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Few Weekend finds

LuAnn, member | October 5th, 20089 comments

Was such a nice weekend JH and I went junking. Started out at an EA Saturday--nothing to bring home--too much $$$ but beautiful antiques. Hit a couple of ES Sunday. Picked up these...

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My Fall Junk Exchange gift

Georgia Terrell, contributor | September 27th, 20087 comments

First of all my thanks go out to Jessica for sending me this great "Fall Junk Exchange" gift. She took an old covered, hinged silver dish and inside is a beautiful nest with the cutest little birdie...

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coffee table

bluejean, member | September 24th, 200813 comments

I found some metal legs from an old wringer washing machine and had them welded to an old grate I picked up at a salvage place. I painted it black and had a piece of glass...

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Cow Staunchion

JunkMonkey, member | September 16th, 20086 comments

This brace was used to hold the cow's head during milking. Old ones were made of wood and I mounted a mirror behind it.

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A Simply Grate Idea for Keys!

Lanette Lorsung, contributor | September 15th, 20083 comments

This was a very simple project. I took a flat cheese grater and wired an old grain scoop to it which had been cleaned, embellished with a number, and poly'd. I attached an old key...

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Where there's a window, there's a way (to make something...)!

Kathy Stantz, contributor | September 10th, 200813 comments

I got some of these windows from a building renovation downtown years ago - free - and one by one, they've taken on new lives. My friend, Terri, and I did two of these to take to...

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Corbel Shelf

Lanette Lorsung, contributor | September 3rd, 200816 comments

These were a couple of corbels I purchase in Oronoco (thanks Georgia for directing me to the dealer who had them!) I'm not one to "build" a lot of things, mainly repurpose them or build them on...

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White cabinet

Candy Allen, contributor | September 3rd, 20084 comments

This shelf/ cabinet is the very first junk project I completed many years ago. I spotted it in my neighbor's trash and drug it home. It was just plain brown, vintage wood...

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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Junk- Part 2

Kimberly Melamed, contributor | August 29th, 200813 comments

In the true spirit of the traveling junk, it is now my turn to share my all purpose, never in the same place for long, traveling junk. Who wants to be next to pass the junk forward?

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Vintage window turned photo display

Gretchen Schaumann, contributor | August 28th, 20085 comments

This again was a project made for our cabin and it is a beach theme, so chose photos of our family and of the landscape from a Riviera Mayan, Mexico trip we took as a family. I have since added...

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Restaurant Clip Picture Holder

Sue Whitney, editor | August 28th, 20085 comments

Waiter, there's an attractive repurpose near my soup.

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Old Window Picture Frame

TheBlessedNest, member | August 27th, 200812 comments

I took a curbside find of an old window frame and made a personalized family picture frame!!

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TV Cabinet

cirlam, member | August 22nd, 20086 comments

This cabinet was purchased on the Spoon River Drive in Illinois. I paid $40 for it. It is an old console tv. I took the tv out. What a pain!!! I got that part out, but not the trim on the...

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Tried and True Window Table - The Rough and Tough Version

Sue Whitney, editor | August 22nd, 200810 comments

Tables made from windows are a favorite among junk stylists. I love them too, but always thought they seemed to be a bit wimbly.

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Hanging Trivet Candle

Georgia Terrell, contributor | August 21st, 20087 comments

Sometimes even an old trivet and some rusty chain can be made into something feminine and girly. I used epoxy to glue the fancy glass dish to the trivet and added crystals and a beautiful candle. See...

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Painted Window

cirlam, member | August 21st, 20085 comments

This window was a gift from my friend's mother. I found the old window & she painted the flowers on it. I have a bunch of these windows in the garage, thinking I would paint them...

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Domino Coasters

LuAnn, member | August 19th, 20083 comments

Select dominos and arrange to fit size desired. Attach to sticky side of peel and stick floor tile.

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Manhole Cover Table

Lanette Lorsung, contributor | August 18th, 20089 comments

This is an end table I made. The top, I was told, was an old manhole cover mold. I'm not sure if that is what it really was, but I thought it was a cool piece. I just attached it to the base of an...

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