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Trash to Toy Trunk

August 25, 2014

Welcome to my  first ever “Makeover Monday”  (We will see if this sticks.)

Regardless,  I have a lot of projects that I didn’t have the foresight to  document the process.  These projects  have been hidden away in a folder in the deep recesses of a desktop folder.  But maybe, just maybe they will spark some  of your own ideas.

 Today  I want to show you what  I did with a shelf/hutch,  that was left  behind  by our homes’  former owners. DSC_7264 750

 The left behind this huge  ugly  hutch.  I am assuming it was apart of a buffet  table in it’s former glory.  We kept it in the garage for a while, for fear that  maybe the previous owners were planning on retrieving it. BUT, it was taking up so much space!  Finally,  I started ripping it apart so I could  more easily  dispose of  it…  LIGHT BULB.

hutch beforeInstead of trashing it,  I came up with  a new destiny for the scrap pieces.  It was destined to become the kids toy bin!   So  I got to work.  It was a little tedious  piecing it all together but,  I love the look that it created!

chest during ss    This is my only  “during” image,  but it is easier to see the different pieces of wood.   It also  illustrates  what a difference a coat of paint can make!

andrew in

As you can see it is fairly large,  my husband and two children wanted to prove it. ( Watching attempt to get out,  made all  time making it, totally worth it!

Over time I realized that  I didn’t really love the color, and the  kids had a hard time retrieving their toys from the bottom of the crate.  So  I made a few  modifications .

PicMonkey Collage

 I added a shelf in the mid section.  It made it  perfect for storing some of the kids bulkier toys, while still being easily  accessible.

DSC_7265 sideIt really the was  perfect addition to the  family room, it added character,  while still creating storage!

DSC_726 after ss

So what do you think ?  Do you have any  great  renovations,  makeovers or flips !?  I would love to see them, and maybe we can feature your ideas on a future  “Makeover Monday”.

You can submit ideas, tutorials, and/or images here.

Happy  Monday!

Corey

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Comments

  1. Heidi Lee says

    August 25, 2014 at 5:16 pm

    What do I think?? I think I want to come over and play! I LOVE the way you think “outside the box” and make such gorgeous pieces so different from where they started. Quite an inspiration!

  2. Cassie T - Lovely Weeds says

    November 22, 2014 at 9:40 pm

    This is amazing! I’m still scratching my head trying to figure out how you came up with such a great design from that hutch, and trying to figure out how you put it all together!

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