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Sweet Junk at The BitterSweet Cabin

Kathy Stantz, contributor | November 5th, 200915 comments

Over the weekend I stopped at one of my new favorite places and visited with my new junking friend, Jan...

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~JUNKIES~ Booth from sketch to finish.

DumpsterDivingDiva, member | November 2nd, 20098 comments

JUNKIES booth at the Funky Junk Sister's Show in Puyallup, WA.

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Old Spindle Repurpose Project "Whimsical Feather Christmas Trees"

abitofwhimsy, member | November 1st, 200917 comments

Finally thought of a unique project to make with my collected old spindles. 1- Cut spindle down to size and cut square 2x4 for base. 2- Screw half of dowel screw (2 sided screw) into the spindle and...

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3 Old Chairs = 1 ReNEWed Bench

itsnotjunk2me, member | October 31st, 200915 comments

This set of 3 matching chairs have been in our home for some 20 years, purchased at a garage sale for $12 (for all 3). They've been moving room to room as extra table seating, desk, and...

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Pumpkin Carving Stencil Uses

ECOGREENGIRL, member | October 31st, 20094 comments

Halloween Stencils Slate: I have these fabulous slate signage squares (I removed the wood trim), and have been enjoying finding fun and new ways to use them! I've always liked the inexpensive...

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Birdhouse beauties

CraftingWendy, member | October 29th, 20095 comments

We love old birdhouses -- especially those with great paint. So for our side yard, we combined an assortment of birdhouses, along with a vintage bird bath we painted red, vintage chairs and a...

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Curbside score, now what?

mritz, member | October 29th, 20098 comments

These chairs were a "curbside rescue" from the other night. Someone on my street ditched them and I couldn't just drive by. Very sturdy little chippy wood chairs with many coats...

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Vases

RobJ98167, member | October 28th, 20098 comments

I had some scrap moulding laying around last year, during the remodel of my house, and thought I should be able to make something out of it. So I came up with these "Vases". I just nailed 4 pieces of...

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Redo..Coffee Table and End Table

Shelley_, member | October 28th, 200910 comments

This is my coffee table and end table that was redone by antiquing in black and covering the glass tops with fabric. I sprayed with fabric protectant in case of...

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I used to be an onion box

TinTinJunkFan, member | October 28th, 20096 comments

Did not remember to take a photo before I started this project...but this box was originally a dark brown pine onion box that I have had hanging around forever...it's an odd and awkward size, not...

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Ta Da!

bensonstreet, member | October 27th, 20099 comments

Well, here is part one of the junk make-over! I painted the lower cupboards and the upper shelves with a shiny white paint. My husband put the top on the cupboards - just a piece of unfinished wood...

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GoodWill Finds - Kitchen Wall Grouping

Shelley_, member | October 25th, 20097 comments

I saw something similar to this on JunkMarket Style and thought I might give it a shot. Everything in the grouping is a Goodwill find except the Au Gras Normand picturenbsp...

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Threshing tray coffeetable

dohlman, member | October 24th, 200916 comments

This oak winnowing tray with tin reinforced corners must have had a lot of use in its day--just enough to make it beautiful. Years ago (probably when threshing machines took over this...

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Barnyard tealight display

Grasshopper22, member | October 24th, 20098 comments

I really like the way this one turned out...the glass square holders were part of a chandalier that I got at the re-store. I found some sticky cut outs of roosters and chickens and placed on the...

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Hallway hat and coat rack

dohlman, member | October 23rd, 20099 comments

This one was total whimsey. My wife and I found this remnant of an old Rube Goldberg sort of farm drag made out of oak with drag tines made out of old railroad spikes. Dark brown Briwax...

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Surveyor's tripod lamp

dohlman, member | October 23rd, 20097 comments

My son brought home a set of surveyor's "sticks" that once held a transit. The metal tripod head was missing, so I fabricated one out of wood--which made it really easy to make it into a...

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Tripod lamp (small)

dohlman, member | October 23rd, 20097 comments

This is the third lamp I've made out of old tripods. It is pretty simple: just use other lamp parts or even a wide dowell to drill a hole through for the lamp rod and wire. You will have...

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Toilet paper storage "cabinet"

dohlman, member | October 23rd, 20097 comments

As a wood lover, I had to have the old solid oak toilet seat with heavy brass hinges I saw on the floor at an antique mall. But what to do with it. After a bit of pondering, however, the...

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