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Category: Small Project Makeover

Posted on March 18, 2021March 23, 2021

Vintage-style first aid box from a thrifted metal case

I couldn't find a vintage first aid box, so I made one.

Posted on March 2, 2021March 23, 2021

Makeover | Concrete apothecary cabinet

Time for another trash to treasure makeover. This one features a cheap jewelry box, a cement skim coat, and some weathered brass library pulls.

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 January 28, 2018September 24, 2020

Makeover | Giving a dark, dated curio cabinet a new look

I had some leftover milk paint after last week's jewelry box redo, so I decided to use it on a sad little curio cabinet I had stored away in my basement waiting for inspiration to strike. The cabinet was a thrift store find -- although calling it a "find" might be a bit of a …

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Posted on January 14, 2018September 24, 2020

Makeover | Mini chest of drawers

Here's a little chest of drawers that I redid this week. (I think it's supposed to be a jewelry box, but I've been keeping it on my desk to store office supplies in.) This is what it looked like when I first got it. I picked it up for a dollar at a garage sale …

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Posted on November 22, 2017September 24, 2020

Lath log cabin quilt square

Here's what I made this week: And here's what I made it out of: That would be the lath in the shower of our downstairs bathroom, which the husband had to tear out in order to attach cement backerboard to the studs, so we could tile the walls. Sadly, this is what the lath looked …

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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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