DIY - Upcycled Projects

DIY projects that are cheap to complete and reuse old items are the best! From upcycled projects to repurposed projects to unique ways to reuse items that would otherwise be thrown away. Head out to the thrift store, garage sales, and estate sales and you'll find all you need to create these one of a kind projects for your home.
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This post describes everything you need to know to safely raise monarch caterpillars in your garden, including the perfect butterfly cages to buy or DIY!
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Butterfly Cages for Raising Monarch Caterpillars
This post describes everything you need to know to safely raise monarch caterpillars in your garden, including the perfect butterfly cages to buy or DIY!
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DIY Play Kitchen from an Old Nightstand
This old nightstand is now a play kitchen, put together for way less than one of those plastic ones you can buy at the store!
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Reuse Glass Jars for DIY Bathroom Storage
There are so many different ways to reuse glass food jars as storage and decoration around your home. One of my favorite ways to reuse them is by creating glass jar bathroom storage.
Old drawers from dressers and desks can be reused and given a new life as small shelves! Add decorative paper to the back of the drawers and pieces of wood to make pretty shelves to display small items, pictures, or even kids toys.
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Upcycle Old Drawers into Decorative Shelves
Old drawers from dressers and desks can be reused and given a new life as small shelves! Add decorative paper to the back of the drawers and pieces of wood to make pretty shelves to display small items, pictures, or even kids toys.
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DIY Magnetic Knife Rack from a Vintage Ruler
Easily turn any piece of wood into a magnetic knife rack with only a drill, special drill bit, and magnets. This tutorial walks through the steps to make a DIY magnetic knife holder.
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Reuse an Old Dresser without Drawers as Beach Storage
By adding baskets and other decorative containers, a dresser without drawers can still be useful and pretty and thus saved from the landfill! In this case, I used stencils to make a custom piece that stores all of our swimming gear at our lake-house cottage.
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Faux Succulent Arrangement
This DIY succulent planter was created using an old trinket display case found at the thrift store. With a little paint and some faux succulents, it’s a planter that can be hung on the wall year after year.
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Pantry Labels on Glass Jars
Use these free pantry labels and attach them to glass jars by making your own DIY glass jar stickers. This is an easy DIY project that will help to create an organized, pretty, and functional pantry, all in one! This pantry organization project is virtually free and allows you to store a ton of dried food and homemade mixes.
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How to Strip Wood Furniture
Detailed steps on how to strip wood furniture to reveal the natural wood finish. These tips make stripping furniture easy with great results, every time! Today, we’re talking about stripping furniture! No fancy introduction today – we’re going to go right into the best stripper for wood furniture and my favorite tricks for stripping furniture.
Reuse an Old Table as a Raised Garden Planter
Reuse an old sofa table to make an outdoor raised garden bed perfect for growing herbs or greens!
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DIY Umbrella Planter from a Copper Jello Mold
Reuse an old jello mold to make DIY planter that fits around your patio umbrella!
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DIY Indoor Greenhouse Cabinet
Looking to use a cabinet as an indoor greenhouse? Whether you’re using an IKEA greenhouse cabinet or upcycling an old wood curio cabinet into a greenhouse, it’s easy to add a few elements that will make it the perfect environment for growing plants and starting seeds indoors.
Faux Succulent Arrangement
I see these at the thrift store all the time! Great idea to upcycle a small wooden box or crate to make a succulent planter for spring.