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Recycled Cardboard CD holder

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

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Death to desk clutter by recycled cardboard!! Small bookshelf folds together lickety-split and holds up to 17 books.
£15.99 at Contemporary Living Solutions

Recycled pantry doors creates an Armoire

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

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Cookeville Woodworking scours the hills of Vermont finding unique architectural details which have seen their last days and gives them new life as furniture. This wonderful gem was created from kitchen pantry doors from an old Vermont farmhouse that were reworked and rejuventated with a unique design sense resulting in a heirloom piece that is as beautiful as it is functional.
$2100.00 at Cookeville Woodworking

Recycled Porch Post Corner Cabinet

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

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Four posts were rescued from a porch of an old building slated to be burned for training of a local Vermont, USA fire department. Cookeville Woodworking hand crafts furniture with reclaimed antique lumber ( old doors and architectural moldings) and native grown harvested pine. The results are unique with an exceptional look and are built to last.
$2500.00 at Cookeville Woodworking

Recycled Oil Barrells

Friday, March 16th, 2007

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Created by artist, Francois Royer from old oil barrels and the wheels of a shopping cart. The result is not just another response to our relentless, consumerist, throw away society, but instead beautiful functional furniture to be treasured and enjoyed. End tables, side tables, some with built in lamps.
at Stanker

Keeping it out of the Landfill

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

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Ugly broken furniture is reborn as the “Tlip Mug Tree” (Anyone know what a TLIP is?) This stylish, functional little unit has magnets to hold your teaspoons and little tiny arms to hold on to your coffee mugs. Designed by Sam Morgan from particle board vinyl laminate… a substance we love to keep out of our landfills!!
£25.00 at Green Apple

[Thanks to WorstedWitch]

Recycled PVC Pipes to Lamps

Saturday, November 11th, 2006


Materious is a Chicago design firm created by Stephanie Munson and Bruce M. Tharp. They are inventors with inspiration and problem solvers with dedication. This lamp is created from a discarded PVC pipe and plays with our old ideas on the relationship between beauty and waste.. The “Bone Lamp” is beautiful yet functional, waste product turned into useful art form.
$750.00 at Materious

Recycled Wind Barrel Side Table

Thursday, October 5th, 2006

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After several years of use, these old wine barrels are recycled for a second life. Nice oak wood, is hand crafted into an beautiful earth friendly side table.
$350.00 at Uncommon Goods
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