Updated Bathroom Vanity

Last month I shared a house remodel that I worked on recently. Today I wanted to show you what we did in the half bathroom. Originally there was an awkward small pedestal sink, floor to ceiling mirror on the wall, and outdated fixtures. 

Now this half bathroom looks refreshed and has plenty of storage with its repurposed server turned vanity. This piece of furniture was a perfect fit for the small space and it adds so much charm with all of the details and granite top. 

Here's what the server looked like before.

What a transformation!

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Mirrored Doors

We found these rare, antique doors from Australia on a recent buying trip. They have such amazing, chippy original mustard and light gray paint that can't be duplicated. 

We took the glass panels out and replaced them with mirrors cut to size for the doors.

They casually lean against the wall in our master bedroom behind our antique dresser. I love the way they reflect light so beautifully. They make such a grand statement since they are so tall.

I'm a sucker for salvaged architectural pieces and I have decorated with several of these mirrored doors in our new house. We even used antique doors with mirrors in one of our bedrooms downstairs as closet doors.

I hope you have a great day!

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Framed Chalkboards

Today I wanted to share with you a simple DIY project using empty frames, white paint, and chalkboard paint to create a vintage inspired chalkboard.

We had these distressed, white frames for sale in our store and a friend of ours recently bought them to make framed chalkboards in their kitchen. I just love the way they turned out!

Here's what the frames looked like when we first bought them. They were just a tad bit too gold for my taste, but nothing a little paint can't fix.

Now they look great as chalkboards.

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Mirror- Turned Chalkboard

As I mentioned in my last mirror makeover post. I've been cleaning out our warehouse and I've started to refurbish several old dresser mirrors. This particular mirror has wonderful curvy lines that I love, but the mirror had scratches and was too damaged for selling as is. So, I decided to paint and distress the frame a bold green color and then I primed and painted the mirror with black chalkboard paint to make it more updated and functional.  

Here's what it looked like when I found it- pretty sad, huh?!

The mirror has come a long way! Now this bright chalkboard has a new home because it sold the second day we put it in the store. A sweet couple bought it for their baby's nursery.

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Repurposed Vintage Firescreen

This vintage firescreen was one of the great pieces we found a few weeks ago. It's actually too small to use for a modern-day firescreen, so I decided to repurpose it into a memo/photo board. It would be perfect sitting on a desktop or any piece of furniture around the house. I also think it would be precious with a small wreath hanging from the handle. The day after I put this little guy out at the store, it sold! I guess someone else thought it was a good idea too. 

I love the vintage typography on this envelope.

The metal screen is perfect for clipping notes, reminders, inspiration, and photos all in one place.

Birmingham, AL-  June 9, 1934. Our wedding anniversary is June 9th!

Can you imagine only paying 2 cents for a stamp!?

The metal legs have beautiful details.

I added a few clothespins and sheet music to several vintage shutters we had sitting around the store. Shutters make great memo/photo displays because of all their slats. I just love this clever and inexpensive repurpose. 

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Metal Basket Pendant Lights

Think outside the basket?

We are always told to think outside the box. Well it’s time to turn things upside down and think outside the basket.

Vintage industrial baskets can make great storage containers. They can hold just about anything and they look great just about anywhere. By turning metal baskets upside down- they make unique industrial lighting. Just like pendant lighting, this basket light will shed light on your work or counter space and bring real vintage charm to your home. 


I LOVE the industrial look of these lights. I can see them hanging in a kitchen over an island, over a dining table, and outside under a covered patio. There are so many places these lights could go.

I recently posted about Bucket Lighting Inspiration. I shared inspiration using upside down metal baskets and buckets repurposed into beautiful lighting. 

Now they are hanging pendant lights for sale in our store!

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Chicken Coop Turned Coffee Table

One afternoon I was out shopping and came across this rustic, wooden chicken coop. I knew immediately that I was going to repurpose it to a coffee table. So I just added casters to the bottom and cleaned it up a bit, that's all it needed! Now it's a functional coffee table that's for sale at our store. There's plenty of space inside the coop to display books, magazines and accessories. 

When I first spotted it, I was drawn to the spindles and slats, and then of course, the weathered gray wood had me sold. I don't think the coffee table will last very long in our store. Maybe someone will love its character and charm just as much as I do.

Here are a few inspiration ideas using chicken coops as a coffee table.

  the lettered cottage

diy diva

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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Salvaged Shutters- Turned Screen

We had a customer come into our store looking for a privacy screen room divider and we ended up repurposing one from old salvaged window shutters for her. The original henge's were still intact from years of wear and tear and we were able to henge them together to form the screen panels. The chippy and weathered paint are original and coordinated well with her decor. This project was a lot of fun to work on with such a great customer!

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Antique Door- Turned Mirror

I went on a buying trip to New Orleans several months ago for our store. This salvaged antique door was one of the many great finds that came home with me. I knew I wanted an old chippy door in my house somewhere. When I saw this one I knew it was perfect just the way it was. I took the broken glass panels out and had it replaced with mirrors then I added an antique crystal door knob for the finishing touch.

I absolutely love the way it turned out! It fits perfect on the small wall in my living room and it brings a little rustic charm to the space.

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Card Catalog Coffee Table REstore

This vintage card catalog turned- coffee table and ottoman storage was designed by a friend of mine, Luke Williams  and constructed by Dan Williams. They really outdid themselves on creating this one-of-a-kind piece. 

I love the clean lines and the natural materials used to create this charming vintage card catalog coffee table. I'm inspired by the concept of repurposing one key centerpiece and then building around that to create a piece of furniture.  

Let’s get started on what you will need to make this coffee table.

Materials:

 

1 sheet of ¾” Plywood

Wood pieces of same thickness to cover plywood

1 card catalog

Wood glue

Finishing nails {this was done with a finishing gun}

1 large burlap sack

2 pieces of foam cushion    

Tools:

Miter Saw

Table Saw or Circular Saw

Nail gun or hammer and nails

     Here are the instructions:

1. Find a vintage card catalog to use {they can sometimes be difficult to find} if you can't find one, really anything can be used for the centerpiece: baskets, metal bins, or one big wooden drawer will work. Luke decided to repurpose his grandfather’s meaningful card catalog, which he used for storing all sorts of things in his workshop.

2.  Cut a piece of plywood to the dimensions that you would like for your table to be.

3. Nail the plywood to the BOTTOM of the card catalog. Make sure you don’t use nails that are too long and also make sure not to put too many nails into the original piece because you don’t want to compromise it’s originality too much.

4. After carefully flipping it back over, measure the sizes for each “wall” piece for the boxed in sides of the table. Cut these pieces from plywood. Make sure to leave enough space on the top for the cushion. You will need 6 of these pieces, 3 for each side of the table.

5. After cutting out these pieces use wood glue and then nail them into the bottom plywood base to make the boxed in sides. You will need to put one piece of wood up

against the side of the card catalog to keep the front and back pieces from moving. {you can see that in the next picture inside the box}

6. Start to glue on any size pieces of wood you would like to use. These are planed down pieces of old salvaged wood from different places, old barns, old fences, etc. After gluing the pieces on you will want to use your nail-gun to nail each piece on as well. You will have to use a saw to cut each piece to fit correctly. Do this all the way around until the plywood is covered.

7. Do step 6 also on the top of the card catalog for the table top. {Below you see the product of step 6 & 7}

8. Cut the tops for the sides with the saw. Cut so they are a little loose because they will fit snug after you add the fabric to the cushions. Cut a large part for the top and the smaller part as seen above to nail onto the top piece of the plywood so the cushion top will stay in place. Nail these 2 pieces together to make the top. These will allow for closed storage under the upholstered top.

9. Cover the top with a cushion. {you can purchase two 1 inch thick cushions at Wal-Mart for around $6} Then cover them with the burlap sacks or whatever fabric you choose.

10. Stain the wood with a stain or glaze. {a glaze was used here} Cover it after it's dried with a few coats of satin polyurethane for a good coating.

11. Screw on small legs, casters, or leave it without any extra height. Here he used regular 4 inch legs purchased at Lowe’s for about $3 a piece and he painted them white.

 He spent around $65 on the materials for this project and an afternoon to make it.

I hope this inspires you to create or repurpose your own piece of furniture! Have you repurposed anything lately? If so, I would love to hear about it.

Crate Bookshelf

 I recently saw this idea on The Nate Berkus Show and had to share. This has been on my to-do list so one day I could recreate this brilliant idea. It's a classic example of reinventing items and making a new purpose for them. These 8 wooden crates were attached to each other randomly and put on casters for rolling. The individual crates transform into a single unit bookshelf and can also serve as a room divider as well.
 

You could easily attach the bottom of these milk crates with wallpaper or contact paper and create the same concept as Nate's stacked crates.  Use them for storing books, magazines, office items and so much more. It adds a nice industrial touch while keeping you organized. We have these two in stock at our store!