained red wood board comprise this 5-foot wide...
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Upcycled Red Metal Hard Hat Lighted Bird House
6 commentsShedding some light on upcycled bird houses!
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DIY Garden Urn Turned Coffee Table
8 commentsI took a cast-iron garden urn, filled it with some of my favorite treasures, and topped it with glass to make a unique and simple junk beautiful coffee table.
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10 Amazing Things Made Using License Plates
Here's what I've been up to lately. See more at the link! Enjoy. http://designturnpike.com/10_things_you_wont_believe_are_made_from_license_plates.html
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Industrial Laundry Crate Table
3 commentsThe finish needed to look like it had been banging around a commercial laundry for the last 75 years.
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Spring is HERE!
4 commentsOk, well not really. But the springs are! I'm on a mission to find a bunch of ways to use these. I thought this was a simple easy peasy little redo.
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Steel Spring Table
19 commentsNew 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.
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"The Twelve Best"
33 commentsThis old tobacco tin had been in a Connecticut barn for the last 50 years.
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Vintage Soda Bottle "Christmas Tree"
1 commentI used a portion of my crazy collection of over 400 vintage soda bottles and an antique ladder to create a one-of-kind "Christmas Tree"
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Old Wooden Shoe Forms and Stretchers
12 commentsCombining unlike yet related elements create a strong and harmonious statement.
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Vintage Soda Sign
6 commentsI enhanced this cool 1950's metal soda sign by building a background to mount it on.
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Paper Dispenser
4 commentsMake something that's not quite what you wanted into something that's just right.
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How to Build a Chest of Drawers?
20 commentsOkay, maybe I didn't build 'em, but I did stack 'em up!
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Vintage blueprint cabinet coffee table
15 commentsWe made this coffee table out of a vintage cole steel blueprint cabinet. We found 2 similar cabinets at a second hand store, for a great price. I knew when I saw them I wanted to turn them into...
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Galvanized Bucket with Keys and License Plate & Copper Baking Mold Upcycled Hanging Baskets.
6 commentsI needed some planters to hang from a leftover yard stake/pole/hanger.
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From Springs to Sprigs . . . Easter Accents as Simple as 1, 2, 3!
21 commentsSorry, I've been out of the loop for awhile. Here are some simple Easter projects for busy people like me . . .
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The spring mantel that will never die
8 commentsSpring means plants and plants die in my house. So a spring mantel was created with faux in mind.
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One of My Best Finds Ever! The Original 1940s Building Permit for My Home
6 commentsI found the original 1940 Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy for my house on top of ductwork in the basement. So I had to build a frame worthy of such documents.
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Get your Lighting in Gear!
12 commentsSave those junky car parts as the foundation for an elegant lamp!
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A New Year's Resolution
16 commentsI decided my first assemblage for 2009 needed to set the tone for me for the rest of the year...
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A Simple but Festive Holiday Project
Sometimes projects don't need to be complicated. Sometimes it's just a matter of picking the right pieces.
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Antique Ladder "Christmas Tree"
3 commentsMy imagination went a little crazy with this year's "Christmas Tree".
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Resurrecting the Past ~ Scaffolding Plank Table
15 commentsCast offs from a creepy old abandoned paint factory are brought back to life as an industrial style console table.
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Apothecary Fall Mantel
4 commentsI re-did my mantel display for Fall and Halloween using antique and salvaged apothecary items--even a hand-lettered antique medical degree--it's all in Latin on sheepskin!
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Halloween Upcycled Bird House with License Plate Body
13 commentsI started this birdhouse with a 1953 Texas orange old license plate. I immediately got the sense that this one needed to be inspired by Halloween and witches. From there I used several different...
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Upcycled Nightstand Record Cabinet w/ Light
1 commentMy daughter needed something to hold her records and to not take up too much room.
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Some weeks are better than others
5 commentsThis was a great week for junk. First I found some old hospital intravenous-drip trollies, four for $7 each, haven't worked out what to do with them yet, then an old bakers rack, which is...
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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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