Posts tagged: repurpose
Make a Beefy Bolster Pillow from Old Towels
By ModHomeEcTeacher 
Let me just share this nifty RE-Use project with you. I'll be showing you how you can put those old ratty towels you're tempted to away to good use. » READ MORE
Pallet Plate Rack
By DIY Maven
Never in a million years would have I ever thought that a reclaimed pallet could work in this context, but a beeswax rub down has made it more than palatable as a plate rack. » READ MORE
Pillow Talk: Harvesting Plaid Fabric
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Day 3 of Pillow Talk over on my blog has lots of step by step photos showing you how to "harvest" fabric from a Goodwill garment to use for pillows, trim or anything else you can think of.
Would you live in a suburban office park?
By DIY Maven
So asks Michael Cannel at Fast Company. The question was prompt by the proposed conversion of the Bell Labs campus in Holmdel, New Jersey. Designed by Eero Saarinen, the property was the Fertile Crescent of transistors and cell phones, which, according to New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, makes it a piece of 'science heritage of all mankind'.
Would live in a converted suburban office park?
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The Oil Drum Rocker.
By Chrisjob
A twist on the 55-gallon drum chair design (see below), this oil drum rocking chair from Stanker Collections, "actually connect the form of the drum and the function of the chair in a rational way." And I'm digging on the orange.
Retro TV Gone Dry Bar
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Image: RobnSarah
It's heartbreaking to come upon, consider and ultimately pass up a behemoth like a fab retro TV cabinet or stereo console due to the logistics of hauling it away and extracting the innards. Our friends over at ApartmentTherapy found photos of this clever TV to dry bar conversion that some brave souls u » READ MORE
How To: Van Gogh on a Bottle.
By Chrisjob
Seeking to repurpose a used wine bottle and reapply the skills she learned in college, Monica Ewing sought to recreate a classic impressionist painting on her unlikely surface. "It was the perfect assignment for a novice painter such as me. On a wine bottle, you can’t see the entire painting at once, so mistakes in proportion, etc. are obscured. Here, I copied one of my favorite Vincent van Gogh works: Wheat Field with Cypresses." Use the tool » READ MORE
How To: Four Lives of a Modern Side Table
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Good thrifting advice is to go ahead and buy a piece if it stands out from the ordinary. What stood out about this table? The legs. Modern, sleek, solid wood and sturdy. The supports are also solid and can be used again, I'm sure. The table tops are a composite wood covered with formica and a plastic band around the edges. See three more very different looks you can get with this $6.99 Goodwill table. » READ MORE
10 New Uses for Old Things
By DIY Maven
My Home Ideas culled these 10 great ideas for repurposing old stuff into new stuff from the pages of Real Simple.
- Turn an old kitchen stool into a night stand or side table. (I actually did this using an old, round piano stool, pictured above. My in-laws found it in MWT's grandmother's chicken coop. I scrubbed off the poop that covered it and gave it a coat of black satin.)
- Turn unused brooches in to spectacular refrigerator magnets.
- Use d » READ MORE
Turn a Door into a Table
By DIY Maven
Need a table? Got a door? Problem solved. Susan found this particular door--and the table legs--at a salvage yard. Wood glue, screws, L-brackets, paint and some glass she had cut at a local glass shop rounds out the materials needed for the project. » READ MORE
Project Runway Inspired: Wraparound Swirly Tie Skirt
By ModHomeEcTeacher
The Indianapolis Art Center had their annual Student Show with awards on Friday night. You may remember seeing a creative fourteen year old boy in a post I did last summer. He won the Most Creative Award for the Youth and Teen division, as well as the Art Center's Staff Favorite Award.
A Project Runway tie skirt inspired him but he chose to run the ties diagonally to get the maximum swirl fromt he bias cut ties. (Can you believe he kne » READ MORE
Turning a Pallet into a Coffee Table
By DIY Maven
Do you feel bad for discarded pallets? I do. Such waste! Such potential! Like this coffee table for example, which is a mere shadow of its former dump heap self. Esprit Cabane explains the procedure, which includes using mortar to fill the gaps between the slats. Via.
Bicycle Wheel Chandelier
By DIY Maven
I justed stumbled across a website that gives me tingles: Junk Market Style. I have a feeling I'll be visiting it often in the future, but for now, take a gander at this bicycle wheel chandelier. Contributor Georgia Terrell used a lamp kit to wire the wheel and then tied plumbing chain to the spokes with clear filiment. To add bling, she wired crystal beads to the ends of the chains. All in all, she used about 50 feet of chain and 100 beads. Ti » READ MORE
From YMCA Gym to Apartment
By DIY Maven
Interior design firm The Apartment turned a 7,000 square foot YMCA into a 5-bedroom apartment that also includes an interior garden and a 12 person theater. Original elements include the girders which were restored and painted to blend seamlessly with the contemporary--and extraordinary–make over. The lower level of the structure is the apartment while the upper region was left as a showcase for the agency's work. Via.
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Use What You Have: 5 Things to Do With Placemats
By lilybee
Curbly Video Podcast: How to turn an old window into illuminated wall art.
By DIY Maven
I have a thing about windows. Especially barn sash windows, one of which just happened to be lying around. It was too good not to turn into something, so kicked around some ideas and came up with a wall art/light fixture idea and went to work.
What we used:
an old barn sash window
scrap 1" x 3" pine
a piece of handy board
frosted glass spray
Contact paper
scissor and paper punch
LED light strip
table saw, screws, drill, nails hammer, etc.
What we did:
Turn vintage suitcases into side tables.
By DIY Maven
You know how sometimes you see an idea on the internets and think, ‘of course!’? Well...this is one of those times. Not only do these old suitcases make adorable and interesting side tables, they also provide storage for magazines, books, remotes and all that other flotsam and jetsam that clutter our lives. They couldn’t be too hard to make either. Four legs and perhaps a plywood base–for added structure–onto which you attach the suitcase itse » READ MORE
How to turn old socks into groovy potholders.
By DIY Maven
Here’s a superb way to make use of leftover socks bereft of their mates: turn them into potholders! All you need is one of those old school potholder weaving looms and a bunch of lonely cotton socks cut into 1/4" thick loops. Jen at Re-nester bought her loom at a craft store, but she suggests you could make your own by nailing some brads spaced 1/4" apart into a scrap piece of wood that’s the size of an average potholder. For an explanation of th » READ MORE
Turning Milk Crates Into....
By DIY MavenA chandelier
A bench
Tables and chairs
Is Milk Crate Furniture aesthetically pleasing?
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