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snagglepuss

(12,704 posts) Thu Apr 4, 2013, 01:08 PM Apr 2013

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Some truly amazing ways to-reuse-your-broken-things

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/41-ways-to-reuse-your-broken-things

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Some truly amazing ways to-reuse-your-broken-things (Original Post) snagglepuss Apr 2013 OP

"Just don't go overboard or you might end up in Hoarders territory" Duer 157099 Apr 2013 #1

Ditto. snagglepuss Apr 2013 #13

"Hopefully you have a lot of broken trampolines lying around" Duer 157099 Apr 2013 #2

OMG I do! Kali Apr 2013 #7

LOL Duer 157099 Apr 2013 #8

it just needs one rim piece and new mat.... Kali Apr 2013 #10

I think Duer 157099 Apr 2013 #3

OK, this one crosses the line Duer 157099 Apr 2013 #4

lol. Someone has way too much time on their hands. snagglepuss Apr 2013 #14

and HUGE closests! Duer 157099 Apr 2013 #15

Some people just have WAY too much time on their hands... n/t TygrBright Apr 2013 #5

A friend of mine did the broken table thing.. X_Digger Apr 2013 #6

Dinner table in a dysfunctional family? Duer 157099 Apr 2013 #9

Lol! It was a hall table, and she cut out the center, so it'd have to be a *small* meal. :) n/t X_Digger Apr 2013 #12

Really like using plastic hanger clips for chips and stuff. sinkingfeeling Apr 2013 #11

Some of the ideas were great and I've done a few of them Warpy Apr 2013 #16

I agree. The best thing i've seen someone do with old plates is smash them then snagglepuss Apr 2013 #17

I've never understood using household items in the garden RILib May 2013 #18

Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)

1. "Just don't go overboard or you might end up in Hoarders territory"

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 01:10 PM

Apr 2013

Oops, too late....

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)

13. Ditto.

Reply to Duer 157099 (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 03:59 PM

Apr 2013

Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)

2. "Hopefully you have a lot of broken trampolines lying around"

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 01:11 PM

Apr 2013

Crap! I don't even have one!!!

Craigslist... I'm coming...

Kali

(55,042 posts)

7. OMG I do!

Reply to Duer 157099 (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 02:47 PM

Apr 2013

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x6447725

Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)

8. LOL

Reply to Kali (Reply #7)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 02:51 PM

Apr 2013

still?

Well, at least now you know what you can do with it!

Kali

(55,042 posts)

10. it just needs one rim piece and new mat....

Reply to Duer 157099 (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 02:57 PM

Apr 2013

actually the youngest son has it arranged almost like a hammock and sleeps on it whenever is is above freezing and not raining.

Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)

3. I think

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 01:17 PM

Apr 2013

that household has some serious anger management problems.

LOTS of broken stuff!

But I love it.

Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)

4. OK, this one crosses the line

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 01:19 PM

Apr 2013

Seriously?

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)

14. lol. Someone has way too much time on their hands.

Reply to Duer 157099 (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 04:00 PM

Apr 2013

Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)

15. and HUGE closests!

Reply to snagglepuss (Reply #14)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 04:02 PM

Apr 2013

Hey, if your budget is so tight that you are using CHAIR pieces to make hangers out of... I doubt you have the space to hang those hangers! Just silly.

TygrBright

(20,783 posts)

5. Some people just have WAY too much time on their hands... n/t

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 01:26 PM

Apr 2013

X_Digger

(18,585 posts)

6. A friend of mine did the broken table thing..

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 01:36 PM

Apr 2013

But put each piece on different sides of a partition wall- made it appear as though the table were in the wall.

Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)

9. Dinner table in a dysfunctional family?

Reply to X_Digger (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 02:52 PM

Apr 2013

X_Digger

(18,585 posts)

12. Lol! It was a hall table, and she cut out the center, so it'd have to be a *small* meal. :) n/t

Reply to Duer 157099 (Reply #9)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 03:33 PM

Apr 2013

sinkingfeeling

(51,515 posts)

11. Really like using plastic hanger clips for chips and stuff.

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 02:59 PM

Apr 2013

Warpy

(111,537 posts)

16. Some of the ideas were great and I've done a few of them

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 06:16 PM

Apr 2013

but the busted plates used as edging around garden beds? Sorry, that's just plain tacky.

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)

17. I agree. The best thing i've seen someone do with old plates is smash them then

Reply to Warpy (Reply #16)

Fri Apr 5, 2013, 12:49 PM

Apr 2013

use the pieces to make a mosiac tabletop.

RILib

(862 posts)

18. I've never understood using household items in the garden

Reply to Warpy (Reply #16)

Mon May 20, 2013, 06:28 AM

May 2013

Just seems weird and rubbishy.

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