Tag: upcycling | Apartment Therapy

Inspiration: Upcycled Spray Cans

Check out these creatively repurposed spray cans. We're not sure how easy (or otherwise) these would be to do ourselves, but we love creative uses for what might normally be considered trash......

The Upcycled Cluster Lamp, Part Deux

Domestic Construction's tea cup cluster lamp was a big hit last year across the blogosphere and among Etsy devotees. Now the design duo's come up with a new upcycled cluster lamp, this time using gorg...

Before & After: Maria's Garden Bench
Studio 'g'

Studio 'g' is one of our favorite reads in the garden blogosphere. Rochelle Greayer picks up on the most interesting ideas and runs with them, envisioning outdoor Edens that are accessible for the non...

Before & After: Mailbox Umbrella Stand

The clever folks over at Creative Waste of California found this beat up old mailbox at the dump and decided to give it a new life as an umbrella holder. Check out the results of their DIY project aft...

Furniture Re-Designs From Donna Walker

Furniture and object upcycling is one of the more intriguing new artistic media of our era. These days it seems there are so many artists and designers working in the spirit of sustainability, bringin...

Before & After: Monogrammed Umbrella Stand

Before... This umbrella stand was a cute, if unremarkable, thrift store find, but Jenny Komenda of Pearl Street Interiors transformed it into an elegant, even striking signature piece. If you ever re...

Berkeley Teen Stops Traffic with Furniture Designs

We had to share this article we saw yesterday in the Chron, which details artist David Joseph-Goteiner's creative process of turning run-of-the-mill street signs into ergonomic, eye-catching furniture...

Before and After: Lokate's Dresser Update

We must admit that if we walked by this dresser on the street, we'd probably keep on walkin'. But not Lokate, who could see the piece's potential despite its sad state: a sunken middle drawer, only th...

Vintage Bohemian Fun: All the Luck in the World

click thumbnails for larger picsThose of you who love the feminine bohemian aesthetic of Anthropologie but prefer to spend your money with independent artists and craftspeople are sure to adore Dutch...