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OldBarnRescue, member | March 21st, 20097 comments

One of our favorite mirrors! We placed a mirror in a door panel, framed it with velvet black ribbon and some old buttons, added some old game tiles and reclaimed square knobs. It's now...

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Handpainted vintage wooden ironing board

harvestyourblessings, member | March 18th, 20093 comments

I handpainted a vintage wooden ironing board. It was to be an entry table or a table behind a couch. I just sanded and filled any small holes on the surface of it then painted it. It has a...

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Yellow Primitive Dresser

BarkingDogs, member | March 18th, 20093 comments

I love this dresser. I found it at Goodwill, the stained finish was very tired. It was full of cobwebs and just looked sad. I instantly knew I wanted it to be yellow and than decided to make it look...

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Vintage Table that Probably still looks like Junk to some!

BarkingDogs, member | March 16th, 20099 comments

I found this little table last minute at the Expo Antique show in Portland,OR. It was pretty sad and she didn't want to load it up so I got it cheap. It had been painted red but the paint was very...

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Ugly Clock turned Message Center

OliveRue, member | March 16th, 20098 comments

I thought I would post a project I did last month since everyone liked the other clock makeover. I seem to be stuck on clocks for some reason. :-) This is another goodwill rescue. I paid...

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"Faux" Fireplace mantle

RobJ98167, member | March 15th, 20096 comments

My mom wanted a wooden mantle. Her apartment has a brick mantle. So I went out to my garage to look around- I found some pine boards- 10" and 8" and put them together as sort of a half box- The...

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Industrial Can Lamp

Georgia Terrell, contributor | March 15th, 200918 comments

I made this lamp out of an old can and combined it with a feminine shade.

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Junky Clipboard Turned Handy Photo Holder

Candy Allen, contributor | March 13th, 200914 comments

Making a hanging photo display from an old clipboard.

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Feel'in "all" Right

Jim Healy, contributor | March 11th, 200930 comments

This is what you build when you have more “all Buckets” than you know what to do with. I hand painted the plywood top to match an original lid. Then the paint was slightly aged to...

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Junk to Pretty - $7.00 table

nefariouscupcake, member | March 6th, 200924 comments

One sad table, a can of paint and some contact paper. I cleaned and sanded a bit. Drew out a swirly tree pattern on contact paper and spent copious amounts of time cutting it out and stuck it onto...

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Mushroom Art

RecycledPages, member | March 5th, 20093 comments

The latest in my series of Basket art...I am going to start utilizing the sides of the baskets now...I have some ideas for those...Stay tuned! :)

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It's 'Sew' Easy To Pretty Your Home

Candy Allen, contributor | March 4th, 200919 comments

I find whenever you have mass quantities of anything, it's a lot easier to come up with ideas for their use. After finding loads of vintage sewing supplies and receiving some as gifts, I thought I should no longer 'hem'and haw about prettying up my place.

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Piano Rolls on Parade

Amy (aka ALVN) of WhisperWood Cottage, contributor | March 3rd, 200911 comments

Simple display ideas for vintage piano rolls.

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It's a Reel Lamp

Jim Healy, contributor | February 23rd, 200920 comments

A galvanized Funnel and a dismantled Hose Reel pair up to form an industrial lamp. To really give it a factory appearance the cord is a section of BX electrical cable and the plug is from a washing...

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Quirky Snowfolks

alicemom, member | February 20th, 20096 comments

These are my quirky snowfolks. I used all sorts of vintage & antique pieces. Snow dust for glitter. Funky top hats & even an oven thermometer. Lots bells, baubles & fun.

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Madeover Table found at Scott's Antique Market

SouthernSherri, member | February 17th, 200911 comments

I went to Scott's Antique Market in Atlanta for my 1st time this past weekend. I came home with this adorable table made from an old aquarium stand and old wood! I loved that it is...

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Where is My Suitcase?

Jim Healy, contributor | February 17th, 200925 comments

There are many ways to give an old suitcase a new life. So when I needed to raise a bedside lamp the suitcase worked out perfect. By layering a vintage book on top of the suitcase it brought the lamp...

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Wall Piece

junqtiquer2u, member | February 13th, 20094 comments

Found a mirrored "window" for $1.00, a wood shelf for 75 cents, and some discarded shutters in a dumpster. I put it all together and it made a wonderful, unique wall piece! It was so easy...

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A romantic pair lights up our life!

Faeryhollow, member | February 13th, 20095 comments

My JH spotted these charming 40's lamps at a thrift store in Charleston, and knew I'd love them. We quickly snatched them up for $25 for the pair. I made the lampshades out of heavy rosethemed...

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