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A while back I cut apart a wooden crate.  Truth be told I was out of wood and needed some to make a table riser. The vintage writing on the crate made a great riser!  I really wanted to d...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/04/vintage-wooden-crate-planter.html

My mission this week is to get the deck ready for Spring.  We've had a couple of beautiful days so I decided to take a thrift store trip to see if there was anything I could get to repurpose f...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/04/thrifted-outdoor-deck-decor.html

Lemons are all the rage so today I'm going to make a lemon project using napkins and thrifted placemats!  I found these fun lemon napkins at the dollar store and saved them for over a year b...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/04/diy-lemon-placemats.html

Last year I bought an inexpensive metal fire pit for our backyard. You see them all the time on Facebook Marketplace too. Fast forward to this year, we purchased a new fire pit so I had the o...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/04/repurposed-fire-pit.html

I just got the cutest bunny napkins from my friend and neighbor Kim today and I couldn't wait to use them.  It's also the week before Easter so I better get busy making a project or the time...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/03/repurposed-frame-bunny-tray.html

Today I'm taking a look back at several of my favorite cement look projects.  This time of year just makes me think of cement planters, textured flower vases and cement looking decorative gard...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/03/cement-paint-treatments-for-diy-projects.html

Today's project is a fun one if you're thinking of getting your garden ready! It isn't too hard to do either.  All you need for this project is a brick and some paint. You can use paint sticks...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/03/make-brick-book-for-garden.html

I'm finally getting around to another easy home improvement project I've thought about for a long time.  We've lived in this house for 29 years this year. We live in the same town we grew up...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/03/board-and-batten-for-narrow-hallway.html

Have you seen the beautiful frames people are putting around their wall mounted televisions? They put a screen saver on the screen and it looks like a gorgeous painting in their living rooms.  ...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/03/vintage-frame-for-wall-mounted-tv.html

My inspiration came today from a high end catalog that was sent to my house... and why would I order from a high end catalog when I can get the look for less!?  I began this project by repur...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/03/gold-framed-office-bulletin-board.html

Nothing screams Spring to me more than a cloche with a bird's nest.  I don't know who actually made the first lampshade cloche but I've always wanted to give it a try,  There are so many va...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/03/lampshade-birds-nest-cloche.html

Nothing says Spring to me like a wire cloche with a nest so when I saw how easy it was to make one from very inexpensive materials I was all in!  I'm so excited about this project! I've seen t...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/03/wire-cloche-for-spring.html

This is a fun story today... I saw this beautiful vintage gold frame at the thrift store last week. It had a lot of damage and I thought it was fixable but it was full price and frankly... I do...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/03/viintage-frame-repairs.html

 This is the story of a Facebook Marketplace find.  If any of you shop on Marketplace, you know how difficult it can be to tie down a sale. If you're selling an item, people say they want it ...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/02/vintage-desk-makeover-for-kitchen.html

Good Morning! Are you ready for Spring? I know I sure am!  Recently I made a torn heart banner for Valentine's Day and it was a hit!  Today I'm making a torn cardboard bunny banner for Spri...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/02/torn-cardboard-bunny-banner.html

Do you find baskets at the thrift store? Do you have a house full of baskets and some in need of a makeover?  Today I'll show you how to make the easiest makeover on an old basket.  I ha...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/02/easy-boho-basket-makeover.html

This story started out in the thrift store with a happy little accident.  I bought a little Zara lamp that was 75% off. It ended up to be only $2.00 and it was brand new.   I wanted a c...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/02/vintage-gold-kitchen-accent-lamp.html

Happy Valentine's Day!  I was totally inspired by an Amazon find today.  Only I'm cheap. Well, cheap and I just love to create things myself. Get the look for less.  And I did, I got a...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/02/textured-gold-fabric-heart.html

Today I'm repurposing an old project. I do that every now and then when I don't use the original project anymore.  I made a coat rack for the bottom of my stairs that goes with the decor of my...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/02/repurposed-black-coat-rack.html

Have you ever wanted to change up something and obsessed about it for a long time?  That is the story with the hanging pendant lights in my kitchen. We had the kitchen renovated 2 years ago an...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/02/inexpensive-farmhouse-pendant-lights.html

Good Morning friends!  Today's project is for Valentine's Day and they are the cutest hearts made with air dried clay. I'VE SEEN SO MANY IDEAS USING AIR DRIED CLAY ON PINTEREST  that I could...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/02/air-dried-clay-hearts.html

Do people even write love letters anymore?  I know I don't, unless you count that little "honey do" list I leave on the counter.  Today I am using a vintage hanger and cardboard to create my ...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/02/vintage-recycled-hanging-love-letter.html

Today I'm creating a quick and easy heart project using a recycled frame and a whole bunch of vintage buttons.  You may have seen the vintage button pillows I made this week. That project gave...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/02/framed-vintage-button-heart.html

This project began with a photo my friend posted on her Facebook page. It was a tray of hearts all made from random pieces of hardware.  I loved it and decided I needed to give it a try... wit...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/02/framed-hardware-heart.html

Yep! You read that right... coffee grounds.  I've seen people make clay from scratch using instant coffee but today I'm experimenting with store bought air dry clay and coffee grounds.  You...

https://www.homeroad.net/2024/01/stamped-hearts-using-coffee-ground-clay.html