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Recycling: Not Just for Empties (Part 2)

Yesterday, we showed you eight stunning examples of how decorators and do-it-yourself-ers have created home furnishings out of salvaged materials. Today, we've got seven more recycling projects, plus a host of eBay finds, should you feel so inclined.  

 

Shutter Headboard

Shutter Headboard

Designer Nikki Dalyrmple of Acquire in Boston turned an old Victorian shutter—turned on its side—as a headboard in a client’s bedroom. It’s a practical and inexpensive solution to what is often a pricey piece of furniture.

 

 

Mix and Match Vanities 

Mix and Match Vanities

We first spotted this photo from Italian design firm Civico Quattro on design blog Remodelista. An unexpected grouping transforms otherwise forgettable (even ugly) bathroom vanities into an extended style statement. 

 

 

Paint Chip Artwork

Paint Chip Artwork

Design blog Remodelista also points out that these paint chips from Murobond, when hung en masse, make for spectacular artwork.

 

 

Suitcase Vanity

Suitcase Vanity

When Sherri of Love Nostalgic Whimsy saw this vintage suitcase, complete with straps, she'd knew it would make a perfect medicine cabinet once mounted on a wall. That one sold, but she says, “I’m dying to find another!”

 

 

Towel Bar Newspaper Hangers

Towel Bar Newspaper Hangers

New York City interior designer Charlotte Moss used towel bars to hang newspapers and magazines in a study. We’re not sure if she re-purposed these or bought them new, but there’s no reason you couldn’t upcycle sets in your own home. (Photo: Tria Giovan)

 

 

Machine Table

Machine Table

Furniture designer Cory Barkman upcycled pipe cut from pens of a hog barn, a water valve, an old car jack, rusty steel scraps, and wood from a 1920s era barn into a steam punk-esque table. As for his inspiration he says, “There are train tracks 50 feet from my shop door, and trains regularly pass by. I was attracted to the look of the flat-deck freight cars, though this is circular, on an endless track. I incorporated a scissor lift to make it height adjustable. I named it  “Industrial Revolution” (pun fully intended).”

 

 

Wine Bottle Lights

Wine Bottle Lights

This isn’t quite a DIY either, but we were taken with Jerry Kott's Khrysalis Lights, which he’s been fashioning and fine tuning for seven years, before the green revolution really took hold. He creates them using wine bottles from friends and their friends. These luminescent works of art are hand-cut, hand-polished, and signed.

Roll over items for details
Lot of 48 Empty Wine Bottles
(buy it now price, $30)
Vintage Suitcase
(buy it now price, $59.95)
Vintage Green Suitcase
(buy it now price, $34.99)
1947 Dodge Paint Chips
(buy it now price, $20)
Vintage Bathroom Vanity
(buy it now price, $849)
Retractable Under Counter Chrome Towel Bar
(buy it now price, $99.95)
Recycling: Not Just for Empties (Part 2)

 

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