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Creative Re-use: Kitchen Cabinets

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These unique cabinet fronts are made from plywood punching plates discarded from the industrial process of creating cardboard boxes. The Belgian firm Rotor promotes the re-use of interesting industrial materials that often go to waste. These kitchen cabinets are the work of Lionel Devlieger and Eric Van den Broucke. Via: NotCot.com...

These have a similar aesthetic to peg board, which would also be a fun material for cabinet fronts.

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(Pics: Rotor)

Comments (14)

so cool.

posted by abigailm on 2007-12-14 12:57:22
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yeah, love it!

posted by olga on 2007-12-14 12:58:50
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Agreed - these are awesome.

posted by helloat on 2007-12-14 13:12:17
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They do look great, and I could see them working even better in a more "styled" kitchen. Or as built-in cabinets in any room.

posted by brittanykate on 2007-12-14 13:46:01
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Those look fabulous!

posted by reef1 on 2007-12-14 13:53:34
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At least this is not a pottery barn, C & B, or west elm topic. Thank god for that.

However, this is a welcome innovation into both design and recycling.

Thnx..

posted by michaelc on 2007-12-14 14:06:10
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While the idea of re-use has merit I find these very unattractive. I have to disagree with the earlier comments.

posted by jimkk on 2007-12-14 14:06:54
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Wow. What a great idea. I'm ready to hit the salvage yards right now!

posted by Lisa Hunter on 2007-12-14 14:19:14
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I love these!

posted by pearlandopal on 2007-12-14 15:30:41
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I'm with Jimkk on this one...I love the idea of re-use, but I think they look kinda junky.

posted by alexarc on 2007-12-14 15:31:49
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To me, and I'm all for innovative ideas, it's great from a distance, looks cool and fresh, but up close, it's baaaaaaaad.

posted by susan on 2007-12-14 16:57:47
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What's bad for some, is good for others. I like them and the idea. You can always sand and stain them yourselves, if desired.

posted by Lisa from VA/lsaspacey on 2007-12-14 17:22:08
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The only reason anyone claims to like these aesthetically is that they've been drinking the green koolaid. If these were made from scratch and for sale in some store they'd be roundly panned.

posted by vagary on 2007-12-15 16:07:17
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Absolutely, positively, the "found object" quality is essential to the appeal. If I'd thought of this myself, I'd adore it; only the distance of having someone else do it first gives me the perspective to mutter about visual clutter and openness to dust.

posted by wende in phoenix on 2007-12-15 19:14:51
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