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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...

Laurel Putman, contributor | 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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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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What a Racket!

Jim Healy, contributor | July 15th, 200915 comments

A days worth of junk discoveries turns an old Badminton Racket into an unexpected Clock.

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HAPPY 4TH EVERYONE!!!!!!!!LET YOUR BANNERS WAVE :)

italianpeasant, member | July 1st, 20097 comments

JUST A LITTLE PATRIOTISM & FLAG WAVING, I LOVE FLAGS & HAVE AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION, DON'T FORGET TO LET YOURS WAVE :) GET OUT YOUR NEWEL POSTS & PUT FLAGS ON THEM, JUST DRILL HOLES...

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Souvenir Pennants

TinTinJunkFan, member | June 11th, 20092 comments

I was cleaning out closets and came across these pennants---souvenirs from numerous college visits, road races and various family vacations-- I was aiming for a really creative use for them...

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Navigational Chart Tote

TinTinJunkFan, member | June 10th, 200910 comments

My son the merchant mariner brought home all his navigational charts (which the ship's crew junks after sailing is completed) from his six months at sea. He knew that his mother would find...

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Patriotic Clock

langi, member | May 31st, 20096 comments

The patriotic clock came about by cleaning out the closet and finding an "old fashion plate hat" I actually wore once upon a time then realizing it would be oh so beautiful hanging at our...

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MORE & MORE

italianpeasant, member | May 23rd, 20096 comments

I HAVE SO MUCH "STUFF" STILL TO SORT, WISH YOU ALL COULD COME :)

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Antique ottoman

fabricsgal, member | May 14th, 20096 comments

This is an antique ottoman that I purchased at a flea market in Minnesota. It was in great need of a second life when I found it. I re-tied the springs and added all new padding and...

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Cast Iron Stove Picture Frame

Georgia Terrell, contributor | April 26th, 200913 comments

Parts of several Cast Iron Stoves make ornate picture frames.

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old barn door turned outside shower wall / hall tree

TroyRash, member | April 22nd, 200910 comments

i found this old wood door in a trash pile - i think it was originally a sliding door on either a barn or garage - it still had the slide hardware at the top - i cleaned it and waxed it - i thought i...

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"Princess" vintage redesign jewelry

Gretchen Schaumann, contributor | April 21st, 20096 comments

Another necklace in the artbeads series using products they sent me to design with.

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Utensil Holder - Old Heavy Lard Press

WeBeJunkin, member | March 26th, 200911 comments

We picked this up for $4.00 from an older lady who did not want to keep lifting it into her truck. We tried different things inside of it but you could not fully see it so we decided to use it in our...

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