We are always looking for interesting ways to use unsung materials to create a new kind of WOW for the events that we design. Like the Maine Wedding I blogged about a couple of weeks ago, we recent...
Time Out New York magazine features artist Este Lewis' homemade curtains. — she sewed 200 tea bags together to make a window curtain. Do you like the result?...
A home for a modern day Rapunzel! This water tower in Soest, The Netherlands was converted to a nine level residence. Built in 1931, the tower renovation involves a unique opportunity for the archit...
Here at David Stark Design, we’re always thinking of ways to re-use discarded objects or to see everyday, humble items in a new light. One such flash of inspiration came this summer as we scouted ...
Studio Mesila is a Tel-Aviv based design collective that specializes in sustainable design and creative reuse of materials. Their lamps use buttons, ribbons, leather, woodscrap and clothespins to dr...
Last week we showed you the repurposed vinyl record home products made by Hamburg design store Lockeneloet. Book hooks — made from old books and wall hooks — are another popular product ...
For times when you don't feel like dealing with all the goop, or just as an extra bit of spookiness. ...
The New York Times paired up photographer Andrea Sperling with interior designer Ron Marvin (a previous Small Cool winner!) to demonstrate the process of redecorating on a budget. Sperling, a single...
A few designers have always given us a great deal of inspiration: Alvar Aalto, David Hicks, Massimo Vignelli, Milton Glaser — but no one more so than Lou Dorfsman, the brilliant and legendary ...
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....
Being color month at Apartment Therapy we thought we'd start our month of guest posts with one that combines yard sales and color. Linda and I go yard saling every weekend, and from this collections...
A few weeks ago, I posted some ideas for recycling cassette tapes so when I saw these skeletons by Brian Dettmer, I just had to follow up and share! ...
We've featured Jennifer Levy's smart solutions before — she repurposed a Marais stool as a sink pedestal. Jennifer has sent us pictures of her office makeover which she completed using a combi...
Hi guys, I just wanted to share my dog's new bed I made last weekend — we have a disused fireplace in our living room and I thought it would be charming to make it into a doggy bed for our Shi...
I spent yesterday helping my sister move from one Brooklyn neighborhood to the one adjacent, and started thinking about how much cardboard box waste must be generated on a typical first of any month...
Old lampshades have wonderful bones. The sculptural steel frames are great for DIY craft and decorating projects — a simple coat of paint is sometimes all they need. The armature is also a gre...
Cleverly using pieces from old "forgotten" furniture, Valentin Loellmann creates fantastic new designs that would work well in any style of home. ...
Promoting the ideas of creative reuse and the aesthetics of vintage furniture, Dutch designer Isabel Quiroga has repurposed various tables into Storyteller. This purple shelving and desk combo remin...
Electricity can be scary. Didn’t anyone see Shocker? But it turns out rewiring a lamp is easier than you might think. Plus it’s a great way to repurpose something you have around the house. ...
We have plenty of projects for dogs, cats, and even for bunnies, but finally here's one for the birds — an aviary created by using a old tv storage armoire!...
Shelly from Flipt Studio sent us this pillow making project which utilizes those fantastically wild plaid jackets you can find from at the Goodwill or other thrift stores. The tutorial is really a 3...
Restaurants have been reusing wine bottles as water carafes for some time. While I was on my own escape to Colorado a couple of weeks ago, I discovered a trick that makes the water carafe even more ...
Creative reuse with a touch of whimsy — Korean designer Kim Hyunjoo has found a new use for discarded pool cues. Her Cues Table uses 24 discarded birch pool cues as legs. It's like an updated ...
Former Rolling Stone Art Director and current publishing consultant Roger Black lives in a Gramercy Park apartment in New York City. About once a month, he makes the 9-hour journey to his 3,000 acre ...
Discarded is part of the FIGMENT Festival art installation on Governor's Island. Artists Benjamin Jones and Anna Hecker made the 30' long sculpture from chairs and furniture found on the streets of ...
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