This crafty mom picked up a pair of cabinets at a garage sale for $5. She then proceeded to remodel the heck out of one of them into this multi-purpose kitchen island. The all-in-one wonder houses 2 large garbage bins, a towel rack, plenty of shelf space and a beautiful wooden countertop. It even has wheels on the bottom to make moving it around a dream. Now that’s value!

This creative couple spotted an old abandoned wooden door on a random date night and decided to take it home. After a little wood work and a fresh coat of paint, they managed to take this door from curbside to bedside!

By cutting this dresser in half, an awesome do-it-yourselfer just managed to make 2 projects out of one antique dresser. Not only is this kid bench a cool hangout spot for kids, it can store all their toys and stuff too!

This sock drawer just found a new way to serve your feet! Instead of its former job of keeping your socks safe, it now takes care of your feet after a long day of work!

If we saw this bookcase at a friend’s house, we would never have guessed that it was formed from bi-fold accordion style closet doors. It just goes to show that the right mindset and dedication opens up endless doors of opportunity.

This old television set may seem like a relic from the past but not to this repurposing whiz! They managed to give this TV an updated new look and purpose to find its way back into the living room.

It is amazing how much good a fresh coat of paint can do. This designer turned this antique vase into a trendy lamp with just a new paint job and some basic electronics knowledge!

We’ve all had those wobbly old kitchen chairs you don’t use anymore. This DIY dynamo came up with a solution – stick them together to form a cool new bench!

This one truly made us say “That’s awesome!” aloud. There’s a pure and elegant simplicity to this whole project that is just is absolutely captivating. Who knew pull-out drawers could make such cool, rustic shelves just by turning them around and hanging them up?

Here’s another one of those simple but endlessly useful redesigns. Just sew up a cloth bag over an inverted stool and you got yourself a holder or bin for a ton of different things! Plus, points to this designer for the pockets and the trolley wheels for maximum mobility

This one is pretty clever. The rope and the rubber simulate the feeling of having a cushion underneath. We imagine that the rope exterior might attract the attention of some curious felines, but cat owners probably won’t mind.

Retrofitting this cooler into a pallet case might seem like a lot of work but the results are definitely worth it. After all that hard work, you can kick back anytime with your new backyard barbeque best friend and load it up with some well-deserved ice-cold drinks.

This handy mom just got a really cool door for the entryway but it’s not the kind you think. She transformed it into an awesome picture frame/coat rack for her family and adorned it with pictures of their whole story! It is functional and sentimental!

As we’ve come to learn, old dressers seem to be a gold mine for the DIY/ repurposing community. Here’s a really beautiful conversion of one into a beautiful console table.

Stumbling into a Pottery Barn turned out the be just the thing this DIY enthusiast needed. She managed to convert a gardening station into an outdoor bar with everything you need to throw a cool backyard party!

When this designer found a bed frame near the side of his house, he immediately leaped into action. Using just a saw and some nails, he managed to convert the spare bed frame into everyone’s new favorite place to sit.

This next entry comes with a bit of a story. When this man’s wife jumped on Craigslist to try to hunt down a free piano, she got what she was looking for. The piano was indeed free, unfortunately, the reason why it was free is because it was also irreparably broken.

Luckily her husband is a bit of handyman and managed to turn a bad situation upside down by doing the same to the piano! Now it hangs as a magnificent bookcase and a great story to tell their friends.

There wasn’t as an intense amount of work put into this one as the rest, but the end result is just as gorgeous. With just a few simple steps this ladder now serves as a rustic bedside table!

This is another one of those devilishly simple ones. Just by turning this pair of bookcases on their sides and attaching some comfy cushions, this designer made the kids playroom one of the coolest places to hangout in.

This designer just made the most out of his crib purchase by upgrading it to a toddler’s loft! He saved money and the baby just got a new but familiar bed!

This handyman just took an old office filing cabinet and transformed it into a multi-purpose holder for the garage! Now instead of files and folders, it stores all sorts of garden implements from rakes to mops and shovels! It even has a rack on the side for other tiny tools!

Old broken chairs? That is not a problem for this awesome artisan! He made the most of these cheaply made chairs and built a gorgeous French-style bench from it. Tres beau!

We love this clothes rack solution for smaller homes. Just by hanging up a few garden chairs on the walls, the DIY-er made a space-saving, functional, and creative hanging/storage option for clothes! It even doubles as extra chairs around the apartment when not being used!

This spring from a baby’s crib now lives a new life as an inspiration board for mommy. She hangs various items and image that inspire her, including pictures of the baby.

Here is another dresser that found its way to a different part of the house. With the help of this DIY-er, this one is now a fabulous new vanity in the bathroom!

Who would have thought that these spare bunk bed parts would make for a nifty coat hanger? This is crafty woman did and it looks absolutely magnificent.

Here is another crib that shows that just because the kids grew up it doesn’t mean you have to throw it away. The baby bars make for awesome decorative bars for a plate rack!

By cutting up this old door, this DIY-er made adorable clip frames for her kids doodles. Such an awesome creative way to celebrate creativity!

This one definitely gets plus points from us just because it thought of this little puppy! In addition to being a new nightstand, this dresser just became the new nightly home to this adorable pet!

The crafter just remade this dated looking table into a Lego table for the kids! Start them young in DIY crafting, we say!

With some paint, coat hooks, and metal number labels, you can turn a plain bookshelf to its side and created a locker that’s perfect for getting kids a bit more enthusiastic to organize their things in the bathroom or bedroom.

If you love Pringles, this project is for you. Fill an old wine rack with empty Pringles containers and cover them with something that matches their new location. You will have a crafting storage space that anyone could be proud of.

Craigslist can be a treasure chest for DIYers on a budget hunting for their next upcycling project. Case in point is this $10 solid wood desk that turned into a bright yellow night stand with a vintage flare. Anyone will find this cheap but creative DIY doable.

Make an old coffee table into a bench and give it a new place in the living room. This just takes some foam or other cushion material and cloth to give it a new appearance and a new life.

Build this coffee table from unused window panes, scrap wood, and driftwood pieces. It just takes some creativity and what you have available locally. Now that’s a DIY!

Now, this is one we didn’t see coming. Who knew an old sewing table can be turned into a cool and vintage-looking table for refreshments? Take a drab wooden sewing table, add a new coat of bright blue acrylic paint, and turn the hollowed inside into a cooler. It is perfect for serving drinks to company.

You don’t need to cut or saw off old furniture to give it new purpose, especially if you have a beautiful, antique armoire like this in your hands. Take inspiration from this clever idea of attaching a sewing board inside the armoire instead of taking it apart.

Wow your guests with this upcycled portable mini bar from an old dresser with wheels. Its rustic and vintage look fits well in both dinner and barbecue parties. What more, you don’t need to do much to get this. Just take out a few drawers and put in a cooler.

Give your kids a unique and thoughtful gift without breaking the bank by turning an old entertainment center into a play kitchen. This project may take a couple of weekends to complete.

Buying a new TV stand can be quite expensive, so why not make your own? Anyone can turn an old dresser into a TV stand with plenty of room for storage. The total cost for creating this one was $76. Not too shabby!