Amy's Upcycling Adventures

From Free Bookshelf to Rolling Craft Storage: A Furniture Rescue with a Clever Twist

From Free Bookshelf to Rolling Craft Storage: A...

A free bookshelf with damaged veneer and a missing back might not look like much at first! See how a few repairs, leftover materials, DIY Paint, and some beloved castors...

From Free Bookshelf to Rolling Craft Storage: A...

A free bookshelf with damaged veneer and a missing back might not look like much at first! See how a few repairs, leftover materials, DIY Paint, and some beloved castors...

From $5 Barstools to a Rolling Display Cart: An Upcycling Adventure

From $5 Barstools to a Rolling Display Cart: An...

What can you make with two $5 yard sale barstools, a roadside cabinet door, and a garage full of salvaged treasures? Follow along as I transform these unlikely materials into...

From $5 Barstools to a Rolling Display Cart: An...

What can you make with two $5 yard sale barstools, a roadside cabinet door, and a garage full of salvaged treasures? Follow along as I transform these unlikely materials into...

Angel ornaments hanging on cup hook shelf rack with sign

A Goodwill Find from Our DIY Road Trip Gets a N...

Sometimes the best upcycles begin with something you pick up without knowing exactly how you’ll use it. A little shelf I found on a DIY road trip to upstate New...

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A Goodwill Find from Our DIY Road Trip Gets a N...

Sometimes the best upcycles begin with something you pick up without knowing exactly how you’ll use it. A little shelf I found on a DIY road trip to upstate New...

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Thrift store wooden tool caddy before its DIY makeover

From Thrift Store Tool Caddy to Grandma’s Helpe...

A simple thrift-store wood caddy became a colorful tool kit for my granddaughter with DIY Paint, my Cricut, scraps of felt and a little imagination. Here’s how I turned an...

From Thrift Store Tool Caddy to Grandma’s Helpe...

A simple thrift-store wood caddy became a colorful tool kit for my granddaughter with DIY Paint, my Cricut, scraps of felt and a little imagination. Here’s how I turned an...

My $5 Yard Sale Cabinet Makeover — Complete with Surprise Castors!

My $5 Yard Sale Cabinet Makeover — Complete wit...

I spent my last $5 of yard-sale money on a vintage cabinet that reminded me of my grandmother's furniture—and then discovered it already had castors! See how I repaired and...

My $5 Yard Sale Cabinet Makeover — Complete wit...

I spent my last $5 of yard-sale money on a vintage cabinet that reminded me of my grandmother's furniture—and then discovered it already had castors! See how I repaired and...

From Broken Mini Blinds to a 50-Color Paint Swatch Display

From Broken Mini Blinds to a 50-Color Paint Swa...

Can 30-year-old broken mini blinds become a professional retail paint display? See how I turned something headed for the trash—and free yard-sale boards—into a hands-on display for all 50 DIY...

From Broken Mini Blinds to a 50-Color Paint Swa...

Can 30-year-old broken mini blinds become a professional retail paint display? See how I turned something headed for the trash—and free yard-sale boards—into a hands-on display for all 50 DIY...