Over the long dreary winter, I painted a couple of pieces of furniture and put them together to store and organize some of my fabric in the basement. I did all the painting in my living room (yes, I know my husband is awesome for letting ... [ Read More ]
Hello, you beautiful bucket of rust!
I love tool boxes. Cheerful, Useful, Organized Storage, what’s not to love? I had a plastic one when I was a kid….maybe it was a tackle box? Pretty much the same thing. I loved the little containers inside and the ... [ Read More ]
Magnetic Boards out of Ceiling Tiles
Can you believe that the two magnetic boards I made started out as salvaged ceiling tiles? The ReHouse has a bunch of them, priced at $1.50 each. I don’t know ANYBODY who wants to put in a metal ceiling these days! I’m sure you’ve seen ... [ Read More ]
I “LOVE” Salvaged Art
Turns out, “LOVE” is the easiest word for me put together out of stuff like nails, old hardware, keys, springs. Pretty much, any kind of junk that looks like a letter is fair game if it can be screwed or glued down. The first “love” sign that I ... [ Read More ]
Pretty in Turquoise
I have been painting up a storm this past month! First the coffee table got smothered in white paint, then this monster of a craft station, my entire kitchen is now a soft blue and I gave one of the wooden lockers at ReHouse a facelift with ... [ Read More ]
ReHouse workshop #1: Chalkboard drawers
Have you been to ReHouse lately? So.Much.Fun.Stuff. It’s like Pinterest in real life with salvaged potential projects everywhere you look. I was hired to maintain and improve the ReHouse Architectural Salvage page on Pinterest, but I ... [ Read More ]