Recycle Inspiration for your home!

We all have those items at home that we can't seem to get rid of, even though they don't seem useful any more. This is where repurposing/recycling comes into play to give them a new life!

Repurposing/recycling is so much fun, just because it is SO worth going into the effort of creating something fun yourself to suit the space and color palette you want. The end product gives me such an adrenaline rush!

Below are some photos of items I have recycled at our home. Maybe it will be the inspiration you need to get you started (trust me it's addictive) and once you get an eye for it, you are always on the look out to recycle!

Here's a list of all my recycle design ideas together for you to browse.

1. Recycled Coffee Bean Sack Cushion - DIY

2. DIY Pantry Door Upgrade

3. DIY Coffee Table Makeover: IKEA hack

4. DIY Powder Room Refresh

5. DIY Easy Spray Painting Makeover

6. DIY Rug Makeover

7. Upcycled Thrift store find: Altered spoon

8. Upcycled Thrift store find: Craft storage caddy

9. Upcycled Thrift store find: Kitchen caddy

10. From trash to treasure: DIY Scrapbook paper jewelry tray

11. DIY – How to make pots look like expensive stone planters!

12. DIY Decorative Diwali Candle/Tealight/Diya Floor Stand with supplies at home!

13. DIY Industrial Laundry Sign

14. Recycled wall planter

15. DIY Patent Wall Art using Recycled wood 

Maybe this will give you just the inspiration you need to get you started at your DIY project!

Love,
Divya

DIY Pantry Door Upgrade!

Our open plan living-dining-kitchen area works great for all purposes, but I wanted to add some fun to this boring kitchen pantry wall. We have two big pantry cupboards which I love, but all seemed too white in this area of the home with no texture or interest.



I, of course Googled and Pinterested (is that even a word?) around to get a lot of ideas, and the most inspirational for me was this blog from Sherri. I wanted to convert my pantry flat doors into a paneled door with trim and a chalkboard.

I'm sure you've seen lots and lots of blog posts of completely transformed doors, and I am going to share with you one simple transformation that is so easy and fab to do, and the best part is you can use this method to dress up whichever room door you like.

Supplies:

• Decorative trim (We got this one from Bunnings)
• Tape measure
• Tooth saw
• Pencil 
• Clear timber varnish
• Miter box (for cutting at 45 degree angles)
• Liquid nails/Wood glue
• Door Primer (We used some wall primer we had lying around the house from when we painted the walls)
• Paints:
      - Acrylic paint (if you want to paint your trims)
      - Chalkboard paint
• Sanding block/Sand paper/ Sanding machine
• Spirit level 

DIY Coffee Table Makeover: Ikea hack

Shifting into a new home brought lots of shopping for new furniture pieces. However, this did not mean we could throw out every piece of old furniture we owned. Hence, I decided to transform the two IKEA Lack tables we owned without breaking the bank.

IKEA furniture is just so cheap and functional, but also a little boring at times.


I figured we could just use recycled pallet wood and glue it right on top. I wanted to go for a rustic, reclaimed look to match the rest of the furniture in the house, and I’m really happy with the way this turned out.


What you need:

• IKEA Lack coffee table (the one we have measures 35 3/8″ X 21 5/8″). We also did the IKEA Lack side table (55cm X 55cm).
• Wood Pallets 
• Clear Timber Varnish
• Sandpaper/Sanding block
• Adhesive (e.g., liquid nails, wood glue, construction grade glue)
• Screws & Hammer/ Drill
• Tooth Saw/Electric saw

DIY Rug Makeover

Do you have a dingy sad-looking rug sitting somewhere in your house? Instead of tossing it or hiding it, you might try giving it a new look with the help of painter's tape and acrylic paint.

Here's what my rug looked like before the start of the project. Sad, faded, and crying out for a refresh:

Since my rug had a crisp contemporary pattern, I did not have to remake a design with the painter's tape, but instead filled in the existing design with paint. Instead of spending the money on a brand new rug, painting it was a good solution.

See the difference between the painted and the non-painted areas:

Using standard acrylic paint in cobalt blue and black, I gave the rug one coat of paint. 

It took me only a few hours to finish this project, but love the pop of color! 

And, here is how it looks in its original space. What a massive difference!

Are you going to give your rug a makeover? Let me know if you decide to give this a shot!

Upcycled thrift store find: Altered Spoon (Tutorial)

Hello everyone! I hope you had a wonderful week. Today, I'm going to share how I altered this vintage spoon I had picked up at the Lost and Found Market. It had so much character that I just couldn't let it go.  

To get started, all you need, other than basic supplies, is an old silverware piece (which you can usually find at thrift stores):

Upcycled thrift store find: Craft storage caddy

So, I love vintage finds, and I found this beauty at the Lost and Found Market, Melbourne. I am going to admit right now that I love thrift store shopping for random items with lots of character and unique designs. This was a steal at the price so I brought it home, but I hated the color and the vintage decals. They just did not work for me. So, I decided to upcycle it to fit my craft table.

Upcycled thrift store find: Kitchen caddy

I have been in LOVE with vintage (Provincial look-alike) random shabby chic items with lots of character. I found this caddy at (yes, you guessed it!) the Lost and Found Market, Melbourne and brought it home. At that point, I did not have any idea about what I wanted to do with it but I was in love with the design. I hated the burgundy color.. so uncool, and so NOT me!