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DIY Garden Urn Turned Coffee Table

dmfuller, member | August 1st, 20124 comments

I 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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Great Hanging Light from a Chicken Brooder.

MrFlannery, member | July 31st, 20123 comments

I made this great hanging lamp using a well patina'd copper pyramid that I believe was part of a chicken brooder, some old rusted chain and the guts from a hanging porch light.

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Decoupage caulk gun

murphysmarket, member | July 29th, 20121 comment

I painted this little ugly caulk gun and decoupaged it. I hope this comes up this time as I had a heck of a time with my Safari Wooden Box to describe. I'll stop here and see if it works. Cross your...

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British Invasion

dmfuller, member | July 29th, 20121 comment

With Queen Elizabeths Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics going on, Shabby French Cottage has expirenced a British Invasion! I've tweaked a few displays around the house to honor these special...

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Safari themed wooden cigar box

murphysmarket, member | July 28th, 20121 comment

I did this wooden ciger box in a Safari Theme as you can tell. I have put in this decription in about four or five times and it woudln't display the short description. It won't let me place my curser...

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Vintage Door Marries Vanity Bench

CleverJunk, member | July 24th, 20121 comment

I happen to be one of those people who absolutely love old doors. I especially like odd sized ones that have been painted many colors over the years and now have lots of chippy paint...

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Wood, a little rusty metal and an old clock

snelson4778, member | July 21st, 20123 comments

Well trying something new, had an old frame, rusty paint lid,tarnished lid, front of old kitchen drawer an old clock and some blue wooden slats, piece of driftwood acouple of old iron hooks and fleur...

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What do do with a 1902 broken window?

Damanana, member | July 20th, 20121 comment

A broken window, some chicken wire and terracotta pots circa 1902. A little paint, a flower box made from reclaimed wood and look what you get.

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Junk for Storage

Suzanne Halverson, contributor | July 19th, 20128 comments

I always look for storage options when I'm out junking.

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SoccerBoyBot and HulaGirlBot

samsonkg, member | July 16th, 20121 comment

For several months I'd been admiring the creations of various found-object robot makers I've seen on the web, such as these from: Amy Flynn's iFobots - Guy Robot - Scottoons - Andybots ...

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Necklace from an antique bronze lion's foot

MichL, member | July 16th, 20122 comments

A necklace from a claw foot off my great-grandmother's coffee table. (Two of the claw feet were missing, so I will be restoring the table using four found vintage feet. Meantime, I swiped...

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Pallet pleasing project!

junkermidge, member | July 14th, 201210 comments

Okay, I know it's been a LONGGGG time since I've posted, but it wasn't anything intentional -- I just have been distracted. You see, I added a new service to my business: vintage...

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Junk art coat hook wall? Yup!

Donna Williams, contributor | June 27th, 20128 comments

So what's one to do when you have too much junk? Hang it up vertically. In your front entry. Then hang coats off of it all. (Just remember who you're talkin' to here...)

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All the Pretty Junk

Junk_Sophisticate, member | June 27th, 201212 comments

A dining room transformation...piece by piece.

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Drink Up! CrAzY Bottle Collection

Jim Healy, editor | June 27th, 201246 comments

I have amassed this out-of-control collection of vintage Soda Bottles. The madness started with three bottles I found at a tag sale.

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A forgotten corner of the yard finds a new personality

clarerose, member | June 24th, 20121 comment

There's always someplace in the yard that gets forgotten. And there's always some junk with no place to go. Well there is a perfect solutuion, you just need to put the two together :)

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New Birdhouses and driftwood tree

snelson4778, member | June 23rd, 20124 comments

The first birdhouse was a result from someone sharing a box full of Frame Corners, so I chose one and everything else just fell into place. The second Birdhouse was from a vintage clock missing its...

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Old Trouser Press

clarerose, member | June 13th, 20127 comments

Does anyone have any ideas regarding repurposing this lovely old trouser press, before I list it on my junk and vintage page? I have had it for a while and have not come up with any interesting ideas...

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