Got skis hanging around your garage or basement? Well, don’t just stand there, send them to Green Mountain Ski Chair and put them back to work. These folks make tables, chairs, benches, coat racks, love seats …or custom work to your specifications. A great gift for the skiier in your life, who may be more interested in lounging around the back yard than chasing down the black diamonds - a unique one-of-a-kind, earth friendly piece of recycled furniture.
Base Price Range: $230 - $289 at Green Mountain Ski Chair

Handmade by artist, Inna Alesina, from 100 percent recycled paper pulp egg cartons and colored with water-based fabric dye. The design is clever in that you can lay flat and it stays static, however tip it on its side and it can be a rocking ottoman.
Comes in four colors: blue, terra cotta, beige and green.
$225.00 at Eco-Artware

Created by the Brooklyn-based design trio, Brave Space, the environmentally sustainable, Brave Lounge Chair is created from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified maple and walnut and recycled polyester upholstery. Available in blue, cream, dune, graphite, lime, yellow-gold, smoke and taupe.
$1850.00 (with Ottoman add $450.00) at Vivavi

South African Haldane Martin creates this ecofriendly chair which explores indigenous Zula basket weaving using recycled plastic.
at Haldane Martin

This chair is a rocker …but you can only rock a “little”. So you can sit and be serious and lean back with out breaking the chair legs! It is created from surplus automotive seat belt material. I bet it will last forever! The wood is European beech and sustainably sourced from FSC certified forests and put together with eco friendly glues.
$446.00 at eConscious Maket

Created by hand from genuine white oak recycled wine barrels, each chair is branded with the winery’s original name. These comfy chairs work well inside or out, and only get better with age. Where have I heard that before?
Previously, $349.00 for a set of two chairs (or $199.00 for one chair) at Gaiam

Made from recycled skis and snowboards, (you can even give your preference to the brand) these unique chairs are great for a ski lover or for outfitting your ski chalet. Don’t settle for any old Adirondack chair …go earth friendly and reduce old skis headed for the landfill.
$365.00 for the adult version and $155.00 for the kids version at Snowshack

100% recycled plastic, hand drawn and hand made in such a way that no two chairs end up exactly alike. This eclectic and earth friendly model comes in five colors: black, blue, orange, red and green. Recycled furniture by designer Richard G. Liddle.
$1198.00 at Branch

Summer is all about lollygagging around in between bouts of rest and relaxation. What better way to do it than in an adirondack chair made from recycled milk jugs, detergent bottles, margarine tubs, and garbage containers? Loll Designs, the creators of this beauty, pay attention to the environment not only in their products (which are 100% post-consumer recycled), but in their packaging and office initiatives. Check out their website for several variations of this chair which is available in brown, black, white, red, green and sand. Ottomans available too!
$429.00 at Loll Designs

Created from recycled truck tires, this ottoman can provide some additional seating when guests drop by and stay for dinner. The tire treads bring an additional design sense to the 40″ diameter piece. In addition, the stools work perfectly and will never wear out! The stools are topped with removable cushions covered with reclaimed kilims.
Ottoman is $849.00 and Stools are on sale for $79.00 at
Viva Terra