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tissue boxes

MelHow, member | January 16th, 20098 comments

Tissue boxes are abundant at thrift stores and are usually very cheap. These are fun to do, easy to personalize, and very inexpensive. Great for theme gift-giving too.

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Trash 2 treasure

DejaVu, member | January 14th, 200913 comments

I simply took a solid two tier endtable and removed the top. Upholstered the table and added tassles.

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Kids Kitchen sets

tmonkey, member | January 13th, 20099 comments

Made from an old square side table, spray painted plastic bowl for sinks, faucets from a hotel that was renovating, and the rest of the wood is from a wooden shelf. I split the square box in half...

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"THE UNCOLA Crate" Shadow Box Table

Jim Healy, contributor | January 12th, 200926 comments

Flea market soda crate turned into a Shadow Box Side Table. This was a quick way to display a collection of vintage Match Books I picked up at a garage sale. It was also a way to protect them from my...

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3 Chair Bench

junkermidge, member | January 10th, 200912 comments

I've made a couple of these 3 chair benches and people seem to really like them. Different chairs, color, and seat coverings can completely change how it looks. So each...

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Believe Santa Door Panel

JudyJunkster, member | January 9th, 200916 comments

This is a panel cut from a 100 year old wooden door. The Santa is one of my own designs that I teach in my seminars. He's painted in acrylics. I've got an unusually narrow spot over my...

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LOVE on the line

whiteflower, member | January 7th, 20099 comments

Make a sign using old cotton clothes line and hanger wire. Remove the core of stuffing from the inside of the clothes line by pulling it out while sliding down the cord. Insert the wire...

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Work bench becomes Scrap Table

6witts, member | January 7th, 200910 comments

When I saw the craft table in Junk Market, I knew I had to use an old worktable that was my dads for my scrap table. I cleaned it off, sanded the top a little and coated with lemon oil. I love having...

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Spool Table

Jim Healy, contributor | January 5th, 200915 comments

Laundry Basket from an estate sale becomes a great side table with the addition of a glass top. The spools were purchased at a garage sale the same day and placed in the basket to keep them from...

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A couple fun winter shelving projects

junkermidge, member | January 4th, 20098 comments

I made this set of shelves using old skis as the back board. Many of the skis I had were either red, white, or blue, so I chose ones with those colors. The shleves were just basic...

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Small scale architectural salvage

Tuttibelle, member | January 4th, 20094 comments

We have traveled a lot and bought a few houses in the last few years. These are parts to front doors to two houses we have had. This allows me to keep a part of my old house with me in the new one...

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Viking Cowboy and Sailor Joe Lock People

Jenny Kompolt, contributor | January 4th, 200914 comments

OK, now for some silliness! I found these amazing old brass lock bodies at my favorite salvage yard and immediately thought they would make fabulous little people bodies. So, I put the quotes and metaphors away for a little while (grin) and came up with these two fun little guys. I’m feeling more of these coming on so stay tuned…

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GOOD EATS Clock Using Vintage Wood Type

Jenny Kompolt, contributor | January 3rd, 200915 comments

As many of you already know, I have a thing for (and quite a collection of) old wood type and use it in my projects wherever I can. A local restaurant asked me to assemblage them a wall clock and after much puttering around in my lab with nothing striking me, I decided to pull out the type and see what sort of design I might come up with.

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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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A New Year's Resolution

Jenny Kompolt, contributor | January 1st, 200912 comments

I decided my first assemblage for 2009 needed to set the tone for me for the rest of the year...

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Toboggan Winter Photo Display

Candy Allen, contributor | December 31st, 200812 comments

What do you do with your sledding equipment when not in use? Why, make a photo display from it, of course!

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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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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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Fun Little Organization Project

Jenny Kompolt, contributor | December 29th, 200812 comments

Here's a cute way to create some instant wall storage... Santa brought lots of fabric and notions this year and we wanted to come up with a “work in progress” wall where things were put away but still readily available. We were pretty set on using baskets but wanted a unique way to hang them...

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