Trashy Tuesday New Years Resolutions Happy Tuesday! If you have been around here awhile, it's been a while since you have heard from me! This doesn't mean I have stopped my trashy habits of Dumpster Diving or Upcycling. I just haven't shared in a while because 2017 was busy! Here's a recap of some of the my favorites from 2017. I rescued this bookshelf from a friend who had a terrible fire. After cleaning out what was left of the room above their garage, they let me take the bookshelf home with me. It turned into a rolling cart with reclaimed fence boards framing it out. More on that coming soon. I also found this Dresser at.....I seriously cannot remember. All I ...
Upcycled Furniture
Vintage Botanical Dresser
Vintage Botanical Dresser Yes, it's ME! I have something new and exciting to share with you. Well, something old that I made look even older. But New To You! My Vintage Botanical Dresser. Vintage Botanical is not my usual MO, but I decided to try something out of my comfort zone. Try it, it's good for you to do something out of your comfort zone every day, and this was wayyyy out of my comfort zone. It started with my friend Jennifer from Artistic Painting Studio and Fauxy Rollers. Jennifer sent me the Leaf Pattern Roller to try and some of her wonderful plaster. This was my dresser before. Basic Craigs List Find. Nice Basset Dresser, ho hum. The drawers were AWOL ...
Trashy Tuesday Digging for Junk
Trashy Tuesday Digging for Junk Happy Trashy Tuesday! I have been Digging for Junk. Literally! About a week ago I got a text from friends who have recently relocated to "land" in the country from "suburban home" in my neighborhood. Along with having more space, they also inherited a lot of Junk. I was invited to come pick through their stuff. And oh my goodness, was it amazing. Piles and Piles and boxes and boxes of surprises. One whole section of the yard was FREE! Most of it was junk beyond junk, but how fun is Free? In exchange for the Flat Bed Trailer that the previous owner was going to remove, they bought the trailer and all the trash that came with the property. And ...
Trashy Tuesday Free Furniture
Trashy Tuesday Free Furniture Yep, you read that right. I found a whole bunch of Free Furniture. Or, some may consider it a whole bunch of junk. Perception and attitude is everything right? Want to know something REALLY WEIRD? I found this Memo board. I MADE and sold at least 5 years ago ....in a DUMPSTER last week. What are the odds? It's weird enough to find your junk in a thrift store, but hello, the garbage???? Wow, that's just a head scratcher from the Universe from the Junk Cycle to Me. I think I found that frame for free too! If you are not up on where to find the good stuff, read my 3 part How To Dumpster Dive Series. And then, read THIS post. It takes practice, ...
Watching time turn into a mirror
Watching Time Turn Into a Mirror This post was originally posted several years ago, but it's a timeless classic and could easily be done with old clocks from thrift stores, etc. I had this old clock, that I LOVED but the clock was dying a slowwwwww death. The company I bought it from has long gone out of business. I thought about finding a replacement clock to fit in the space, but then I had a better idea! This is what we started with: Red and White to change it up a bit: Then some stenciling in my favorite language (that I faux speak) I also used my favorite dark wax. I use this sometimes instead of glaze because it gives a good (grimy?) for lack of a better ...
Trashy Tuesday The Furniture Pile
Trashy Tuesday, The Furniture Pile Hello, welcome to a longggggg.....overdue edition of Trashy Tuesday. As life happens, life took over my life. But! It did not slow down my Dumpster diving, Trash snooping, Roadkill rescue, junking ways. I still brake for junk. I have however, set some serious limits for myself. I have a big garage. BIG. There is room enough for plenty of trash in there, some power tools, some garden equipment and my van. I have a rule that I am proud to say, have kept to for almost a year now. If my Van does not fit in the garage, and by fit, I mean we have to be able to open the doors and actually get out, then I can't add anything more to the ...
Show me a Sign of your Love
Show me a Sign of your Love Do you need somebody to love? Do you need something to love? Do you remember my JOY sign? Valentine's Day is approaching fast. Make your loved ones this LOVE Sign for your favorite Valentines. I work hard every day of my life I work till I ache my bones At the end I take home my hard earned pay all on my own - I get down on my knees And I start to pray Till the tears run down from my eyes Lord - somebody - somebody Can anybody find me - somebody to love? (Queen) Just like Freddy Mercury worked hard to sing that song, I worked hard on this project. I started with this door pulled from something on the curb many months ago. I painted ...
Trashy Table Makeover
Trashy Table Makeover This table was trashed. I found it....where else? Next to a Dumpster! It sat in my garage for a long time. Sort of like all the other Junk I collect. There must be a "curing" period for my trash. It goes like this: Get the urge to Dumpster Dive. Find Something amazing. Drag it home. Let it sit in the garage for a good 6 months. Finally get inspired to make it over....or....put it up on local Facebook Free Site. Luckily for the table I was inspired! I painted the base color in Debi's DIY Paint in Bead Board. It's a beautiful white, just not too bright white. The table then sat like that for another 2 weeks. Inspiration did not hit all ...
Trashy Tuesday Free Stuff
Trashy Tuesday Free Stuff Welcome to Trashy Tuesday, where it is usually Wednesday by the time I get this post up! Who doesn't LOVE free stuff? I do, as long as it is good Free Stuff. The last week was filled with Free Stuff coming my way. Most of it pretty darn good. Suffering Husband's Partner was going to give these solid Oak chairs away, but donated them to my cause instead. (The cause of filling up my garage with other people's old things and Dumpster Diving Finds, feel free to donate). Not only did we receive 2 of these lovely Solid Oak Chairs..... (and by the way, that chair is sitting next to my Bench Made Entirely of Junk!) We also got a Free Swiveling Bar ...
Trashy Tuesday Create a Photo Gallery Wall for Cheap
Trashy Tuesday Create a Photo Gallery Wall for Cheap Hello! It's Trashy Tuesday again, but it is actually Wednesday by the time this goes in the can. Have you always wanted to have a show stopper Photo Gallery Wall, but the cost of the frames, the math of figuring out where they all go, or just the work involved with all of it held you back? For years, at least 12 of them, I have wanted to have a photo gallery wall on my stairs. This is how the stairs looked before, clean beautiful walls, nicely painted stairs. You can read about how I did the stairs, and trust me, it wasn't easy, but I was thorough! HERE. And here is the best part, it cost me practically NOTHING. That's ...
Trashy Tuesday Reclaimed Wood Sign Tutorial
Reclaimed Wood Sign Tutorial Where the heck have I been? Busy! I've got loads of Trash to share with you, but today I am going to show you how to make this amazing Reclaimed Wood Sign FOR FREE. Have you noticed how lovely and simplified my blog looks? I am SO HAPPY. You can be this happy with your site too by clicking on over to check out Snazzy Little Things. Jeanette was beyond amazing at how communicative she was through the whole process, price for each thing up front, she even provides you with a progress slide so you can see what has been done and what is left to be completed. I could not be happier and I would recommend her services to anyone looking to overhaul their ...