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Fire Truck?

JunkinLindsey, member | November 15th, 200912 comments

What do you get when you combine an old rusty Chevy pickup bench seat and 2 cotton firehoses? A firetruck! Get it? I literally unburied the seat frame out at my husband's deer lease, and...

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Scale napkin holder

dohlman, member | October 23rd, 20096 comments

This neat old scale must have been sitting outside in the weather for years, and we got it for $4. With a bit of Briwax, I sealed in the rust and gave it a burnished look. Adding an old...

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Patriotic Miniature License Plate Map

DesignTurnpike, member | October 2nd, 20093 comments

What happens when you take leftover license plates from the 60s and 70s (they are generally the only ones painted solid colors on the back) and cut them into strips, which, put together, create a...

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Miniature US License Plate Map by Design Turnpike

DesignTurnpike, member | September 28th, 200910 comments

A miniature version of the larger Fifty States piece. Painstakingly created using pieces of a license plate from all 50 states. Mounted on a single stained board, measuring 14 x 9 inches.

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Stamp Box

TinTinJunkFan, member | September 24th, 200910 comments

A simple lidded wooden box that was once used to ship a ceramic bowl.... ...lots of colorful stamps....

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Ford Logo License Plate Art by Design Turnpike

DesignTurnpike, member | September 24th, 20095 comments

A miniature homage to my hometown's Ford Motor Company, created entirely from license plates from various US states. Mounted on a single stained board, measuring 14 x 9 inches. Apologies to those who...

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Old Glory Miniature License Plate Art by Design Turnpike

DesignTurnpike, member | September 23rd, 20097 comments

A miniature version of the larger Old Glory piece, assembled from plates from various US states. Mounted on a single stained board, measuring 14 x 9 inches.

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Michigan License Plate Map by Design Turnpike

DesignTurnpike, member | September 22nd, 200912 comments

A unique piece of Michigan history, containing Michigan license plates from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Mounted on stained board. Measures 36 x 36 inches.

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Barn Burner

Jim Healy, contributor | September 19th, 200922 comments

A rusty old Barn Door Roller becomes an unusual way to hold candles.

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Any ideas?

LovesPeonies, member | September 10th, 200912 comments

We just purchased this LARGE piece at a flea market ($200 bucks). It is about 8 feet tall...these monsters used to sit on the peak of a barn as an air vent. It's made of heavynbspgalvanized...

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On the Streets of London Town . . .

Lanette Lorsung, contributor | August 27th, 200910 comments

I purchased this street sign from a Minnesota occasional sale a few years back. Little did I know it came from a small English town and was over 100 years old.

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should I paint it pink?

creativejunquer, member | August 24th, 20099 comments

I found this old army field desk at a tool sale........... and I also have one that does not have the table attached to it, I want to paint that one pink and leave the rusty metal natural...

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Chippy Sconce Redo...

chippingcharm, member | August 21st, 200913 comments

I found these perfectly chippy sconces at a junk sale last year...cleaned out their all the grungy old electrical wires and added candles. Now they can live a "new life" at my house.

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Shoemaker's Garden Art

dresdenjunkshun, member | August 20th, 200910 comments

Fun found objects that add a bit of interest to my porch step garden.

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old canadian airforce foot locker

karilelek, member | August 8th, 200913 comments

This was collecting dust in my barn untill I uncovered all the crap from it and thought it would make a great bench, I just cleaned it up and put the horse blanket on top for a cushionnbsp...

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coat rack and scale bench

karilelek, member | August 7th, 20099 comments

Here is another old door turned outside coatrack, perfect sitting next to my bench(old farm scale)

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Architectural pieces and cloches two of my favorite things.

alicemom, member | August 6th, 200912 comments

After seeing all the good architectural pieces i decided to show our marriage of flooring, corbals, & door knobs. This shelf is just so great 'cause it is wide. We were driving through Iowa amp...

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Additional architectual pieces from my house

Fjerda, member | August 4th, 20096 comments

There are at least 4 pairs of each of these plus the center posts. I did not have the picture of the house resized. I will be bring some of these to Cantabury in Sept.

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Architectural pieces from my house

Fjerda, member | August 4th, 200910 comments

I will be taking some pictures of other pieces and I will post to the site later in the week. Although, those will not have a completed project to them

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