by GTC | Mar 19, 2021 | Furniture and Cabinetry Redouxs, Furniture Makeovers
How to Makeover an Old Dresser without Priming or Sanding 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...
by GTC | Nov 17, 2020 | Furniture Makeovers, Uncategorized
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...
by GTC | May 5, 2020 | Furniture Makeovers, Uncategorized
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,...
by GTC | Jan 7, 2020 | Dumpster Diving Diaries, Uncategorized
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...
by GTC | Dec 18, 2019 | Dumpster Diving Diaries, Furniture and Cabinetry Redouxs, Furniture Makeovers
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...
by GTC | Nov 25, 2019 | Furniture and Cabinetry Redouxs, Furniture Makeovers, Tutorials
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...
by GTC | Aug 13, 2019 | Dumpster Diving Diaries, Furniture and Cabinetry Redouxs, Furniture Makeovers, Le Junque
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...
by GTC | Aug 6, 2019 | Dumpster Diving Diaries, Le Junque
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...
by GTC | Jul 22, 2019 | Dumpster Diving Diaries, Furniture and Cabinetry Redouxs, Le Junque, Tutorials
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...
by GTC | May 21, 2019 | Dumpster Diving Diaries, Furniture and Cabinetry Redouxs, Le Junque
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...
by GTC | Apr 2, 2019 | Dumpster Diving Diaries, Le Junque
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...
by GTC | Jan 29, 2019 | Dumpster Diving Diaries, Furniture and Cabinetry Redouxs, Furniture Makeovers, Le Junque
The Top Ten Junk Makeovers of Redouxinteriors.com I can’t believe a year of junking in 2018 is behind me and it is almost the end of January 2019, where does the Junk (time) go? Answer: much of it is in my garage…. If you are new around here, to catch you...