We all have one of these in our home or garage, or we definitely know someone who has one around. You know, the OLD dresser that is solidly built, but solidly dated in the look. You know my motto: Don't throw out, Redoux it! Let's dive in and see how easy it can be to makeover an old piece of furniture. The Prep for your old Furniture Good news! If you use DIY 100% Natural Clay & Chalk Paint. You really don't have to prep. Just start with a clean piece of furniture. Make sure it is free of dirt and especially anything greasy. If it is especially slick (like you can see your reflection in it) or laminate or plastic, you might want to give it a quick once over with a ...
How to Makeover an Old Buffet With Paint & Transfers
FINDING FURNITURE: Do you love Facebook Marketplace as much as I do? I mean, really, I need more furniture makeover projects in my life as much as I need a box of Sees Chocolate Candy. Want badly, DO NOT NEED. If you have seen my garage over the years, you can check that out here. Something about an online garage sale, right in your backyard practically. It soothes my dumpster diving soul, especially scrolling for free! I found this Drexel Heritage Buffet for $40 on Marketplace. It had deep scratches, and was not in happy condition, but I knew all of that was figureoutable. HOW TO CHOOSE A GOOD PIECE OF FURNITURE Don't let deep scratches and dings put you ...
Dresser Makeover Blend and Layer DIY Paint
What's your Blending IQ? How are your blending skills? What is your blending IQ? Don't worry if you answered low! Have you tried layering and blending paint to create that elusive "old world" lots of layers finish? I have a secret for you, it's SO much easier than you think. And YOU can do this too. AND you can watch my video to see the step by step of EXACTLY how to do this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6DIxxarUmk Makeover your old stuff I am willing to bet you have an old dresser or piece of furniture in your home or garage that is itching for a makeover. Now is the time to finally get it done, and I am here to show you how fast and easy it can be. You ...
Trashy Tuesday How to turn your trash into cash
Big Announcement Happy New Year! Are you the type that makes New Year's Resolutions? I LOVE thinking about all the new things I might accomplish this year. Top of the list is....drumroll please! Turning my trash into cash in a BIG way! I am opening a store!!! Along with my friend and business partner, Randi Moser. The new store is Alluv Place. Alluv Place is not only a clothing, home decor, gifts for baby and mom, local wares and creative workshop boutique. Alluv Place is a gathering place to find your joy, build your community and discover how to live your best life. 2020 means perfect vision. Our "focus" is to create not only a joyful place to shop, but a ...
How to Upcycle a Cheap Bookcase
Take a cheap Bookcase and turn it into an awesome rolling cart! You probably have one of these in your home somewhere, or in your garage? And if not, there are plenty to found in your nearby thrift stores, or in my case, Dumpsters! I think my favorite project to makeover is a Bookcase Makeover. There are so many options! I love putting wheels on them, framing them out with old wood and creating an entirely new piece of furniture as a rolling cart. You can see some of favorite Bookshelf Upcycles Here. This project is super easy to do in an afternoon. You will need a cheap bookcase. There are thrift stores brimming with them, and in my case, usually a Dumpster will ...
Makeover a Lingerie Dresser with IOD and DIY Paint
Happy Trashy Tuesday! It's a Lingerie Dresser Makeover! It was time to start clearing out that garage full of junk again and finally get to a diy furniture makeover. I am VERY good at adding to the collection of junk in there. If you have not had a chance to check out some of my Trashy Tuesday posts on Dumpster Diving, then please start HERE. This wood furniture piece has been in my garage for probably over 2 years. That is probably making all of you who only have one piece at a time to work on very uncomfortable about now. But truly, with this much stuff, how is a girl supposed to choose who goes next? My friend Kim from Just South of Urban moved a couple of years ...
Trashy Tuesday Top 10 Bookshelf Upcycles
Trashy Tuesday Top 10 Bookshelf Upcycles Bookshelves are one of my favorite easy upcycles. When I am out on my weekly (sometimes daily) Dumpster cruising, I often find broken, thrown out, old, ugly bookshelves. If the people throwing them out only knew of all the amazing upcycles you could do with an old bookshelf...well, they would probably still throw them out because it does require some effort. #1 Cheap Bookshelf turned Rolling Cart I found this bookshelf in a sad Dumpster. This is one of my most popular pins and most favorite bookshelf makeover. It was transformed with DIY Chalk & Clay Paint in Sea Glass and Mermaid Tail. I added reclaimed wood that was ...
Trashy Tuesday Garage Sale Leftover
Trashy Tuesday Garage Sale Leftovers! Garage Sale Leftovers! I have decorated much of my house from free Junk and Garage Sale Leftovers are one my favorite ways to get free furniture. I am also sharing what I got for free from my Junk network and of course, the Dumpster! It's been a while since I have posted some good freebies! This one is for my friend Patty who has been an awesome follower of this blog since the very early days, many years ago! If you haven't seen me on YouTube, please go check out my latest video and follow me there for more junk makeovers! Check out my latest video :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfLN3Av35uk No matter how packed my garage is, I ...
How to Find Free Furniture – 5 Easy Steps
How to Find Free Furniture - 5 Easy Steps This is an updated version of a post I ran in November 2018. I am always discovering new ways to find free and adjusting and improving my skills. Read on if you want to get the best tips on how you can find free furniture! If I were a superhero, and had only one super power, it would be to make free furniture appear and come home with me. Check out my post and you can become a Free Furniture Super Hero too! I am not a superhero, just an average suburban mom. BUT! I have managed to hone this super power and bend it to my will. If you check out my Dumpster Diving Series and THIS post on how to find Free Furniture, you can develop ...
Trashy Tuesday my 10 Best Furniture Upcycles
Trashy Tuesday my 10 best Furniture Upcycles Happy Spring friends! It's time to do some Spring Cleaning with all that Junk in your Garage! Or maybe I should say all that junk in MY garage :() Is the warm weather inspiring you to do some purging, painting and upcycling? It is me, (even though as I type it is raining AGAIN here in Northern California). I have been at this Trashy Upcycle business for about 20 years now! I have been documenting the upcycles for about the last 12 or so? I thought it was a great time to dust off my favorites and share your favorites as well. In no particular Trashy Order, here's the Junk: Last summer I was contacted by Marne Jamison, ...
Trashy Tuesday – House of Junk
Trashy Tuesday - House of Junk Is your house literally full of junk? Mine is, in a roundabout way. If you are new here, take a look at my junk makeovers. About 90% of the furniture in my house is upcycled, JUNK. Exhibit A. My Bench Made Entirely of Junk complete with Shoe Storage from an Old Drawer. You are here for the real junk though, right? I have a garage FULL of junk. Other people's junk. Stuff people have literally placed in or around a Dumpster. This lovely table and chairs was next to the Dumpster at church a couple of weeks ago. Oh, the blessings of going to church! I sold this lovely set yesterday to a sweet family who were so happy to have a new ...