Good morning, Repurposing Devotees!

Let's kick off the week with a little upcycle inspiration.

What are some of the most plentiful and inexpensive items

you'll find in thrift stores?  You're right - china plates.

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These china clocks are darling and they make great gifts, too.

Mary Kerran

Kayley Waddell

Don't you love this impromptu cake plate?

                    

Floorabella

Old drawers make charming shadow boxes especially
when they're lined with vintage ephemera.

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Painting drawers and rolling them out of sight is another
clever way to give yourself more storage options.

Allen Designs

An old crate, two dowels, door knobs and a faucet handle

were used to make this handy ribbon dispenser.

Upcycle That

Believe it or not, a pawn shop is one of the best sources

for finding old drums. This one was made into a beautiful

end table by simply adding a glass top.

hgtv

If you run across two pairs of industrial casters

consider using them to make a distressed coffee table.

Awesome Crafts

If you make a coffee table you'll need something as equally

repurposeful as wine bottle candle holders to put on it.

This next project blew my mind:

Alternative Energy Gardening

How 'patio practical' is that?!

Cool Recycling
Know what this tray was in a previous life?  A kitchen cabinet
door!  Where is a great source for finding used cabinet
doors? That's right - a Habitat For Humanity thrift shop.

Oxyd Factory has launched the Oxyd Project - converting parts of vintage
cars that are beyond restoring into beautiful, oxidized pieces of furniture.

Oxyd Project

Below, the table to the left is a panel from a 1961 AMC Rambler
and the sofa table, right, is from a 1968 Mercury pick up truck.

                                                     

This next project combines the two things that fleaChic
loves the most - Before & After photos and repurposing:

  Before                                                                               After

The Prairie Homestead
An $8 thrift store headboard was transformed into a unique chalkboard.

I hope today's projects will inspire you to consider repurposing the next time
you're in the market for a new piece of home decor.  Make it a great Monday!