My DH knows that if he isn't careful I will cheerfully bring home anything to repurpose (and that includes wandering pets and neighbors). We love to refurnish furniture together, and I am starting to get him enthused over my old sewing machine adventures. Many quilts have been made from my thrift store finds, as well as most of the shelves and tables in my sewing room. My raised garden beds were once the deck railings , the pergola was a neighbors' pier, the brick walkways were leftovers from another neighbors construction project, etc... You really look at purchases differently once you realize how much can be done to repurpose instead.