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    Home » Upcycle And Repurpose Projects

    100 Best Upcycle Ideas

    Published by Pam Kessler | 501 words. · About 3 minutes to read this article. - 1 Comment

    I love a good thrift store upcycle idea.

    I find nothing more fun than cruising the thrift store aisles, finding something sorta ugly and making it into something sorta cute.

    5 Reasons To Love Repurposing Thrift Store Finds:

    • Eco-friendly! The more stuff you take home and repurpose, the less that ends up in the landfills.
    • Cheap! I can't think of a more inexpensive way to add decor to your home than making over something you bought for a few dollars at the local thrift store.
    • One of a kind! It is a truly unique way to create home decor, since no one but you will have that item in your house.  So long big box stores, hello individuality.
    • Fun! You never know what you're going to find at the thrift, so it's like a  treasure hunt with no map, no gold doubloons and no Johnny Depp. But plenty of treasures.
    • Support Charitable Causes! Most, but not all, thrift stores are run by local charities or non-profits. So while you are decorating your home in a super cute budget friendly way, the charity is able to help more people in the community.

    Best upcycle ideas

    Today we're going to recap the best upcycling projects our Thrift Store Decor Team did this year. Yes, it's that time of the year when I bore you with countdowns and best of's and all that stuff.

    I have to say I think our Thrift Store Decor Team has really outdone ourselves in 2019. We try to find projects made from things that can easily be found at just about any thrift store and projects that can be completed rather quickly.

    And normally don't require power tools and mechanical engineering degrees. I think we nailed it.

    Some of my personal favorites are:

    I think my favorite project that I myself made this year was my DIY Earring Holder made from a thrift store frame.

    DIY earring holder from thrift store frame

    Sarah from Sadie Seaongoods' Colorful Milk Bottle Vases are so bright and cheerful!

    Upcycling bottles into colorful vintage milk bottles

    And this Dog Bed Made From A Side Table by Gail at My Repurposed Life is making me want to find a HUGE end table to turn into a HUGE labradoodle sized dog bed.

    Upcycling an end table into a dog bed

    This quick and easy Trophy Makeover by Debbie at Refresh Restyle is so darn cute!

    Spray painted trophy makeover

    I love how Kristin at My Uncommon Slice Of Suburbia used chalk paint with her Antique Mirror Makeover. So much can be done to improve a thrift store find by a fresh coat of paint!

    Antique mirror makeover with chalk paint

    A lowly old outdoor light fixture is turned into a fancy Summer Lantern For The Porch by Christy at Our Southern Home.

    Outdoor light turned summer lantern for porch

    Kathy at Petticoat Junktion always does the cutest things, but I especially loved her Upcycled Tea Kettle Flower Pots.

    Upcycled tea kettle into a flower pot

    The Bamboo Sunburst Mirror from Maryann at Domestically Speaking was quite unexpected. I would have never thought to use bamboo in that way.

    Upcycled mirror using bamboo

    Now on to the rest of the upcycling projects!

    100+ Best Upcycles Ideas

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    1. Sarah Ramberg

      December 11, 2019 at 5:33 am

      What a wonderful year of upcycling and makeovers it has been! I agree with you- I am LOVING all the color we used throughout 2019. Cheers to an equally cheerful 2020 full of clever new projects!

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