Inspiration: Crate Bookshelf by 20.87 EStudio
Cross the re-purposed milk crate trend with the "boxes into shelving" trend and you come up with this bookshelf by 20.87 Estudio... ...
Posts tagged “creative reuse”
Reusing Envelopes
We love to hear about fun projects that use everyday items around the house. It's even better when you can use up something that otherwise would be tossed... ...
Chairs Made from Clothing
This is the flip-side of our earlier post on bikinis, dresses and socks for chairs. Whereas those pieces were made to (literally) dress up furniture, these designs are upcycled from old jeans, belts...
Inspiration: Beer Bottle Partitions
Beer bottles – what can’t they be used for? During the renovation the historic and now defunct Milwaukee Blatz Brewery, salvaged and original Blatz bottles were turned into warm amber pivoting p...
Repurposed Vinyl Record Products by Lockengeloet
Lockengeloet has found many creative ways to repurpose old vinyl records into useful household objects: lamps, clocks, and more. Shown in the first image is a paper towel holder made from reshaped r...
13 Great Uses and Reuses for Paper Bags
If we happen to lapse on taking our reusable totes to the store, which isn't very often anymore thanks to this post, we ask the cashier to pack our groceries in paper bags. Even though there's still a...
Salvaged Design Ideas from the SmogShoppe
LA Times
The SmogShoppe, an event space in LA (used for weddings, movie screenings, and the like) was a former smog-check station before Sherry Walsh and Miguel Nelson transformed it. ...
A Green Solution to Those Pesky Moving Boxes
ZippGo
Moving is near the top of my "Things I Hate to Do" list right behind the arduous weekly trek to and from the laundromat. The excitement of a new abode is often subdued by the packing and unpacking, ...
Repurposing: From Tabletop to Countertop
I'm always looking for ways to reuse what someone already has instead of buying new things— it's the crux of my alternative design business. So when a client needed a little eating space in h...
Roundup: Our Favorite Mosaics
We love mosaics for two reasons. From a design standpoint, they make a stunning visual impact with the use of patterns and pieces. From a green living point of view, though, mosaics make use of smal...
Graveyard Glass Series by Daniel Maher
We're always on the lookout for creative reuse of everyday objects, and these unique stained glass windows are some of the most beautiful recycling projects we've ever seen......
Cohda's Re-Vive Dining/Desk Legs
We often come up with great ideas for our apartment, but our non-existent handyman skills prevent them from ever becoming a reality. (You ever wonder who hires those people who'll put together IKEA...
How To: Turn Salvaged Drawers into Modular Storage
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Just in case SchubLaden’s drawer front furniture is too pricey for your wallet, we’ve found a good-looking and easy way to make your own drawer storage. Salvaged drawers are cheap and easy to fi...
Look! Upcycled Music Stand
What's It Made From?
Before a recent trip home to pick vegetables, my mom (and as I've said before, my green hero) told me excitedly over the phone about a new music stand that her husband made for her. But when she expla...
How To: Reuse Old Light Bulbs as a Flower Vase
DIY YouTube star, Giannina Lezcano, show us how to reuse old clear-style light bulbs as decorative elements around the house. And don't blame us for what she's wearing... ...
Anthropologie Chandelier for Obama Daughters
Man Shops Globe
In the TV show Man Shops Globe, Anthropologie buyer Keith Johnson travels the world shopping for the store - dream job, anyone? In this week's episode he commissions a chandelier, which is later bou...
Junk+ion: What's your function?
Dana from Israel sent in a great tip about junk+ion, a company in Tel Aviv that takes one man's trash and turns it into another man's treasure... ...
AT on ... Creative Reuse vs. Clutter
In my effort to be a greener human being, I've seriously curbed my urge to purge. Throughout my life, I've been the opposite of a packrat—always happy to toss things rather than hold onto them. ...
Wine Crate Light Boxes by Tracey Johnson
We've got furniture made out of wine barrels, all sorts of things made out of wine corks, shelving made from wine bottles, and now these beautiful light boxes made from wine crates....
13 Ways To Repurpose Old Clothes
Vintage clothes get made into one-of-a-kind boutique pillows We've spent the past few days cleaning out the closet, giving away or donating things that no longer fit or that we no longer wear. But t...
How To: Organize Your Home with Everyday Items
Real Simple
If you're participating in our Green Cure, you're probably going to spend some time over the next few weeks thinking about organization. But rather than going out to IKEA and stocking up on bins and f...
Found & Salvaged: Extra-Large Wall Art
Large-scale art can anchor a room, act as a great conversation-starter, and even make a small space seem bigger, but it's not always affordable. If you're looking for ways to make a big impact on a ...
Agua Table by Domingos Tótora
While a glass top resting on an array of boulders may infuse a certain rustic sensibility into your decor, massive stones are probably not the most practical table base to have in your home (or carr...
A Few Things To Do With Empty Egg Shells
What do you do with your empty egg shells? We always toss them into our food scrap recycling bin. However, if we had a garden, we might use them there (we keep hearing about how good they are for plan...
3 Unconventional Jewelry Storage Ideas
We love seeing unconventional storage in action (especially when containers are being repurposed). In addition, we've never been drawn to the traditional jewelry box for storing our trinkets (alway...
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