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Porch Swing Delight from Junk! Of course!

Jasmin Marisett, contributor | July 19th, 20185 comments

This was a fun to do! All custom ordered from a great couple! They threw caution to the wind and told me to do my "thang" and voila - here it is!

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From Farm to Table!

Lanette Lorsung, editor | July 19th, 20184 comments

And no, we're not taking about food here....

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Pile of Michigan License Plates = Flag of USA

DesignTurnpike, member | July 2nd, 201812 comments

Ouch, my hands hurt! Why or why did white 1962 Michigan plates have to made from thick steel... 40+ plates, 63 pieces and over 300 nails mounted on a stained red wood board comprise this 5-foot wide...

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Upcycled Red Metal Hard Hat Lighted Bird House

Brian Carlisle, contributor | July 2nd, 20186 comments

Shedding some light on upcycled bird houses!

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DIY Garden Urn Turned Coffee Table

dmfuller, member | May 29th, 20188 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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10 Amazing Things Made Using License Plates

DesignTurnpike, member | May 4th, 2018

Here's what I've been up to lately. See more at the link! Enjoy. http://designturnpike.com/10_things_you_wont_believe_are_made_from_license_plates.html

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Industrial Laundry Crate Table

Jim Healy, editor | April 29th, 20183 comments

The finish needed to look like it had been banging around a commercial laundry for the last 75 years.

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Spring is HERE!

Jasmin Marisett, contributor | April 2nd, 20184 comments

Ok, well not really. But the springs are! I'm on a mission to find a bunch of ways to use these. I thought this was a simple easy peasy little redo.

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Steel Spring Table

Refinerii, member | March 15th, 201819 comments

New dining room table I made today; for the whole story behind it see my blog at http://industrialrevelations.blogspot.com . A huge, heavy train spring, with a concrete saw for a top.

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Industrial Storage Locker

Andrea Miller, contributor | February 8th, 20184 comments

Found this great locker - perfect grey color with a touch of rust...gotta love it!

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"The Twelve Best"

Jim Healy, editor | December 28th, 201733 comments

This old tobacco tin had been in a Connecticut barn for the last 50 years.

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Vintage Soda Bottle "Christmas Tree"

Jim Healy, editor | December 11th, 20171 comment

I used a portion of my crazy collection of over 400 vintage soda bottles and an antique ladder to create a one-of-kind "Christmas Tree"

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Old Wooden Shoe Forms and Stretchers

Jim Healy, editor | November 3rd, 201712 comments

Combining unlike yet related elements create a strong and harmonious statement.

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Vintage Soda Sign

Jim Healy, editor | August 22nd, 20176 comments

I enhanced this cool 1950's metal soda sign by building a background to mount it on.

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Paper Dispenser

Suzanne Halverson, contributor | July 24th, 20174 comments

Make something that's not quite what you wanted into something that's just right.

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How to Build a Chest of Drawers?

Lanette Lorsung, editor | June 24th, 201720 comments

Okay, maybe I didn't build 'em, but I did stack 'em up!

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Vintage blueprint cabinet coffee table

FleaMarketTrixie, member | May 25th, 201715 comments

We made this coffee table out of a vintage cole steel blueprint cabinet. We found 2 similar cabinets at a second hand store, for a great price. I knew when I saw them I wanted to turn them into...

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