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Art for under $3

Marybeth Barrett, contributor | January 9th, 20097 comments

Just another fun use for old cabinet doors...more to come. This is simply an old cabinet door front, spray adhesive and scrapbook paper. A quick, easy and inexpensive way to create wall...

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Broken Chair for Display

Marty29, member | January 9th, 20098 comments

Found a chair that was pretty broken up but took the front piece and hung it on the wall and used the rungs to hang vintage towels and an apron. Also set vintage bottles and spice tins on...

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Punched Tin Message Board

Marty29, member | January 9th, 20097 comments

I picked up this door from an old pie safe at an auction for next to nothing and made magnets out of old buttons. I just loved the patina. It hangs by my back door for reminder...

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make do window/curtain

romancenrelics, member | January 7th, 20095 comments

This window is in our bathroom downstairs which is below grade. The contractor had to create a cubby. I didn't want the curtain on the "actual" window because it was to far back in the...

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Cigar Box Items

junkpainter, member | January 7th, 20098 comments

Cigar boxes are a great way to get creative and cheap. Enjoy and let's see your ideas!

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My Family Pic Gallery

junkpainter, member | January 7th, 20097 comments

I made this out of an old door my husband found at a job. I used some corbels that I had saved for the bottom. I used various sized acrylic frames and strong 2 sided tape. Now I can...

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Work bench becomes Scrap Table

6witts, member | January 7th, 200910 comments

When I saw the craft table in Junk Market, I knew I had to use an old worktable that was my dads for my scrap table. I cleaned it off, sanded the top a little and coated with lemon oil. I love having...

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A Window with a re-Purpose!

LeAnntiques, member | January 7th, 20094 comments

Welcome to LeAnntiques with Friends. You are now looking into our front window, as you enter our 'Cozy' Hopkins MN shop. Our '11 Day Market' Window for January, has captured our vision of a Winter...

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Revive your treasures with paint

sewitall, member | January 6th, 20096 comments

the dresser was mine, from the 50's and had been redone later with one of those dark brown antiquing kits and was not pretty. I sanded, primed and spray painted the exterior Heirloom White flat...

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wall art

starlvr, member | January 5th, 20098 comments

old window wall art

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Upcycle your cabinet doors: Part 1

Marybeth Barrett, contributor | January 5th, 200912 comments

I have found a ton of uses for recycled cabinet door fronts. One of my favorites projects is to repurpose them as memo boards. You get a sturdy piece with a built in frame that...

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Scary salvage

Tuttibelle, member | January 5th, 20098 comments

The side portions of this shelf began life as decorative fronts on a piano. When the piano literally fell apart, I salvaged these two gargoyles. I used left over dowels and scrap lumber with white...

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Gentle Heart & Welcome Home

bridiemurphy, member | January 5th, 20097 comments

I had a fantastic holiday, the most beautiful gift that I gave was simply saying "Welcome Home" to Bob, a friend's father who was sharing lots of piloting stories, including a couple from...

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A couple fun winter shelving projects

junkermidge, member | January 4th, 20098 comments

I made this set of shelves using old skis as the back board. Many of the skis I had were either red, white, or blue, so I chose ones with those colors. The shleves were just basic...

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Small scale architectural salvage

Tuttibelle, member | January 4th, 20094 comments

We have traveled a lot and bought a few houses in the last few years. These are parts to front doors to two houses we have had. This allows me to keep a part of my old house with me in the new one...

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Toilet Topper

Mluukkonen, member | January 4th, 200912 comments

The shutters and drawers were found at the local dump. I cleaned them up, and then sanded them a bit, other than that i did not alter the color. For the shutters i removed the knobs and hinges...

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Merry Christmas to Me

Marybeth Barrett, contributor | January 3rd, 200911 comments

A recent score from a local rescue mission a week before Christmas...I thought it was the perfect gift for me. I bought it b/c I loved the detail and thought it had nice legs aahhh...

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GOOD EATS Clock Using Vintage Wood Type

Jenny Kompolt, contributor | January 3rd, 200915 comments

As many of you already know, I have a thing for (and quite a collection of) old wood type and use it in my projects wherever I can. A local restaurant asked me to assemblage them a wall clock and after much puttering around in my lab with nothing striking me, I decided to pull out the type and see what sort of design I might come up with.

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Pssst. Don't tell anyone, but....

junkermidge, member | January 3rd, 200915 comments

I think this is my favorite of all my projects. I don't know why (and my husband certainly doesn't agree). It's just fun. It's a gossip bench constructed from old ladder...

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Ski Lodge Headboard

Jim Healy, contributor | January 3rd, 200917 comments

This project started when I found a pair of vintage skis tossed out for thrash pick-up. I was trying to come up with a concept for my son’s new Headboard and the skis were the inspiration I...

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