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Tall Quilt Rack
3 commentsAt a garage sale I found two side supports from a floor mirror that someone had disassembled. I took them home and built this quilt stand by simply adding two cross pieces and a couple of decorative...
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Mailbox Hose Holder
4 commentsI put this old mailbox on the wall inside my greenhouse for storing garden hoses. I can put extra nozzles, etc., inside.
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Little Display Cabinet
7 commentsThis idea came from a similar, much larger, cabinet a friend made. Mine is 18" w X 31" h X 9.5" d and is built from an old window I got from a friend and some scrap boards and plywood pieces from our...
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Patriotic Uncle Sam Snowman Candy Container - made from old bedspring
7 commentsa candy container made with the use of a rusty old bed spring - i made a paper mache ball - the old fashioned way - like we used to do in school - textured it - let it dry and cut it for the opening...
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Hollydaze make me smile!
8 commentsAnother brass chandelier re-do. I have turned this into somewhat of a cottage industry. I have sold 4 candoliers and the orders are coming in for Christmas. Who Knew!!!
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3 Old Chairs = 1 ReNEWed Bench
15 commentsThis set of 3 matching chairs have been in our home for some 20 years, purchased at a garage sale for $12 (for all 3). They've been moving room to room as extra table seating, desk, and...
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Birdhouse beauties
5 commentsWe love old birdhouses -- especially those with great paint. So for our side yard, we combined an assortment of birdhouses, along with a vintage bird bath we painted red, vintage chairs and a...
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In love with old metal
7 commentsWe 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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Junk Style Centerpiece
7 commentsIf 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
8 commentsI 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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Barnyard tealight display
8 commentsI really like the way this one turned out...the glass square holders were part of a chandalier that I got at the re-store. I found some sticky cut outs of roosters and chickens and placed on the...
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Another Crazy Lamp
22 commentsI believe this is a first for me. I have built something out of junk to hold more junk.
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What do a rusty wheelbarrow, gas can, and hand saw have in common?
5 commentsAnswer: Yard arrangement. Rusty and old items found curbside.
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Recycled Garden -- fence and all
9 commentsWe were trying to figure out a rustic county fence for our cabin -one that didn't look too nachine-made. We found a neighbor selling 8-foot locust wood pieces -- very rustic and very hardynbspin...
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Garage Sale Yard Fun
10 commentsWe created a fun yardscape ala garage sales. We found the wheelbarrow, pump and white metal chair at the World's Largest Garage Sale. The toolbox (now holding mums) and the great ceramic frog were...
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8 Pew Country Church Birdhouse "For Birds of Pray"
10 commentsThis is a birdhouse that was inspired by a church (Neshaminy/Warwick) down the street from me. The inside is seperated into 8 apartments. The bottom removes for access. We have a purple and black one...
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A rite of passage in a Junkers World!
4 commentsMy frist attempt at a headboad bench. I swear these are the right of passage in a junker's furnature collection!
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Crazy JUNK PUMPKINS
8 commentsI had lots of fun making these pumpkins last night. The big white grinning one came from a broken piece on a watering can. I was going to throw it away, and it dawned on me that I could...
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I Had a "LIGHT BULB" Moment
11 commentsI found this old light cage and bulb cover at a barn sale in Cayucos Ca. (Sue's favorite place) and knew I could do lots of things with it. Here are a couple of ways to use them ..together and apart...
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Trick or Treat
27 commentsHere’s a creepy project that was brewed up by combining vintage Halloween memorabilia with some estate sale treasures.
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