Revamp Old Furniture Instead of Replacing

Becky Striepe — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:00:39 +0000

[Freshly stained dresser. Photo by Lenore MacLeod-Bickley]

We’ve all got pieces of furniture that look like they’re on the way out. When I first moved to Atlanta, a friend gave me a coffee table. I had no money and very little furniture, so I was grateful even though the table was sort of…well…it was ugly, alright? It was an ugly, ugly table. Rather than pitch it, I decided to give it a fresh coat of white paint and try my hand at a mosaic. We still have that little coffee table living out on the front porch! It’s a little bit dusty at the moment, but I’ll show you a picture if you promise not to judge my housekeeping skills:

Mosaics, Anyone? Recycled Glass To The Rescue!

Skye Kilaen — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:22:14 +0000

When Great Green Goods mentioned Bedrock Industries and their recycled glass robot people on Monday, I knew I should pop over and check it out. Why? Well, I love robots. Who doesn’t? But what actually caught my eye was this part of the Great Green Goods post: “They have a large selection of tile and tumbled glass for use in your home or garden.”

My friends, this is no lie! The good people at Bedrock have tumbled glass for all kinds of crafty and gardeny adventures.

I love the colors available in their mosaic glass, and mosaic is a craft I’ve always wanted to try. Their glass is 100% pre-consumer recycled glass, taken from the waste generated during the production of stained glass.

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Revamp Old Furniture Instead of Replacing

Mosaics, Anyone? Recycled Glass To The Rescue!