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

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Posted on August 27, 2020September 24, 2020

Guest room/office makeover plans

I've got $300, a particleboard desk, and a plan to makeover my son's old bedroom into a swoon-worthy farmhouse industrial style guest room/office. Wish me luck.

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 July 10, 2019September 24, 2020

Giving an old hardware organizer a makeover

Hardware organizer with numbered drawer fronts

Underneath this cute little numbered drawer set was a sad plastic hardware organizer just waiting for a makeover.

Posted on September 20, 2018September 24, 2020

DIY bathroom renovations

bathroom shower before remodel

Today's post is about bathroom decor, which, if you've been reading this blog for any length of time, you know is a topic I don't write about very often. If you're wondering why, allow me to introduce Exhibit A: "My Downstairs Lavatory, circa 2017." About the only good thing I can say about the room …

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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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