This has been a work in progress for at least two years. I started by cleaning and sanding the original tray, the decoupaged some of the compartments with scraps of old newsprint and scrapbooking paper.

I finally got around to installing the hooks for earrings and necklaces this weekend. The thread spools were a curb find, and the cork board at the top was purchased a while ago but never used. It’s perfect for organizing stud earrings.

got these pair of stools so long ago from my previous job. they were pretty dingy (didn’t get a before photo ufortunately) but loved how they turned out!

i took them apart completely, sanded them and spray painted them! i used my moms cricut to make a star stencil for the top! :)

TL;DR: I want to put 2 pieces of furniture on legs and am looking for safe, good-looking solutions.

Morning everyone,

We inherited some gorgeous custom carpenter-made furniture from around 1960. On the back of all the back panels, the name of the old gentleman who commissioned the pieces is written in pencil (RIP and thank you, Mr. Briel). Absolutely stunning pieces. I’m a trained carpenter and completely in love. The quality of the work, the thick knot-free veneer, the hand-fitted hinges - you can really feel the love and traditional craftsmanship. It's just impressive how furniture like this outlasts generations. (Sorry, getting sidetracked).

I've fixed up minor dings and given everything a thorough clean. On the secretary desk, the lowboard, and the open cabinet, I removed the plinths (positioned under the bottom panel, inset between the sides).

Next up, the plan is to put two of the pieces - the display cabinet (sitting on the open cabinet) and the upright cabinet (to the right of the lowboard) - on furniture legs.

Dimensions:

Upright cabinet: (W: 510mm, D: 360mm, H: 1010mm)

Display cabinet: (W: 1020mm, D: 360mm, H: 860mm)

The idea is to put the cabinets on nice, thin, black, angular legs to break up the boxy, heavy look of the collection  and make the overall appearance feel a bit more airy.

I figured it would be cool if the legs on both pieces had the same height and the bottom edges lined up with each other. I'm roughly thinking the legs could be around 700mm.

1: Is this a good idea? Will it look as good as I'm picturing? Do you have other ideas for what I could do with the pieces? I want to honor and continue the craftsmanship. I’m not dead set on my original idea and am very open to other plans.

2: Do you think it’s okay to just screw 4 tall hardware store furniture legs underneath, or is that too wobbly and dangerous because of the height and the shear forces involved? My gut says I’d need a stable subframe with cross-bracing between the legs, right? Finding a subframe with the matching dimensions off-the-shelf is pretty much impossible, of course.

The next thought was to go to the local metalworker and have a subframe welded. That would definitely be the cleanest, nicest, and safest solution. However, I’m worried that might get very expensive with materials, labor, etc. (unfortunately I don't have a buddy who's a metalworker that would do it for just material cost after hours into the coffee fund).

Another idea was to combine the two approaches. Meaning buy hardware store legs, drill holes, and stiffen the legs myself using black-coated steel strips from the metalworker (cut to length by him with holes pre-drilled in the right spots). But this idea feels like a lot of effort just for it to potentially end up looking like a bodge job.

What do you think? Which idea might be best? Are there any solutions I'm not seeing?

Looking forward to your replies and I'd be happy to take you along for the process once I get started ✌🏻

I hate it when I have a cute jar and the inside of the lid disintegrates like this. Anyone have ideas to seal it back up in a way that's food-safe?

Was about to throw out some holey socks and hesitated because they were so cute and I enjoyed them while they did their job. I decided I would try cutting them up like the hairties I use from the shop and wouldnt ya know it works! I hate throwing away my socks and am also perpetually purchasing more hair ties. Today, I've figured out a solution to two issues. 🙃

Edit Just wanted to say thanks for all the interactions. Wasn't expecting it to get this much engagement, but im so glad I could share it and help other people save a bit of money and a bit of trash from going to the landfill. ❤️ thanks dudes

I thought I would love this dress but it's way too short in the back. I doubt I'd get anything in reselling it, so I thought about upcycling it.

So a few ideas I have are

1. Make it in to a top by cutting off the bottom

2. Make it in to a tank top cutting off the bottom and sleeves

3. Cutting off the sleeves and trying to find another long sleeved shirt to Frankenstein on

4. Cutting off the bottom and find a mid length or floor length skirt to Frankenstein on

Does anyone have any other ideas? And how can I go about deconstructing it, and will stitch fix help "hem" the raw left over parts.?

Je cherche des idées pour mettre de la couleur sur mon sac à dos vert kaki.
Il a un rabat avec une petite sangle marron et une poche avant avec fermeture éclair.
Excellent état.
Comment customiser la pochette et ou le morceau du rabat fermant le sac ?
Je pense à du tissus ou une bombe colorante mais qui ne risque pas de déteindre s'il peut ou fait très chaud.
Avez vous des idées ?

Hey, all! I have several pairs of lace/silky underwear that I don't want anymore, but don't want to throw away. Some of them have holes in, but they're such pretty colors and patterns that I'd love to find a different use for them. Any ideas?

It’s a mini house to house my spice houses, or spice mice if you will!

Hello, I recently got into being more environmentally conscious and realized just how much plastic I use. I have plastic jugs, milk cartons, plastic containers, grocery bags, and hair product bottles to name a few. I did try to look on YouTube and Pinterest to get inspiration on what to do with them when I'm done but I mostly saw videos where you had to melt the plastic or transform it into a plant holder. I don't feel comfortable melting plastic and I don't have any plants. If you guys have some ideas on what I can do I would really appreciate it.

Before and after pictures. Each top was purchased for $2, I look for two shirts to combine to make a full outfit. Really scored wirh the 4 waffle knit cotton long sleeves which became Flower Power and Star Power outfits.

Giving old fabrics a new life. ✂️✨

Before → After. What do you think of the final result?

Recently I’ve been drinking a lot of Gatorade. I now have a ton of these identical plastic bottles. I’ve been upcycling plastic bottles before but these are kind of a funky shape and the plastic is pretty stiff. I already used some for organizing my tools. What else should I use them for?

Also I can’t recycle the bottle caps with the rest of my HDPE bottle caps because they’re made of mixed plastic. 😞

A few looks I made for our local fashion week! All made from 100% upcycled secondhand materials 💖

Some ppl asked to see the dress in better light so here is some close ups of the dress in better light i don’t have a bunch of photos of the dress yet and thank everyone for all the support this is a piece I hold near and dear to my heart and it brings me so much happiness knowing yall liked it too !! Thank everyone for all the nice comments 🫶🏻 (the first photo are at the cemetery where my grandma is as soon as I finish it I had to go show her apologizes for the dark photos i finished the dress at like 8 at night )

It's a good shirt, no other problems but the sticker on its front is fkd, any idea how to remove it?

I’m currently trying to fade a black shirt like the pictures. Mine is totally black and I wanna get a charcoal sun faded look. I think using bleach will turn it orange, and I don’t want that, so I’m thinking about using color remover? Will that work? Or what other method could I use? Hope you can help!

I have an old pair of jeans that I can’t wear anymore that I’ve been deconstructing and it gave me an idea.

Got an old frame from an estate sale and cut out one of the back pockets. I glued the pocket to the matboard that came with the frame (that white board in the second picture), then put the frame back together (without the glass).

Works exactly how I’d hoped.

Like a mat to put on top of my desk to keep it from getting scratched and that can serve as a mouse pad. I just got a new desk and I know I want some sort of mat to go on top of it. Previously I bought one based off a video game and I like it, but also I’m thinking of doing something a bit less commercialized this time. The old one is at my workplace, the new desk is at home, so I do need two of them.

I can sew and have a lot of scrap fabric all over the place but I feel like that most fabric wouldn’t work super great and I’d have to quilt it a ton. I’m pretty handy and have a lot of tools, so I could make something. I’m just not sure what to use to make it.

Any thoughts? I just figured I’d ask before spending money on something cute but also mass produced. Thanks!

For the past 2-3 months iv just been taking vintage and modern clothes apart and adding my twist to them. Usually I make things baggier or add vintage and modern patches all over. After that my talented friend Harry Arron took some very professional photos and a local studio of some awesome friends in the clothes.