My Favorite Dumpster Dive

A construction dumpster near my office had these sitting on top and while I'm sure they were part of some shipping packaging I still thought that it was a huge shame to toss them.

With a few cup hooks and peg board hooks it turned into the perfect shelves for my teenager!

Unique Barn Wood Art

I'm finishing up a custom reception desk that is made with 100 year old barn wood and there were small pieces of wood that were cutoffs or were partially damaged that couldn't be used for the main desk. When you have old and beautiful wood I feel that it's a huge shame to toss any of it so all of the scraps were ripped down to a consistent width to create this beautiful wall art.

Every piece was glued and nailed to be sure that they would never budge. To make sure that everything stays put while it dries I used a very "fancy" technique to keep everything flat.

And now, what some people might have considered waste is a pretty and unique piece of rustic art.