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

Thrift Store Makeover Challenge

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.

Handmade Wooden Knitting Basket Before

 

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.

Handmade Wooden Knitting Basket Before

 

I could have left well enough alone but decided to give this this knitting basket an updated look with paint.

Knitting Basket Makeover - This basket got a makeover with paint. virginiasweetpea.com

 

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.A knitting basket found at Goodwill gets a makeover with paint. virginiasweetpea.com

 

The piece was then sealed with soft-touch varnish by Americana Decor.  To add character, I distressed the edges using sandpaper.A thrift store found basket gets a makeover with paint. virginiasweetpea.com

 

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!

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Be sure to check out my fellow bloggers’ projects too!

24 Comments

    1. Paint works wonders, doesn’t it Erlene? It’s so much fun to make something over and give it a new life.

      Paula

    1. Thank you! I like the new look and hope that this little basket will see many more years of use.

      Paula

    1. 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

  1. 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!

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