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Repurposing & Upcycling

Repurposing & Upcycling

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Some of the most exciting projects on Hometalk are repurposing & upcycling projects. Hometalk members love to Hometalk about all of the ways that they repurpose and upcycle. You can find photo inspiration for repurposing & upcycling projects, or you can ask the Hometalk community for help with repurposing & upcycling. Creating stylish home décor out of repurposed & upcycled materials is good for the Earth, and good for your wallet. Share your repurposing & upcycling successes on Hometalk!



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  • Beautiful Mantle Headboard After
  • 5-panel door Before

Turning a Door Into a Beautiful Headboard.

It all started with a trip to a local "experienced building products" store where I treasure dived and came out jumping for joy with this very old 5-panel door. I knew exactly what I ...»
wanted to do with it.

To see more pictures and How To's, I welcome you to visit my blog.

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Marie
Marie Canada 2 days ago
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    Sia@South 47th 16 hours ago
    I love everything about your room! Your photography is fab as well! Just beautiful! xo
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Old Door Headboard - Made for a King Size Bed

We love making headboards out of these old doors - there is so much character to each one of them. This headboard was shipped to one of our Customers in FL. ...»

The doors we use are usually 80+ years old and have had their share of various paint treatments over the years.

These old door headboards make a great conversation piece and are sure to become the focal point of any bedroom.

Keep us in mind if you're not up to doping the trim work and want us to do that for you. We do work with a large DIY Client base that have us do the work and they will add the finishing touches themselves.

Thank you for the business!

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Vintage Headboards
Vintage Headboards Frisco, TX 16 hours ago
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Repurposed Door Idea

My daughter, Daisy found an old door at a yard sale. She added baker's twine and attached her Instagram pictures with tiny clothespins. This will be an ever changing collage of pictures!
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DaisyMaeBelle - Melissa Murfreesboro, TN 16 hours ago
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  • I didn't have a specific idea in mind when I rescued these containers from the trash.  I just thought they were cute!
  • While looking through the junk drawer, I realized that I had a lot of small items that needed a home.
  • I hot glued these bright little circular labels (found at Michael's) to the top of the containers, and admired my new little organizers!
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Upcycled Dip Container Organizers

I rescued these little dip containers from the trash and turned them into cute organizers for little things that needed a home!
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April Hoff Fishers, IN 2 days ago
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    Dermot McGingty 18 hours ago
    Stop being cheeky Kathleen ;) seriously though these are tubs sauce comes in from a takeaway, ...»
    theres recycling and then theres this

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Note:  New handles, but spray painted the hinges
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All You Need is Paint...

Paint can transform just about anything! In our home I've painted kitchen cabinets, hinges/door knobs, vanities, railings, doors and the list goes on and on. ...»

Here are my go-to paints for just about everything in our home.

Lowe's Valspar Latex Enamel Paint - Satin Black

Rust-Oleum Metallic Finish Spray Paint - Aluminum

You can find more before and after pictures of things I've transformed with paint on my blog!

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Elisa Naperville, IL 22 hours ago
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    Dermot McGingty 18 hours ago
    I agree we all have different styles, my house is designed in a modern sexy barn style, chunky ...»
    wood and deep shag pile carpets! I hope to upload some pics ;) later this month, I hope you can leave me some honest opinions. This however isn't modern, it what we irish call 'tats'

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Decorating With Rope Ideas

I love working with natural elements when crafting and making things for the home. Rope, Jute, Twine and Sisal Rope are my go to standards. I put together these amazing clips on Hometalk on my board "Designing with Rope Ideas".
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Kim~ Made in a Day Waxhaw, NC 24 hours ago
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    Doreen Cagno 22 hours ago
    Thanks for including my knock off Anthro lantern! Lots of amazing ideas here!
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  • Love finding paint to bring a clean look to a worn piece
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Marisa Saletnik Palatine, IL 2 days ago
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  • Kitchen Island I Made from an Inspirational Picture on Pinterest...
A sheet of Plexi glass was added to the top of this..:)
  • My Kitchen Island Finished :)
Plexi Glas was added to the top of this for easy cleaning.... and a flat smooth surface to work on :)
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Kitchen Island Made From an Old Door....

I have always wanted to attempt making a kitchen island and I finally found the perfect one to make...... From and inspirational picture found on PINTEREST to a Kitchen Island I'll Love ...»
forever, cause it was made by my own 2 hands....

To see The step by step instructions I used to make this ...Please visit My BLOG PAGE..

UPDATE!!!!!!!!

I noticed that a few people have commented on maybe adding a piece of Plexi Glass to the top of this....... Sorry I forgot to say in the post that I went and purchased some Plexi glass and have it sitting on top of the Door.... It's not shown in the picture cause I purchased it after I had taken all the pics... Sorry for the confusion... But thank you all for your input :)..... It definitely is a must for sure..... a lot easier to clean and no food getting into all the Crevices ......

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TaniaC Fairfield, IL 3 days ago
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    Linda Keesee 5 hours ago
    Great idea. Love it! I agree with comment above. I would put a piece of glass on top, to make ...»
    it more stable for cups, bowls, etc. Nice work!

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  • Finished Home Office Storage: Ikea Dumpster Dive made over with My Overlays
  • Finished Home Office Storage: Ikea Dumpster Dive made over with My Overlays
  • Finished Home Office Storage: Ikea Dumpster Dive made over with My Overlays

Dumpster Dive Dresser Turned Home Office Storage

When Gwyneth and I started our May design challenge of creating a "Dream Blogger's DIY Home Office", we knew that finding pretty and practical ways to store our supplies would need to be ...»
a priority. While we've put our DIY Union Jack Trunk to good use, our arsenal of DIY supplies runneth over. You know that we have a habit of saving every scrap of fabric, piece of broken jewelry and loose sequin we can get our paws on!

To keep supplies close and clutter at bay, we repurposed an old Dumpster Dive and used panels from My Overlays find to make our DIY Office Storage Unit.

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Meredith K New York, NY 2 days ago
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Crown Creations!

We love adorning our statues with crowns, but find it difficult to always find them in the right size. And some of them can be pretty pricey, even the new ones! We created our own from ...»
vintage furniture and lamp parts and vintage jewelry! Take a peek at the end result!

Edith & Evelyn Vintage~Cindy Blackenburg
Edith & Evelyn Vintage~Ci... Springfield, MO 2 days ago
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