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Pssst. Don't tell anyone, but....

junkermidge, member | January 3rd, 200915 comments

I think this is my favorite of all my projects. I don't know why (and my husband certainly doesn't agree). It's just fun. It's a gossip bench constructed from old ladder...

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Painted trash to treasures

junkpainter, member | January 3rd, 200910 comments

I love to paint and create junk into home decor.

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Ski Lodge Headboard

Jim Healy, contributor | January 3rd, 200918 comments

This project started when I found a pair of vintage skis tossed out for thrash pick-up. I was trying to come up with a concept for my son’s new Headboard and the skis were the inspiration I...

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Earring hanger

Tuttibelle, member | January 2nd, 20096 comments

We had to clear a relative's home when she went to assisted living. She had crocheted the cover on this wooden hanger. I couldn't bear to throw it away. It immediately told me it wanted to be a born...

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Message Boards

bluejean, member | January 2nd, 200910 comments

These assorted message boards were made from old screens, windows, or frames. Some I used as is except for some paint and the addition of cork, metal and chalkboard. Others I...

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Dominos

AuntieQ18, member | December 31st, 20089 comments

Dominos refigured into a desk set! Better than rotting in a landfill!

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I've Pulled Another Wheelie

Georgia Terrell, contributor | December 30th, 200811 comments

Another use for a neat old wheel.

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Old window and shutter cabinet

FunktionalJunk, member | December 30th, 20087 comments

I made this cabinet using old shutters for the sides, old pickets for the back, salvaged wood for the shelves, and an old multi-paned window as the door.

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Old door vanities and benches

FunktionalJunk, member | December 30th, 200812 comments

I used old panel doors to make these. The vanity/bench parts are made from salvaged wood and attached from the back of the door. I used old mirrors in the panels and wired on discarded...

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Rescued game table

FunktionalJunk, member | December 29th, 20082 comments

I found this table in an alley and it was in bad shape. Original pukey green paint was horrible, legs were loose. A few screws to tighten the legs and lots of stripping, sanding, and...

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Old baby crib bench

FunktionalJunk, member | December 29th, 20087 comments

I used one of the end panels of an old baby crib as the back of the bench and salvaged wood to make the sides and seat. It was a horrible beigy color to start with. I painted it black and...

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Old carousel horse lamp

FunktionalJunk, member | December 29th, 20085 comments

I saw the legs of this old paper mache carousel horse sticking out of a dumpster in Amarillo, Tx and I had to rescue it! I used spray-painted PVC pipe for the "pole", a $4 lamp wiring kit, an...

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Oar Lamp

Jim Healy, contributor | December 28th, 200811 comments

Picked up this antique Christmas Tree Stand over the weekend and turned it into a Floor Lamp. I’ve had this old Oar hanging around for years and finally found a use for it in this lamp. I sawed off the...

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Vintage Sled Nightstand

Jim Healy, contributor | December 27th, 200817 comments

While driving through the Berkshires in Massachusetts I came upon an estate sale at an abandoned dairy farm. Immediately this old snow sled caught my eye and I bought it. The women who had lived on...

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Thinking Big!

junkermidge, member | December 26th, 200815 comments

This was one of the first things I made when I decided to be a full-time junker. I felt like I needed something big. And this fits the bill -- a couch made from 3 old...

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cool bunch of scroll work pieces..i think for a railing maybe.

ultrajunk, member | December 25th, 20086 comments

found these the other day. i think they might have been for a porch railing or something like that. They are steel and have some cool scroll work so i thought i should drag them home..Yep your right...

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coffee table scape

simplyshabby, member | December 23rd, 20083 comments

I brought in my favorite urn from outside to protect it. Put in on the table with greens, vintage ortaments, a star and a vintage reindeer. The star on a stick is called a "make do". It is...

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Pantaloon Christmas Stocking

whiteflower, member | December 22nd, 20084 comments

This Christmas "pantaloon" stocking is crafted from vintage ticking I picked up a tag sale and a vintage window curtain. I traced the outline of a woman's thigh high stocking from the 1940s...

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Cast Off Pedestals

whiteflower, member | December 22nd, 20088 comments

These pedestals are made from "extra" furniture parts. I often come across furniture that is too damaged to be restored, but I just can't pass up the great looking, architectural "limbs"nbsp...

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