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    Home » Thrift Store Decor » Top 100 Thrift Store Home Decor Makeovers

    Top 100 Thrift Store Home Decor Makeovers

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    Thrift Store home decor makeovers don't have to be challenging. When you shop the thrift stores keep an eye out for lamps, wreaths, dinner plates, candle holders, and glass jars.

    You can find all kinds of hidden gems and thrifty items to upcycle. These things can be updated easily and in so many ways. The projects in this post are super easy. Take a look and pick out one to try.

    Thrift Store Home Decor Makeovers

    I'm starting with the simplest DIY trash-to-treasure makeover ever. Click any of the pink text links to view the complete project tutorial for each project.....

    Thrift Store Home Decor Makeovers

    Thrift Store Home Decor Makeovers

    Tiered Cookie/Dessert Stand. Thrift Store Home Decor Makeover

    For these little tiered stands, you can use just about anything. This one is a candle holder I spray painted (find my favorite spray paint color here) and a china dinner plate. Easy as pie....or cookies!

    Trash to treasure project

    Upcycled Teapot Planters

    Junky and funky finds make the best flower planters. You will have the most unique porch decor on the block. Watch the video showing how to update a few thrifty finds in minutes...

    Thrifty DIY Projects

     

    Home Decor Makeovers

    Small Thrift Store Home Decor Makeover Rooster Lamp

    Unless you see the before you can't appreciate this makeover. Spray paint is one of my favorite DIY supplies. Spray paint makeovers are an easy and inexpensive way to update your home decor.

    Brass Chandelier for trash to treasure makeover

    Upcycled Chandelier / Thrift Store Makeover

    Click here to see how I repurposed this vintage chandelier into a fun LED Candle holder.

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    trash to treasure makeover using recycled belts to decorate a glass vase

    Belts- From Trash To Treasure

    You can do all kinds of things with recycled belts. I decorated a glass vase with fun girly belts and I've also used belts to make handles for wood boxes!
    Trash to Treasure Makeovers - DIY Galvanized Cake Stand

    DIY Galvanized Cake Stand

    The Galvanized Cake Stand by Debbie is perfect for serving up cupcakes, cookies, or small cakes like the one under the glass dome. Doesn't it just make you happy to look at that cake stand? Of course, it could be the Strawberry Cake, but no......that's not it.

    The galvanized pie plate turned upside down on the bucket is perfection. Debbie aged the bucket using vinegar! I've heard of that process but it's too much work for me. I want to buy my stuff already aged.

    Top 100 Makeovers

    Chalkboard Wall Art

    Another favorite, the "gather" chalkboard art is so classy looking. I like the way Christy spray painted the whole thing including the frame with black chalkboard paint then used white to paint over the frame. Saves a step or two because by just distressing the white paint you highlight the chalkboard paint underneath.

    But my favorite part is how she wrote the "gather" word on the surface. Christy gives a complete tutorial on how to get the word on the chalkboard and make it look so pretty.

    Teacup Candle

    Teacup Candle

    Now if this idea isn't just the cutest. Fun yet sophisticated. The china design is really pretty and Maryann has a trick to melting and pouring the wax. The teacup candle would make a great inexpensive Christmas gift.

    sweater pillow cover

    Sweater Pillow Cover

    Anything with texture catches my eye. When I spotted the sweater pillow cover by Kristin I immediately wanted to snuggle it. Nothing like a warm sweater on a cold day. I think I would sew those pretty buttons from the sweater onto my pillow somewhere. glass globe solar lights

    Glass Globe Solar Lights

    I'm on a mission to buy glass globes and make some of these solar lights. Gail put seven of them together for less than $7. I spot similar globes at thrift store all of the time. Look for a similar project from me soon. Of course I can't completely copy them. The next trash to treasure makeover is one of mine from earlier this year.

    serving stands using Pier One plates and brass candlesticks

    Serving Stands

    The Pier One plates on brass stands were very inexpensive. I think I made the two stands for under $5. These stands are really dressy, flashy, sassy. I like the serving stand idea so much because the things you can put together to make them is almost endless. Think about pans, platters, ashtrays, candlesticks, vases, etc.

    A fan favorite thrift store makeover is this handy utensil caddy...

    diy home decor

    One of my favorite thrifty decor projects is when I framed a decorative gift box as art for my granddaughter's bedroom.

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    Framed Gift Box

    So many  of my trash to treasure / thrift store decor makeovers involve spray paint. Spray paint is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to update furniture or home decor.

    Find 70 more budget makeovers here...70 Of The Best Thrift Store Makeovers.

    100 Trash to Treasure Makeovers from thrift store finds

    Our Thrift Store Decor Team:

    Domestically Speaking
    My Repurposed Life
    Our Southern Home
    My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
    Refresh Restyle
    Petticoat Junktion (that's me!)

    This gathering of 1oo Thrift Store Home Decor Makeovers is one of the best! Click the photos below to view the projects. Bookmark this page so you can come back and check out all of the projects when you need diy inspiration. Have a great day, Kathy

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    Comments

    1. Geri Davis

      June 24, 2021 at 7:58 am

      I love your refinished treasures, I’m just getting into redoing furniture and thrift store finds and appreciate all the tutorials and hints of how to make things look great! I found your link because I follow Christy from Confessions of a serial DIYer!

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      • Kathy Owen

        June 24, 2021 at 3:37 pm

        Glad you found me Geri. I love Christy! I have been able to spend a bit of time with her over our blogging years and she is the sweetest...plus very creative.

    2. Nancy

      December 13, 2017 at 1:51 pm

      Thanks for posting this today. I’m already tired of looking at Christmas decorations. Yes, they are beautiful but I can’t bear to decorate one more thing.(said with love)❤️

      Reply
    3. Maryann

      December 13, 2017 at 12:03 pm

      Such a great year of Thrift Store projects!

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