#repurposed items

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Military Surplus: Repurposed for a Purpose!

Military Surplus: Repurposed for a Purpose!

  It cost the military about $17,500 to equip one soldier. Stealth bombers and other modern aircraft like the F-22 Raptor cost the military approximately $1 billion and $150 million respectively. To recoup funds that they invest in military members’ gear, including military clothing or camouflage, the Department of Defense repurposes the overstock of its used and unused gear, referred to as…

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Comfy pallet chair

According to some sources there about 2 billion wooden pallets in circulation and about 65% of them get used just once. It makes sense to make something out of them instead of sending them all to landfills, which in turn makes that new stuff cost less. It's a win-win situation. This here (The Pallet Armchair from Pierre Vedel) is one example of what's possible. I love seats with wide armrest so as long as this baby's sanded down to a no splinter finish, I would love one of these.

Images from shft.com By the way, Pierre Vedel shares the design with the world so you can download the specs and build your own for for free! Go Pierre!

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More broken tiles

Instead of wasting broken tile pieces, using them in useful and beautiful applications is such a better idea.  Not only does this approach save materials from landfills and generate value, but this attitude of re-using stuff in unintended ways also fosters creativity.  It's resourcefulness at its best!

FirenFusion on flickr created this back-splash (above) from broken tiles and she says "I have received so many wonderful compliments. Including, one from a friend that spent over $800 for a project I did for under $100." Did I mention  this approach saves you lots of money?

Ari Kokomosaico on flickr makes the world a more colorful place with various projects ranging from small mosaics to large-scale works in public/commercial buildings, all with broken tiles. See all posts on broken tiles here.

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Copper bowl/Copper sink

Re-purposing items is always cool. This is a $12 copper bowl used as a sink. It's a steal compared to what copper sinks go for.

Images from JunkMarketStyle.com

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Use what's available

In my opinion, few things are more boring than attempted perfection. All that extra effort to create and maintain it and it doesn't look half as good or interesting... The rough and natural textures here make a strong argument against perfectionism.

Images from MasseriaCimino.com but I saw it on Travel-Files.com first.

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Cabinet software

Those are some neat cabinet pulls, no? I've always wanted to makes some like that myself, it's so encouraging to see that they actually look pretty cool. And the texture of the wood is quite nice as well.

Images from InsideHomePage.com

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Wooden revival

This place has a lot of great furniture simply put together by salvaged wood, old shipping crates, and pallets. They're relatively easy to put together and they really show how great raw wood looks. These things give their home a lot of character and are also easy to live with because you don't need to worry about scratching them, or hurting the finish.

Images from ApartmentTherapy.com

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Mind-candy instead of eye-candy this time

Great video from TED. The houses or the interiors featured may not be everyone's cup o' tea but the ideas discussed are very much inline with the spirit of this blog! Enjoy!