Decorating with trunks

Get the look of a farmhouse in your rental kitchen with these simple decor ideas.

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Musty Smells in old furniture put a real damper on your vintage finds. Read on to see my solution to this age old (literally) problem! You know the feeling, excitement upon seeing a beautiful vintage item and then realizing it has "The smell" as you get closer or open it up. "Musty" is the generic

It's time for another Thrifty Chicks Challenge! When a talented group of DIY bloggers come together and challenge ourselves to upcycle or create with a theme. This month we are all focusing on globes and

Vintage decor can really liven up your living space! Add a touch of retro to your home decor with these ten tips. Perfect for a dorm or a house.

Check out this upcycle idea to turn an old trunk into a coffee table with storage. This DIY wooden chest makeover project is perfect if you're decorating on a budget so check out the before and after photos. #diy #trunk #coffeetable

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This quick and easy vintage trunk makeover has been overdue for many years. Now it's finally cleaned up, pretty, and useful as blanket storage.

These trunk makeover ideas will have you searching your local thrift shop and garage sales too!!

Want to bring some old world charm to your space? Including a vintage trunk is a great way to make a statement! Here are some ideas for how to creatively incorporate vintage trunks into your home.

I was given a foot locker trunk that belonged to a WWII U.S.Marine. I wanted to honor his service, as well as make a statement coffee table for my living room. This is how the trunk looked when I received it. Dusty and smelling musty, but also having LOTS of potential! It still had the original military paper lining, but since that's what was smelling musty, it had to go. Sixty years worth of storage - if only the paper could tell the stories of what it had seen. Some vinegar wat…

So excited to share my interview with Lisa Evans for the Ottawa Citizen. A few weeks ago, Lisa (great name, btw) asked me for some tips on cottage decorating and how to incorporate local art and nature into your cottage decor. Today, this appeared in the Ottawa Citizen online. I’ll let you know when …

By removing three layers of paint from the wood and metal on this trunk, it went from drab to fab!

The idea of incorporating family heirlooms into your home appeals to a lot of people. A mix of old and new décor can actually work very well together to create a space that is warm and inviting with a comfortable lived-in look. Woodcraft’s graphic designer Tara Piggott reimagined a travel trunk built by her grandfather into a beautiful storage trunk for her home. Travel trunks—wooden crates often covered with leather, animal hide or embossed tin—were a way for early Americans to carry…

Do you know what an steamer trunk is? I had no idea what a steamer trunk was until a friend gave me his trunk to refinish. Honestly, this furniture flip was a l…

Stacked steamer trunks double as a nightstand.

13 Upcycled Trunk Projects! Have you ever spotted an old trunk at a yard sale, thrift shop or auction, but passed it by because you didn't know how you could use it in your home? Today, I have enough upcycled trunk projects to show you, that you'll never pass one up again! Not only do they offer awesome storage (which we all need more of), but they can be upcycled into the most amazing home furnishing pieces as well,

Have you ever wondered what you SHOULD store in a trunk? Then you have come to the right place! Here are the most useful trunk storage tips and tricks ever! You won't want to miss out on these trunk storage tips. Get organizing!