Tag: repurpose

• Five creative spring gardens

  The temperatures are still a little cool around here to start setting out spring flowers, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t started thinking about what I want to plant. I’ve recently happened upon all sorts of neat ideas for turning things into unique planters. Recycling unwanted household items by filling them with beautiful flowers is […]

  LumberInMyMiniVan

  March 1, 2021

  2020

  floral, flowers, repurpose, spring, spring decor

• Reduce.Reuse.Repurpose: new uses for old coffee containers

  I know a lot of people who have some of these empty coffee containers lying around. Did you know you can make some super neat things from them? I liked their shape and decided to spray paint them blue. I spray painted the lids a metallic silver to make them look like metal. Then, I […]

  LumberInMyMiniVan

  February 24, 2021

  2021

  2021, crafts, DIY, New uses for old things, recycle, repurpose

• Thrift store remakes: how to make a faux ironstone planter

  I absolutely love thrift stores. While some people see them as a junk store filled with other people’s useless castoffs, I see it as a treasure hunt. One man’s trash really is another person’s treasure. I love to shop resale stores and thrift stores to find gently used clothes for my family, but I also […]

  LumberInMyMiniVan

  January 27, 2021

  2021, cheap decorating, discount stores, flea market, rustic DIY

  budget decorating, crafts, decor, decor tips and tricks, decorating tips, Designer dupes, DIY, farmhouse, farmhouse style, Fixer Upper Inspired, fixer upper style, recycle, repurpose, Thrift shopping, thrifty decor

• Shop Your House: Don’t buy new, repurpose instead

  Have you ever had something in your house that you love, but due to its age, it doesn’t look as good as it used to? Or maybe it’s not something that doesn’t look usable anymore but you can’t bring yourself to get rid of it. At our wedding eleven years ago, we lined the sidewalk […]

  LumberInMyMiniVan

  May 8, 2020

  2020, lanterns

  2020, budget decorating, decor, decor tips and tricks, decorating tips, farmhouse decor, lanterns, recycle, repurpose

• Reuse and repurpose: Five new uses for cardboard

  We seem to always have a lot of cardboard around here. When our kids were younger we had diaper boxes. Now we have boxes from Amazon purchases and Christmas gifts. And with two daughters and a shoe fetish of my own, we have tons of shoe boxes. Whether it is a big box or a […]

  LumberInMyMiniVan

  April 13, 2020

  2020, cardboard, closet organization, closets, closet organization, kids rooms, DIY

  cardboard, closets, DIY, New uses for old things, organizing, recycle, repurpose, upcycle