Upcycling For Outdoors

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Who'd thunk painting tires bright colors would actually make them look fun

and attractive?

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This cinderblock garden wall looks upscale.

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Using old mailboxes like these for planters is industrial and charming at the same time.

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Here's a bench that almost anyone can make, made from old discarded chairs.  

Places like Home Depot or Lowe's will cut your lumber to a specified length.

This idea has so many possibilities!

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I really like these tables that would be great on a porch or deck. You need some skills for this one...

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I really like these outdoor ideas for shutters, but there are many more ideas

for old shutters on dishfunctional designs.

Vintage Tea Towels

I like the charm of vintage tea towels, especially those from the 60's and 70's. I don't come across them very often thrifting, not sure why that is, but I keep looking. Here are several nice designs.

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via flickriver - this site has a ton of tea towels to look at

Virgil Thrasher, 3D Clocks

Lately I've been drawn to 70's art. It's groovy man. I found the small picture below at an estate shop I like to go to. It's a signed piece by Virgil Thrasher, a silk screen print with reverse painted glass overlay on it. I paid $10.00 for it, so I was pretty happy with that. The Elgin clock on the left was purchased at a thrift store for a mere $3. Actually it was pretty dirty. Cleaning made a huge difference. Not sure if the clock works, it's pretty corroded where the battery goes. 

It's probably going in my son's room, he really likes it. I think it will look nice on his gray walls, it looks a little barren here on the cream color. I think it beats anything you could buy at Urban Outfitter for a lot less.

But Virgil stays with me.

Another example of Virgil Thrasher art via thriftytown

Serigraph by Virgil Thrasher via UncommonEye