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Have you ever tried to revamp a piece of furniture?

joy @MGjhaud (23228) • Philippines 20 Feb 23

I was going to repaint an old cabinet today after breakfast but I had to deal with something more urgent and it's now too hot to go to the shed and find the leftover paints. I didn't like the door handles that came with the...

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Chakra Bottle Decor

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7386) • Sparta, Tennessee 8 Aug 22

I have been working on these bottles for months. I never seemed to have the time to finish them. I was always helping Chris with a pallet design or there was a canvas that I wanted to get done real fast. On Friday though, I...

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Under the Sea Bottle

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7386) • Sparta, Tennessee 5 Apr 22

This is actually a bottle decoration idea that I came up with. I don't come up with a lot of this because I can usually see it in my head but I can't get it to translate on to whatever I'm doing. My friend is really good at...

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All ready for summer!

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 25 Mar 22

I have had this old folding chair for many years. I'm not even sure where it came from originally, I might have rescued it from being thrown out somewhere. For a long time it was rather tatty-looking, with its striped canvas...

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When doing building projects..

Robin @Daelii (5619) • United States 13 Jun 21

When you are doing building projects, do you do one at a time? rotate between a few? How do you do it? I am working on four different things at the moment. All of them require time in between for things to dry, set, and so on....

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Neighborhood "Buy Nothing" Groups

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 18 Mar 21

This has been my recent obsession over the past few months. I have gotten rid of, AND received, a lot of items for free to other community members. The premise is basically is basically creating a community and building a sense...

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Happy Friday

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 10 Jan 20

I have got a few things gone, I decided just to give an older gentleman the Mobility scooter, because it needed some minor repairs, and honestly I felt he had more of a need for it. We sold one of my Mom’s 49er Jackets, the one...

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And now she has it

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 20 Mar 18

Years ago, before it was the trend to upcycle old furniture, I found this cute little chest. I did not want to strip the paint from the whole thing. My first husband cut me a thick plywood top for it, as it had lineoleum and...

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Do You Recycle / Upcycle?

Debscrochet @Debscrochet (1947) • United States 16 Mar 17

In my town, we are required to recycle. We have one large bin for garbage, and one for recyclables-glass, cans,and paper. Beside the normal household recyclables that get tossed in the bin, i have found other ways to recycle. I...

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Conversion

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 1 Aug 16

A friend gave us an old worktable. Well, actually I asked for it because I had this great vision: I wanted to turn it into a rabbit hutch! We have two rabbits right now. One of them is a Standard Rex, named Marshmallow. He's a...

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Light my Fire

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 5 Jun 16

Last year I saw an idea of using an old washing machine tub for a fire pit. I have several old washing machine tubs. I have planted stuff in them in the past. One is being used for compost in my back lot. I had an old rebar...

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The pegs no longer work, upcycling

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 1 Feb 16

We moved a shelf unit with us. It had one permanent shelf and others that were supported by pegs. We never noticed before putting it in this kitchen, on one side the holes for the pegs were not even with one another. On top of...

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dumpster diving,or,how i'm fixing my house for nothing..

scarlet_woman @scarlet_woman (23463) • United States 17 Sep 15

i am convinced some of my neighbors are insane.whether out of kindness to others or wastefulness in some cases,the things they have curbed just amazes me.bless them either way. in the past years,i have fixed numerous...

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What is the most interesting upcycled item you have seen?

crazynurse @crazynurse (7482) • United States 5 Sep 11

I am really fascinated by upcycled items. For those who do not know what this is, it is something is made from an item that is totally different than what the item was originally intended. It is typcially done to keep from placing...

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ever made shorts from jeans?

cutepenguin @cutepenguin (6430) • Canada 10 Aug 11

I have only two pairs of shorts, so i needed more. I looked online and found a lot of different tutorials and ideas for making cute cutoff shorts, but in the end I just took an old pair of jeans and cut off the legs. I have...

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Upcycling is a new term for me

Canellita @Canellita (12029) • United States 15 May 10

So was looking through some empty titles in the Helium How To section and I came across one on felting a wool sweater for an upcycling project. The word is so new spell checker thinks I have just made a typing error! I thought,...

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Upcycling

Marie Anne @Ldyjarhead (10233) • United States 30 Sep 08

I don't like to throw things away that can still be used for something else, but I've never figured out what to do with clothes that aren't worth even donating. Do any of you use old clothes for anything else? Can they be cut...

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