InkByTheBarrel

Love your kitchen pantry. My kitchen is too small to do something like that, but if I had the room I'd be robbing your idea.

Super idea. I have some barrel hoops just like this from a barrel that also fell apart when I was trying to use it as a planter. I've been saving them for two years. I now know what their next life will be.

I'm going to run home and find my own chicken feeder to do this. What a great idea.

I love the refurbished lamp shade the most. What kind of adhesive did you use to attach it? Fabulous.

Innovative and fun ideas. I love the repurposing of the furniture and suitcases. You can never have too many suitcases.

Lots of talent. Thanks for sharing all the great ideas.

Did you glue them, or just set them in there temporarily. I have some of both and really love this look.

What a great idea to use your family satin balls. I've made the shiny brite wreaths, which are a pain. This looks like it might have been much easier. What did you use for a base? It turned out really nice.

Looks great. Every time I try something like this, I overdo it and stuff way too much in. Thanks for the inspiration.

I've saved every broken piece of folding ruler I have. Maybe I have enough to create one of these. Really nice.

I wish more of my family members lived in antique land. My sister and I rarely get each other anything new. For us, it's all about the age, the patina, and the story behind it. Love that baseball team photo.

Did you use a special primer, considering parts of it were plastic? I have a table that looks nothing like that, but parts are plastic and I want to paint it. I'm wondering how well the primer held.

I don't have any dog tags, but I love this idea.

Several weeks ago I went to a rummage sale in South Minneapolis by some of the Hunt and Gather folks. I got a nifty little cart, too, and it's just been sitting in my screen house waiting for inspiration. I think I know what to do with it now. Thanks for the post.

This looks so good you don't even need plants, but some dwarf zinnias would look great with your croquet embellishments.

This looks just fabulous against the tar paper.

I'm using yardsticks for the risers on my basement stairs. I saw an example of it on the internet -- maybe on this web site -- and just loved how it looked. I can usually find at least one yardstick at every estate sale, auction or rummage sale I attend. And if I'm lucky, it's a really old one. Gosh, now I want to use it as a chair rail.

Wonderful. Of course, it doesn't hurt that you've hung it on a brick wall.

Fabulous. My sister have drilled through picnic thermos jugs and even chicken feeders to make lamps, but we've never made the lampshade. Was that difficult to do? It looks wonderful. Heck, I've got an old projector. Looks like we've got more drilling to do. Unlike you, though, I haven't been able to let go of our creations. They're all over my house.

Usually I like more color but the pretty white serenity of your kitchen on a shoestring is stunning. Good job. I bet it was fun to do and fun to see how little you could spend. Looks like a million bucks.

Best of all, until you said it was a headboard, I couldn't tell what it's former life was.

Nice combination. What did you use for the base of the table?

Now I know what to do with my antique bed frame.

Makes me wish I was a wine drinker.

How fun is all that? Looks like hours of creativity ahead for you.

Imagine building a desk larger enough you can set an ironing board on it. Too cool. Now if only you'd had a habitat restore like I do, you could have got the screws for 50 cents and cut down your supply cost! Hard to believe that was just a $3 project. I love your web site and all the things you create. How great to have a view like that while you're in your office working.

How did you attach everything. Did you weld or is there some other method of attachment you used? I'm curious because I have many similar pieces, but I don't weld. So if there's another way to do this, I'd like to find out how. Thanks.

I might actually do some work if I had a work station this fabulous.

I'm all about that cool light. My sister has been turning some of my favorite junk into lamps for me, including a fat, plaid thermos and a chicken feeder. I think game pieces in a glass jar are next.

I dig that tiny top drawer, too. And you have wonderful blue accent pieces on top to highlight the blue in the dresser. Lucky find and good eye.

Jim,
If I had your creativity, your great stash of supplies, and the skill to work with metal, wood and old paint finishes, this is exactly what I would make.
But I don't. So thanks for making it and sharing it with all of us.

These look like great country antiques. What a talent.

I have a dustpan just like this gathering -- what else? dust. It's been sitting in the basement too long. This seems a much better way to use it. Thanks for the great idea.

Now that's putting technology in its proper place.

Did this splinter at all when you were cutting it? Did you use a circular saw or a jigsaw? Whatever you used, it turned out great and gives me a great idea for the dozen doors in my garage.