Kitchen Hot Drink Station...featuring more Old Sign Stencils

It's no secret how much I love coffee...and having hot drinks on demand in MN is a "must" during the winter.

Junk Style meets Farmhouse Style...hook rack

If you follow me on INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK...you've probably already seen my "Junky Farmstyle" hook rack.  That is a style isn't it? ;)

Entry Closet Redo...with vintage lockers

 Happy New Year friends!

Time for a fresh start...a clean slate :)

Hinge Deer...antler obsessed...

I'm not sure I should even show you this crazy hinge deer idea.

A Few Christmas Details in the Kitchen...ironing board advent tree and more

I had fun adding little touches of Christmas to our NEW KITCHEN this year...

Crate Light...with a Christmas twist...

 

You might remember that when I shared my KITCHEN REDO I mentioned that I was waiting on a unique light fixture for over the picnic table.  

Vintage Clock Shop Sign...and encouraging creativity...

If you follow me on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, you may have already seen my vintage clock shop sign.  My husband an I bought it on our little anniversary getaway to the Central Iowa Junk Jaunt a few weeks ago.

 I purchased it at the Broadstreet Market in Story City, Iowa.

Repurposed Pew Rack Napkin Holder...more kitchen details

Still adding little details to my kitchen...

Designer Insight Interview...and a thank you...

 

I was recently asked to do an interview for the "Designers Insights" page of the Terry's Blinds Website.

 

Here are the 5 questions that they asked me... 

My Kitchen Reveal...Quirky, Junky and FINALLY Functional...

It took us ALL Summer...

 But, I think I am finally ready to share my new kitchen and all its quirky details...

Junkers Unite with a Junky Memo Station, a Pin Board and a Linky Party!

I am so very excited about all the things I get to share with you today!!

If you are new here, my name is Laurel and I am a collector, decorator and "re-purposer".  As my profile says...I am on a mission to create a home that's "Chipping with Charm". 

If you'd like to follow along with my "quirky" junk inspired ideas...you can find me here at Chipping with Charm as well as...

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A while back Donna of Funky Junk Interiors gathered a group of some of my favorite "junkers" to pin to a new board she started called "Junkers United".  Today we wanted to introduce you to that amazing collection of our favorite junk ideas...and to do that we each came up with a new project to share with you to "kick" it off in Junk Style :)

So here's what I came up with...

A primitive kraut cutter turned junky memo station.

Did you recognize this?  I believe that box in the middle would hold the cabbage in place and the person would slide it side to side to slice it for kraut.  To me it looked like the perfect little shelf for a funky "Memo Station".

First, we screwed on this perfectly crusty hinge to hold the shelf in place.

Nice little spot for a few "necessities".

The background/blade is magnetic...the perfect spot to hold messages, photos...whatever.

Next we added some chippy little hardware "accessories".  Some functional...

...and some just for fun.

(That little magnet is a round piece of wood painted with chalkboard paint.  I used a chalk pen and little stamps to add the word...which could easily be changed based on "function".  In this case it holds a picture of my dad and most of his family...one baby brother yet to come.  My dad is the cutie on the far left.)

If you knew where this was going to "live" you could probably screw it right to your wall.  But since I like to move things around A LOT...we added this hinge to the back for hanging.

Works great!

So there it is living its "new life" at my house.  I just love the rustic wood with the aged metal.  It makes me HAPPY :)

 

(Also sharing this project at Knick of Time for Knick of Time Tues.  A FUN vintage style link party!)  

Wait until you see all the other junk goodies in store for you on the Junkers United PINTEREST BOARD.
(Don't miss the Junkers United FALL, CHRISTMAS and GARDEN boards too.)

ALL of these creative ladies have been busy preparing their "new" junk projects for you too...so be sure to stop over and visit each one...

Susan/ Homeroad
Bliss/ Bliss Ranch
Breida/ breida with a b.
Becky/ Beyond the Picket Fence
Laurel/ Chipping with Charm
Carlene/ Organized Clutter
Angie/ Knick of Time
Donna/ Funky Junk Interiors

I am so very honored and excited to be among some of my favorite junkers in this group.  We've been having a blast pinning away!

And now it's your turn to join in on the FUN :)
Link up your favorite junk projects at the bottom of this post.  
We'll be visiting the links and pinning our favorites to the Junkers United pin board!
Thanks for stopping...and happy pinning!
Laurel

Vintage Sprinkler Centerpiece...having fun with Fall...

A sprinkler centerpiece for fall...

  

I figure it's OK if it has apples and leaves...

...and a "fall-ish" word.

They all need water to grow....right?

This is the centerpiece right now on my kitchen table.  It stays there a total of about 15 minutes each day...busy spot.  

I'll enjoy it when I can :)

Sharing this at...
Funky Junk Interiors for Sat Nite Special

Chat soon,

A Couple More Drawer Shelves...and a "coffee station" gone crazy!!

It all started with a couple more drawer shelves...

...and turned into a coffee station gone CRAZY :)

I had my husband help me hang and couple more shelves today...

It started innocently enough...

A couple of drawers on the wall...add a metal pan and a cabbage slicer for photos.

Throw in a bottomless crate, a couple of clocks and some blue bottles and pitchers.

But it still needed "something"...

...enter a couple of license plates and a cool yardstick...MILK, CREAM, EGGS...perfect :)

And then the thought..."I've always wanted a "Coffee Station".

And then of course those little built in shelves needed a "tweaking" to coordinate.

Coffee time?

Or are you a "tea person"?

Remember my little K-cup stand?

Not coffee time?  Just close it up...

Does that ever happen to you??  "Snowball effect"?  I'm kinda "famous" for it at my house.  My husband's exact words were "Whoa, that's a lot".  He'll get used to it...and then I'll start "tweaking" again!!

Sharing this at...
Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tues.
Knick of Time Interiors for Knick of Time Tues

Funky Junk Interiors for Sat Nite Special...Coffee Stations
Funky Junk Interiors for Sat Night Special



New Party!! Prodigal Pieces

 

Thanks for the "visit"!

Chat soon,

Kitchen Drawer to Chalkboard Shelf...

This old drawer used to be a "junk drawer" in our kitchen...gathering paper clips and random things that didn't have a home.  Then when we did our little kitchen cupboard re-do...

10+ years ago now...I'm now "patiently" waiting for re-do #2!) ....it lost it's spot.  So then it gathered dust in our garage instead.

I recently "rescued" it from the garage...added a shelf...

...and some chalkboard paint.

Now it's moved up from storing hidden junk like rubber bands and pens without lids...to pretty "junk".  Like my lovely aqua SCRAPER PHOTO HOLDER.  Which by the way got a LOT of "love" on my Chipping with Charm FACEBOOK page.  Glad to hear I'm not the only one who can appreciate a pretty old tool :)

The wood on the bottom of the drawer was pretty rough.  I just used glue dots to attach a couple of book pages from an old cook book.  I didn't want them to be glued on permanently in case it switches rooms.  Things tend to move around here quite a bit.

And did you notice my chippy old paper towel holder?

Works perfect for holding rolls of "art" paper too.

Which is slick because my little artists keep their supplies right here in these old dairy boxes.

And I can't let you go with out telling you that these little cuties belonged to my grandmother.  She had a salt and pepper collection.  They make me smile...how about you?

That's that :)

Sharing this at...
Nifty Thrifty Tues at Coastal Charm
Knick of Time Tues at Knick of Time Interiors
Junkin Joe at the Cottage Market

Funky Junk Interiors Sat Nite Special...Rustic Shelves

Thanks for stopping!

Chat soon,