Category: repurpose
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Make something Monday: Organizing with everyday items
We have all seen the selection of beautiful, but expensive baskets and bins at Target and Home Goods. You can find some nice baskets at Dollar Tree and Dollar General, but their baskets are often smaller and they don’t always have a huge selection. Did you know you can organize your home with things you […]
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Creating rustic bathroom shelves from plumbing pipes
Our bathrooms in our home are very spacious, but they’re also very boring. They are both very plain and builder-grade. We’ve recently begun to look at them to see how we might add some character without spending a lot of money on them. We do eventually plan to replace the tubs, tub surround, and flooring, […]
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Reduce, reuse, UPcycle: how to create beautiful new things you’ll love to use from the things you already have
I have a kid who loves pickles. I cannot keep pickles in the house. As I’m sure you can imagine, I regularly have these. They’re remarkably easy to reuse and upcycle. Just soak them in hot water and remove the label. If a sticky residue remains, use a little Goo Gone or some acetone (but […]
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Creating captain’s mirrors from cake pans
I recently went on a search for captain’s mirrors to hang above our new hallway console table. However, a recent Google search proved that captain’s mirrors are typically expensive. I began to wonder how I could create my own captain’s mirror. I tried to make one from a stove eye cover, but it was too […]
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Make it Monday: Easy Farmhouse Candlesticks
I love chunky, wooden turned candlesticks, but they can be costly. Did you know you can easily DIY them from materials you can find in most hardware stores? I was in Lowe’s earlier this week when I happened upon these lovely turned table legs. I purchased the terra cotta saucers from Rural King. I then […]