Guest Post -- How to Re-purpose Items in Your Home!

Hello! My name is Amanda from the blog "Be Sweet".

Thank you so much Jen for having me. :)

Be Sweet is a blog/ journal where I keep track of current craft projects, home renovations, what's going on in our life, and the ups and downs of motherhood.

(Pay no attention my daughter- she really does like me.)

My
husband and I recently bought a small fixer-upper. This small fixer-
upper has turned into a larger fixer-upper than we planned.

( Isnt that always how it goes!?) Ha. The extra projects have cut into our decorating budget.

( Yes, I say "our" since my husband thinks he is the next Nate Berkus and has a decorating opinion on everything!)

SO
I have had to get creative. Here are a few ideas of things I have used
around my house to help it feel more like home and not so much like "
we just moved in."

1. My Dad gave me this old wooden ironing board he saved a while back.
We took off the old green cover, gave it a quick wash down and now it
has new life as a bulletin board in our laundry area. I love how it goes
with the theme of the space but is also functional.

2. I bought this yard stick at a Antique store for 3 bucks. I glued on
some clothes pins and now it displays my daughters art work in her
playroom.

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Notice the poor cupcake's real sprinkles are all gone?? More than once I
have caught my daughter licking the paper... awesome.

I also re-painted this frame, added some wire, vintage playing cards and you've got yourself some art work. :)

Her playroom is a vintage Dick and Jane theme so they match well.

3. We turned old gardening crates into display shelves in our kitchen.
All we had to do was shake out the extra dirt and wipe them out with
soap and water. I love how they are different sizes to display all kinds
of treasures.

4.
I dont think their is such a thing as too much storage. We don't have a
home office so the solution to this has been great. We use an old
dresser in our living room to set our TV on. The drawers provide tons of
space for printer paper, envelopes, ipods/ chargers, magazines, DVDs
etc. Plus its a unique piece that people constantly comment on when they
come over.

Lastly,
some smaller things are a vase for my utensils,an old soda box for a
bar catch all ( does anyone else's bar seem to be a magnet for anything
and everything??), a towel rack and shower curtain hooks to hold
scissors etc, and a step stool as a plant display.