Fun repurposing

I'm Yvonne Dunton, and I live on the scenic northern California coast where I like to repurpose and upcycle interesting objects. I enjoy being creative as well as frugal. Contact me with your feedback.

[shellyssweetfinds-deactivated20]

What a terrific use for a pastry cutter (or three!)…….mount on a nail and display vintage or special recipe cards, notes, photos, etc!

No instructions; self explanatory~

[yvonnedunton]

Love this old stuff - has class

[yvonnedunton]

Who can guess what this used to be?..... Remember that toothache you had a long time ago?... Dentist offices got rid of these basins - but this one is back

[jebiga-design-magazine]

[iwanttoberecycled]

I want to be a fast worker. 

[mayahan]

[iwanttoberecycled]

I want to be on time. 

[yvonnedunton]

Wow!

[yvonnedunton]

This is the B-side of left-over granite tops. They work great for outdoors pavers and can be cut with a table-top tile saw. I got them for free - the fellow was glad that people were getting rid of these heavy chunks of “garbage” for him

[iwanttoberecycled]

I want to be filled with memories.

[ilovemeafryup]

Upcycle old pianos into fascinating garden fountains. Very dilapidated classy.

[yvonnedunton]

Wow!

[iwanttoberecycled]

I want to be your crutch, forever.

(via Incredible Things)

[fatimaisbored]

[yvonnedunton]

And it even looks comfortable

[makeitraintrains]

[yvonnedunton]

So many great ideas

[therustedtrumpet]

Untitled on We Heart It.

[yvonnedunton]

What a jewel

[sassy-loves-blue]

This would be such a good idea for having unique club House furniture or art studio furniture.

[yvonnedunton]

Great way to keep old tires under you

[unconsumption]

DIY / repurposing idea du jour:

Old boot screwed onto a tree or a fence = new bird house. 

For additional bird house, feeder, and other bird-related posts, browse through this subset of the Unconsumption archive.

[Photo spotted on Facebook here, thanks to friend Jim Mitchem. Source apparently is Livesay Photography. (Kudos to photographers who add watermarks to their photos!)] 

[yvonnedunton]

Way cool! And so simple

[storagegeek]

DIY Teapot Birdhouse : ROBINS NESTING PLACE

I’m heading to a thrift shop today to get a tea pot…with any luck it’s not too late for a nesting bird!

[yvonnedunton]

What a creative idea! Thinking out of the box....

[yvonnedunton]

Re-purposing

Flying saucer tea lights for my kitchen, again from a second-hand store. The old porcelain insulators I think are a nice touch to hold the copper wires in place

[yvonnedunton]

Re-purposing

Cheap lampshade for my kitchen. Many things from 2nd hand stores make fun lampshades

[yvonnedunton]

Re-purposing - keeps things out of landfills and is great fun.

An old roaster found in a junk yard in the Mohave Desert is now my bathroom sink