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    Home » Upcycle And Repurpose Projects

    100 Best Thrift Store Upcycles Of The Year

    Published by Pam Kessler | 752 words. · About 4 minutes to read this article. - 2 Comments

    All throughout the year our Thrift Store Decor Team finds hidden gems at thrift stores, yard sales and even our basements and turns them into something fun and unique.

    Some people call it turning Trash To Treasure. Some people call it Thrift Store Makeovers.

    Whatever you call it, it's fun and a great way to add stylish decor to your home inexpensively.

    Today I'm going to highlight one of my favorite Thrift Store Upcycles from each of our decor team members. Just click on the blue boxes that say "View More Details" to be magically transported to the tutorial for that project!

    The rest of the 100 upcycling ideas can be found at the bottom of the post where you see all the little squares. In this section, clicking on the boxes will take you to the full tutorials.

    My Favorite Thrift Store Upcycles From The Thrift Store Decor Team - 2022

    Window Art With Glass Plates

    How to make window art with glass plates from the thrift store for a mosaic look.
    This is one of my very own projects and has caused quite a stir on social media.
    It's a project I've wanted to do for so long and just finally got around to making it this year and I'm so glad I did!
    It uses pressed glass plates from the thrift store and an old window. And currently hangs in my office window as we speak. When the light shines through it in the late afternoon it's magical!
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    DIY Bee Hive Decor

    DIY bee hive decor piece made from glass light covering and jute rope.
    Sarah from Sadie Seasongoods upcycled some items commonly found at thrift stores into a pretty darn cute little bee hive for summer decor!
    How adorable is that!
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    Vintage Washboard Laundry Room Organizer

    Washboard upcycled into laundry organizer.
    Carlene from Organized Clutter takes a broken down washboard she found at a thrift store and upcycles it into a fun way to organize clothespins and such in your laundry room.
    Looking at this would almost make laundry day fun! But seriously, why did they ever call it laundry "day". Every day is laundry day at my house!
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    Stenciled Lamp Shade

    Stenciled lampshade used as lighting on a front porch.
    Cindy from Reinvented Delaware made the cutest light for her porch by upcyling a thrifted lampshade. I just love the flower stencil she chose.
    It's the little details that make your decor stand out!
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    Galvanized Tub Garden Tool Organizer

    Using a galvanized tub to organize garden tools and hose.
    My gardening loving heart was instantly drawn to this galvanized tub being used as a lawn and garden tool organizer. Everything is right where you need it and easily accessible.
    Sue from Shop At Blu shows you how to easily add shelves to an old washbasin and give it a new life!
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    Upcycled Bar Cart

    You would not believe what this oh so trendy bar cart started life as!
    Christy at Our Southern Home and her daughter, Ashlyn, did such a great job of refinishing it and converting it to a more useful piece.
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    DIY Boho Vase

    Two cane covered vases sitting on a table.
    These cane wrapped vases from Kristin from My Uncommon Slice Of Suburbia have a wonderful boho vibe to them and they're so easy to make!
    These would be super cute to give as teacher or hostess gifts for the holidays!
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    DIY Frosted Sea Glass Vase

    Sea glass colored vase on a mantel.
    Speaking of vases, Maryann from Domestically Speaking shows us how to turn a plain Jane thrift store vase into a pretty and stylish vase!
    Plus you can use this technique on other glass items also. The possibilities are endless!
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    Repurposed Cabinet Door Idea

    Repurposed cabinet door turned into flower holder.
    Well, this old cabinet door sure got a new life as a super cute way to display flowers and Kathy at Petticoat Junktion shows us just how easy it is to make one for yourself!
    BTW, if you have a Habitat For Humanity Restore near you they are filled with cabinet doors just begging to be adopted and put to good use!
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    Repurposed Shutter

    This mail organizer made by Gail from My Repurposed Life is a great way to repurpose an old shutter.
    Use it to hold mail, photos, Christmas cards - whatever your heart desires! And again, these shutters can be found at your local Habitat For Humanity Restore.
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    1. Maryann

      December 16, 2022 at 7:05 pm

      I love all the creative projects from this year!!!

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    2. Cindy

      December 16, 2022 at 9:03 am

      It's been a fun year with you girls! Thanks for sharing all the great projects!

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