Welcome to another Repurposeful Monday.

Today's photos are a miscellaneous mismash of ingenious ideas.

Isn't this a beautifully romantic look?

 A portion of an antique hand-stitched

table runner is being used as a scarf.

Your eyes aren't deceiving you:

A doily was imprinted into cookie dough
before baking to make a lovely pattern.

Thrift store china plates and cups can be
used to make bird feeders or serving pieces.

A rough crate adds such charm to even the most elegant of kitchens.

The next time you host an informal buffet place the

napkin and utensils in a Mason jar that each guest
can use for their drink.

You might never look at a vintage stove the same way again:

A Seinfeld diorama was constructed

inside an old television cabinet:

Gosh, I miss the 90s.

Bears From Chairs are stuffed bears made from the

upholstery of old chairs and sofas.  They're ingeniously

displayed on the metal frames of old lamps.

Bears From Chairs

Such wonderful repurposing!

My first thought after viewing this bottle cap

floor was, "Wow!  That's a lot of beer!"

 Old keys were glued together around a balloon.  After

the balloon was popped - BAM! an intriguing key orb.

This scorpion yard art sculpture was made out of old tools:

The father of a hockey player made a unique

coffee table out of his son's sticks:

 So sweet!

Thought of the Day:

Pretty fair trade.

It's the first Before & After post of 2015 and I've

found a Potpourri of Perfect Projects for you.

Let's start with the hardest working room in the house - the kitchen.


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Even the tiniest of kitchens can pack a lot of style:

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Believe it or not, this small kitchen was
renovated with IKEA cabinets:

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Enough wonderful kitchen transformations.
Let's move to a few other rooms of the house.


A 1960s Harvest Gold bathroom was screaming for an update:
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A 1980s family room:

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A 'normal' bedroom is now exceptional:

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I LOVE the ceiling!

This proves that you don't have to spend a lot
of money on a guest room transformation:

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The gold walls were a little over-powering.
The white is so much more restful.

A couple turned a home office into a chic nursery:
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A small bedroom/home office was given a makeover:

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A bunk bed nook and closet were added to
this bedroom and the results are amazing:  

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Today's last project is a tween's dream come true:

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Thanks for stopping by today.  Enjoy the first weekend of 2015!

 Happy New Year!