Knitting Basket Makeover (Thrift Store Upcycle Challenge)
I truly have to stop myself from going into a thrift store any time I drive past. I love going inside to see what treasures I may discover. A favorite thing to do with the treasures that I find is to think of a way to update them or use them in a different way.
When Amanda from The Kolb Corner invited a group of bloggers to participate in a Thrift Store Upcycle Challenge, I was eager to join in the fun.
If you like seeing what others find while thrifting and seeing what they do with their finds, you are in for a treat today. 21 bloggers are sharing their thrifty finds and what they did with them. You’ll find links to all of the projects at the bottom of this post.
Meet the Hosts
Amanda | The Kolb Corner Chelc| Inside the Fox Den Erlene | My Pinterventures Kim | Made in a Day Sara | Twelve on Main Emily | Two Purple Couches Shirley | Intelligent Domestications Marie | DIY Adulation Lindsay | Crazy Organized Michelle | Our Crafty Mom Julie | Live From Julie’s House Debra | Shoppe No. 5 Dru | Polka Dot Poplars Maureen | Red Cottage Chronicles Pili | Sweet Things Channell | Hobnail House Colleen | Life on Kaydeross Creek Ann | Duct Tape and Denim Paula | Virginia Sweet Pea Sherry | Savvy Apron Stacy | Anastasia Vintage
On a recent trip to Goodwill, I found a handmade knitting basket. It may be a magazine rack but my instinct says knitting basket.
The maker even signed the bottom. Can you see the H. O. in pretty cursive? If I had to guess, I’d say that he used scraps from his workshop to make this for his wife.
I could have left well enough alone but decided to give this this knitting basket an updated look with paint.
To complete the makeover, I first cleaned this piece and then primed it with Zinsser Bulls Eye 1-2-3. After priming, it was painted with Sweet Cream from The Plaster Paint Company.
The piece was then sealed with soft-touch varnish by Americana Decor. To add character, I distressed the edges using sandpaper.
This piece is now ready to be used in someone’s home as a knitting basket or magazine rack.
Please pin this project so that others can discover it. I really appreciate pins!
What a great makeover. It’s amazing what a little paint can do and it’s perfect for a knitting basket.
Paint works wonders, doesn’t it Erlene? It’s so much fun to make something over and give it a new life.
Paula
I love your knitting basket makeover! I need this because I have so much yarn and knitting projects.
Thanks, Sherry! If you live close to me, it’s now in my shop at The White Brick House.
Paula
Very sweet makeover and I say Knitting basket too! Love!
Kim
Thanks, Kim. Glad that someone else thinks that it is a knitting basket.
Paula
Love this transformation!
Thank you! I like the new look and hope that this little basket will see many more years of use.
Paula
Very fresh and pretty, and what an improvement!
Thanks, Julie. I like the new look so much better.
Paula
I love this beautiful knitting basket. The color is so much brighter & refreshing now. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Michelle. I really like how it turned out.
Paula
Fresh as a daisy with the new coat of white paint! 🙂 ~Rhonda
Thanks, Rhonda! I’m loving the updated look.
Paula
The knitting basket is a beautiful handcrafted piece. What a nice find. And I love how you updated it with paint.
Definitely looks like a knitting basket to me!! It turned out great! I’d love to have something like this to sit next to our couch–maybe I’d actually finish a project 😉
Love your makeover, Paula!! It looks so pretty with all your yarns inside!!
What a cute makeover … a little paint can improve anything! I love thrifting, too, and I’m hoping to discover some good ones in Dallas. NYC stores were too pricey for me! 😉
Thank you, Ginnie! I’ll bet that Dallas will be loaded with Goowill stores. I have much better luck at Goodwill in a larger city. When I went to Charlotte over spring break, I found some great things at great prices.
Paula
This was definitely meant to be a knitting basket! Love the makeover you gave it, too 🙂
Thank you, Emily! It was a fun project to update.
Paula
I remember those magazine racks from the ’70’s. They were so popular. You made it seem like it was always intended to be a knitting basket!
So it is a magazine rack! I’m glad to get an answer.
Paula
So cute! I think those knitting needles are beautiful too. I would definitely use it as a magazine holder. That’s such a good idea!