Several years back we had a horse barn out in the country. My husband grew up racing quarter horses and trail riding, but he ended up having to quit for a few years following an ostomy procedure. It took him awhile to figure out his new ostomy supplies, but it all worked out for the better.
Because of the horses my father-in-law bought an older buckboard wagon just to use around the 8 acre horse barn and it was weathering to the point of rotting, so my husband deconstructed it, taking several parts of the wagon and used it as home decor.
Oh my goodness one of my favorite things ever is a 20 foot run of sideboards from this old wagon. My husband installed these side boards as a form of crown molding. The double board is Held together with rusty rod iron L brackets that add massive table talk to her house. He first hosed the side boards down with just straight water and a soft broom. Next he took the rusty L brackets off and put them on the most interesting side of the boards, as one side showed the wood grain more prominently than the other side. And lastly he attached the boards all the way to the ceiling with a couple of screws. They gave our living room a cabin like feel.
Another item he re-purposed from what some may consider junk out at our barn was a wooden gate. The gate had a raised panel missing on one side and rusty hardware on both sides. Again he simply hose down the gate with straight water and a soft broom and voilà we have beautiful mantelpiece display. I finally took this gate down this year to change up my mantle for a bit, this gate has been hanging above my mantle for nearly 5 years. It is also one of my favorite repurposing of junk!
What some would call junk, others call endless opportunities. Old pallet boards for example, my husband stores up any free pallets that he can get his hands on. He simply stacks them behind our shop at the farmhouse, out in the weather and lets them take on the patina of old wood. This past Christmas he made boxes with this pallet wood for me, my daughter-in-law, and my oldest son’s fiancée. They turned out simply awesome. My daughter-in-law took her box home and immediately put a pencil tree inside the box wow what a neat tree stand she had. My box has a red paint tone to it and I plan to use it as a three-tier box, topping it with an old wooden mailbox that I purchased, that has nearly the same paint color.
So, whether you’re into antiques or just junk itself, don’t forget to take a second look at all those rusty pieces, or wooden pieces laying around your barn, shop, or garage. And even if you’re like my husband and have your own belt and ostomy supplies in tow, life goes on!
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