Category: Woodworking

Upcycled Play Kitchen from Kids Desk

Post author By Larissa
Post date March 10, 2020
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Featured Upcycled Play Kitchen with Working Sink by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces with Video Tutorial | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #kids #play #furniture #upcycle #home #homedecor

Hey, hey, hey! It’s Trash to Treasure Tuesday! It’s the second Tuesday of the month where my blogger friends and I share our latest DIY inspiration for you. I found this super cute kids desk that used to have a hutch (and drawers) set out for trash. It is going to get a new life as an upcycled play kitchen. woot! Hang with me now…

Yes, this little desk is mightily worn and ragged, but there is still life there. You know I’m a sucker for the unloved in furniture, especially when it’s made of wood. Funny thing is my teen daughter was driving to earn driving hours, and I had my older son hop out and grab it. Good kids. haha.

Tags diy, kids, kitchen, repurposed, toys, trash to treasure, trashure, upcycle

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Upcycled Bread Pan Caddy ~ DIY Storage

Post author By Larissa
Post date March 5, 2020
12 Comments on Upcycled Bread Pan Caddy ~ DIY Storage

Featured Upcycled Bread Pan Caddy for Farmhouse Style Storage by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #farmhouse #diy #storage #home #homedecor

If you don’t already think I’m quirky in the way my brain works, just wait until you see what I did with this “junk”. Is it junk, really? You know it’s not. It’s what I adoringly call #trashure. Now, let’s have some fun and make an upcycled bread pan caddy. {{doing the cabbage patch}} Just thought I’d date myself a snip.

I’m sort of addicted to old bread pans because they have so many uses. Here are a few things I’ve created in years past. Can you guess what the pan is attached to in the second picture?

Tags bread pan, caddy, cottage, farmhouse, trashure, upcycled

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Farmhouse Cobbler Bin from Thrifted Find

Post author By Larissa
Post date February 27, 2020
21 Comments on Farmhouse Cobbler Bin from Thrifted Find

Y’all ready for some fun? I sure hope you enjoy stopping by my part of the online world to giggle, to be inspired, and most of all have fun. In the past I’ve repeatedly said how I never skip over the wood section of the thrift store. Potential awaits! Just like this primitive bin I found. Today, it’s going to become farmhouse cobbler bin. tee hee.

The key factor I look for in a project is that it is solid wood. Plywood ain’t my jam because it’s hard to rework. This bin is made of solid pine boards, so I tuck it in my cart.

Tags cobbler, diy, farmhouse, trashure, typography

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Reclaimed Coat Rack from Drawer Front

Post author By Larissa
Post date February 13, 2020
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Featured DIY Reclaimed Coat Rack by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #home #farmhouse #homedecor #diy #storage

What better way to add function and style to your home than with a DIY project, right? I mean, the satisfaction of saying, “I created that” is not surpassed. Today, I’m sharing a simple woodworking project to create a reclaimed coat rack for any room in your home. Check out what I found at the thrift store that inspired me…

Would you have grabbed this drawer front? It was a no-brainer for me. It’s gorgeous solid wood that even has already been painted a beautiful blue/gray color. Plus, it’s the perfect size to make a reclaimed coat rack I mentioned. You can see my other coat rack tutorials HERE.

Tags coat rack, diy, farmhouse, home decor, reclaimed, repurposed, trashure, upcycled

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DIY Mountain Wall Art ~ Geometric Fun

Post author By Larissa
Post date January 30, 2020
8 Comments on DIY Mountain Wall Art ~ Geometric Fun

Featured DIY Mountain Wall Art by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #home #farmhouse #geometric #homedecor #diy #modern

Okay, my DIY following friends…let’s have some fun! Maybe you’re here to be inspired, or maybe you’re here to just see what my loony brain has come up with this time. In either event, thank you for joining me. I don’t know about you, but I could be totally on course with my shopping chores and then the word CLEARANCE pops up. Talk about deviation! Take a peek at what I found this time and how I’m turning it into DIY mountain wall art.

It is no secret that I love all things wood. Wood is one of the most versatile mediums. Just think of how we enjoy trees for so many things – beauty for our eye to behold, structures we live in, furniture, provides heat, paper in many forms, carvings…I could go on. So, when I find these geometric shapes in a bin for 52¢ instead of $3.98 I GRAB THEM ALL. hahahaha!!

Tags art, diy, farmhouse, modern, tutorial, woodworking

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Upcycled Wooden Signs into Farmhouse Decor

Post author By Larissa
Post date January 2, 2020
12 Comments on Upcycled Wooden Signs into Farmhouse Decor

Featured Upcycled Wooden Signs Made into Farmhouse Decor by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #diy #farmhouse #home #homedecor #kitchen #diy

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again…the wood section of the thrift store is veritable gold mine of sorts. You might be scratching your head at what I mean, but you have to remember all the fun I’ve had with the loot I’ve had. I’m going to have some fun and show you what I did with these upcycled wooden signs. Yeehaw!

First, before you think I’m needing more coffee (1) I don’t drink coffee, I’m a nut all the time and proud of it. tsk. (2) think about the versatility of wood in general. I mean, wood…one of the most readily available resources we have for creating homes, furniture, and so much more.

Tags diy, farmhouse, home decor, repurposed, signs, trashure, upcycled

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Upcycled Christmas Sleigh from Trash Finds

Post author By Larissa
Post date November 21, 2019
30 Comments on Upcycled Christmas Sleigh from Trash Finds

Featured Upcycled Christmas Sleigh made from Curbside Finds by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #diy #christmas #home #homedecor #farmhouse #handmade

Do you like to take on challenges that get you thinking outside your norm? I do!! That’s half the fun of being a DIY blogger or just an everyday mom. I mean, don’t all mom’s step outside their “box” for their kids? You know it. tsk. I am super excited to share an upcycled Christmas sleigh made from these misfit items below.

You may be scratching your head at what that is up there, but there’s a backstory to it all. First, the piece of siding was found over a year ago curbside along with the underbed drawers I turned into a farmhouse workbench – one of my favorite builds (see HERE). I have more sweet

Tags Christmas, diy, heat gun, milk paint, sleigh, trashure

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Upcycled Drawers Tiered Stand ~ DIY Storage

Post author By Larissa
Post date October 31, 2019
14 Comments on Upcycled Drawers Tiered Stand ~ DIY Storage

Featured Upcycled Drawers Tiered Stand DIY by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #trashure #farmhouse #diy #home #homedecor #storage

So…apparently I have a thing for making use of cast-off drawers. There. I said it. I gotta tell ya that a fun adventure awaits when recreating found objects. Take this duo I came upon in the thrift store. They sat on the shelves for weeks, so I decided to give them a new purpose. Check out how they became my upcycled drawers tiered stand. Let’s get our DIY on!

First, I had to ask myself why there were on the shelf so long. Well, my only conclusion was that no one knows what to do with a few misfit drawers. They don’t sit square and they need

Tags drawers, farmhouse, repurposed, stand, storage, tiered, trashure, upcycled

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Salvage Clock ~ My Junkified Creation

Post author By Larissa
Post date October 8, 2019
29 Comments on Salvage Clock ~ My Junkified Creation

Featured Wooden Salvage Clock made from reclaimed antique door knobs and escutcheons by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #diy #handmade #clock #farmhouse #home #homedecor

Y’all it’s Trash to Treasure Tuesday! Do you know what that means? My blogger friends and I have sweet DIY inspiration for you. {{happy dance}} You’ll see their projects in a bit. For me, I’m all about this pile of rusty goodness below. It’s been a couple years in the making, but I’m finally sharing my salvage clock – my junkified creation.

In case you’re not sure what these are, this is a pile of patina perfection found in these antique embossed door knob backplates complete with skeleton key escutcheons. eep! (I dare you to say that five times fast!)

Will ya just look at that gorgeousness?!? The detail floors me. I run my fingers over it wondering how many hands have touched this same surface over the years.

Tags antique, clock, diy, farmhouse, home decor, repurposed, trashure