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One woman's quest to salvage the world's castoffs, lock, stock and bauble

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Category: Furniture Makeover

Posted on September 26, 2020October 1, 2020

Bleached wood chair makeover

Bleach. It's not just for laundry anymore.

Posted on September 13, 2020September 24, 2020

Industrial farmhouse style desk with concrete top

Happy to cross one project off my list of things to do for my guest room/office makeover.

Posted on August 2, 2020September 24, 2020

Salvaged furniture pediment as art

What to do with a salvaged furniture pediment? Hang in on the wall and call it art.

Posted on July 4, 2020September 24, 2020

A colorful makeover for a vintage secretary desk

One minute I was killing time leafing through paint chips at Menards. The next thing I knew I was coating my vintage secretary desk in Nantucket Green.

Posted on July 30, 2019September 24, 2020

Vintage typewriter table gets a chalk paint update

Vintage typewriter cart makeover by Wisconsin Magpie

A vintage typewriter table gets a modern farmhouse-style update with black chalk paint and grain sack stripes.

Posted on November 4, 2017September 24, 2020

Makeover | A new look for an old chair

Old, unwanted chairs have a way of finding me. This one was waiting for me on the curb outside of my son's apartment building in Milwaukee. Here's what it looked like when I found it. The hunter green was a little dated, but otherwise the chair was in great shape, so (much to my son's …

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Welcome to Wisconsin Magpie. I’m Lisa, the creator of this site.

A history nerd and profligate collector, I spend way too much of my free time at thrift stores and garage sales, salvaging other people’s castoffs. When I’m home, I’m attempting to use power tools I have no idea how to operate and undertaking craft projects well beyond my skill level. Sometimes they actually turn out.

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