Fabulous Crafty Potential {Repurposed Wood}
January 28, 2012 by Aimee • 58 Comments
I couldn’t wait to show you this! One of my neighbors had finished using this white washed shabby chic planter box with industrial wheels! As we drove by it was sitting on their curb…they were outside! Yep, I did it! It just so happened that we passed by and had to turn around and when we turned around, the house was on Stud’s side! So, Stud got the un-fortunate opportunity to roll his window down and ask if they were really parting ways with this beautiful crafty potential!?! Actually his words were, “Do you not want this anymore?!?” The next couple of blocks down the road Stud got to hear me squeal and dream of all it’s possibilities! My sweet B’s even had some ideas!!! Granted it’s a 4 foot by 2 foot by 2 foot box, I’m doubting it will be an end table, art work, headboard….but dreaming about it is oh so much FUN!!!
Why do I never come across gems like that!!! Its awesome!! Cant wait to see what you do with it!
I can’t wait to see what you do with this. This is one of the reasons I LOVE bogs, I’m always amazed at what others are capable of with a little imagination.
Ooooh! Know what I’d do!? So fun! What if you put a top on it…like an old door or planks and reinforced it. Then take out the backside (the damaged side) and put a shelf in and baskets? If you had a large enough space to use it…it could be like a craft island! Wow! You are soooo lucky! xo
That is an awesome find!
Awesomness!!!
OH man, I’m so jealous right now! What a fantastic find! I can’t wait to see what you do with it, it will undoubtedly be gorgeous! ~Jen
it’s wonderful and i can’t wait to see what you create!!!! oh it would be a fabulous outside rolling food bar for summer barbecues! so so many possibilities! i will be watching! hugs…
I am definitely jealous!! Can’t wait to see what you make out of this.
Lots of great potential!! Yay Stud for taking one for the team.
Lots of great potential!! Yay Stud for taking one for the team.
Terrific find! I am so jealous!!!!!! Love the wheels.
Holly
How great is that! I never find great stuff like this. Thanks for sharing!
Allyson
http://cupcakescandycanes.blogspot.com
How fun to think of the possibilities~ Can’t wait to see its next life.
Cool! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
My sister gets special blessings like this from the side of the road! I get blessed too, because she shares! Love this! Can’ wait to see what you do!
What a fun find!!
How fun is this, you lucky duck!!
Oh the possibilities! Great find!
So many things that could be done with them…………….
Hi Aimee – I love it that you see beauty in someone else’s cast off! I see great potential, and can’t wait to see what you do with it! I was stopping by to follow, and found out I am already a follower.
Thanks for following revisionary life!
-Revi
oh my! it reminds me of a barn door I once got that looked much like this…I would love to have several more, so I can fulfill all the possibilities. Yours is a treasure indeed, it could be a bookcase, a bar or if you remove some more boards and upholster a seat in it and add a bunch of pillows it can be a lovely settee. I’m going to keep checking back to see what you do with it!
That’s gorgeous! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it.
I’m currently making some planters for outside but for once I’m not distressing them.
The possiblities with your find are nedless!
http://coachhousecraftingonabudget.blogspot.com/
Just found your blog and joined up to follow. It shows how much you care about your site and have spent an hour looking it over. Very talented!
Lisa
Is it 2 feet tall? What about using it as a base for a coffee table? So shabbily awesome!
I would have had the same experience I am sure..I love it and can totally see it unlimited potential. I blog over at http://www.budgetfriendlydecorating.com, I would love for you to come by and check out my site as well!
fantastic find!
dee dee
This is the kind of luck that I do not possess!! That is an awesome piece!! SO cool!!
It has so many possibilities!! Easter comes to mind.. using it as a photography prop with cute kids popping up from the middle.. LOVE IT!!
Love it!!
Pretty cool piece! Dreaming is half the fun…can’t wait to see what you dream up!
Oh my goodness! I would do the same thing!…in fact I do DO the same thing! lol Even if I don’t know just yet what I’m going to do with something…I keep it in my craft room until one day…voila! Something amazing!
Oh the possibilities!! That’s one of the bad things about living in the country. People don’t drop things off at the curb. Well, we don’t have curbs but that’s beside the point. Most have a ‘dump pit’ at the back of the place where we dump all the things we no longer want. I’m sure there are tons of treasures if one wanted to go treasure hunting. LOL
Looking forward to seeing what you decide to do with it.
Potential potential!
What a great piece!!! I can’t wait to see what you do with it
Awesome! What a great find. I can’t wait to see what you do with it! I am sure it will be great!
Ohhh, the anticipation is killing me!! What a teaser, Aimee!
SCORE!!! It already has so much charm but I know that you are going to kick it up a notch and make it amazing.
How cool is that! Can’t wait to see what you do with it.
Sharon
mrshinesclass.wordpress.com
Wow the things people put in the trash amaze me. This wood might be really cool around a mirror or maybe a little magazine rack or something like that
Awesome find!
What a find? Love that you can see potential where others can’t!! Will continue to follow!
Maggie @ TheHellonHeelsHousewife.blogspot.com
My eyes are always busy when my husband is driving… searching for fabulous finds
lol LOVE your curbside find and I can’t wait to see what you do with it!
Great find!! Cant wait to see what you turn it into!!
That is a great find!! I love the old box:).
~Julia
There’s a reason “One Person’s Trash is Another Person’s Treasure,” is true! Love how you see the beauty in discarded items! Thanks so much for sharing at the Tuesday To Do Party!
Smiles!
Jami
http://www.blackberryvine.blogspot.com
Keep us posted on what you do.
Good for you. I would have turned around as well with hubby wondering what in the world I was doing. Can’t wait to see what you’re going to do with that wonderful architectural salvage.
Mary Alice
What a great find, one that I would of have to fight you over if we both seen it at the same time. I would sit on it for awhile until I came up with the perfect fit for your home. Can’t wait to see what you do with it. Thanks for sharing all your creative inspiration at Sunday’s Best Party!
really a great find. i can even sense a potential with it
Looks like fun! I’m now a follower, so I’ll be watching to see what you come up with!
Your crate is chippy perfection! Love every bit of it! Coming over from Transformation Thursday and your newest follower!
Jeanine
Amazing find! Can’t wait to see what you do with it!!
Aimee! It’s awesome! Just my style…so you know, March birthday and all – in case you tire of it.
haha! I can’t wait to see where it’s going/what you’re doing with it!
What an awesome box! Love everything about it.
So nice visiting with you tonight.
Love the box! and the addition of the wheels! I’m Linky following, you can follow me too!
Susan
Homeroad
This is fabulous! I love roadside rescues!
Love it~ what a great find!! Thanks for linking up at Feathered Nest Friday!
Yeah, that looks like fun! Good eye.
LOL! I SO would have stopped to get that too. The fact that it has wheels is just the icing on the cake.
Why would anybody in their right mind throw that jewel away? Can I have it? =)