Creative Upcycled Furniture

Back in the days people used to fix things around the house.
They would then create new items out of the old. Not many still
do that. Now most of us find it more convenient to just buy new
stuff to replace the old. Sometimes it maybe even cheaper to do so.

However, ingenuity and creativity are contagious. So just by glancing
at others’ creations can indeed inspire us to innovate,
in this case, by upcycling our own furniture.

As previously shared in Wooden Pallets Creative Upcycling,
upcycling is a relatively new term and concept (1990).

So let me once again briefly refresh your memories regarding
the difference between it and recycling.

Recycling, as we know, is processing used materials into
new materials. Whatever we throw away in our garbage from glass,
metal, plastic, and paper is taken to recycling plants to be made
into reusable products. These products are normally of lower
quality than what they were before being recycled. The process is
not really something the average person can do themself or at home.

Upcycling, on the other hand, is defined as the process by
which waste materials or useless products are converted into new
materials or products of better quality and/ or a higher environmental
value. Unlike recycling, the material itself isn’t broken down and it
doesn’t lose its quality in upcycling; it may be reworked, reconstructed,
or used differently as in repurposed. Though the essence
of the material remains the same.

Enjoy the following kool re-designs as well as check the
Creative Bookshelves collection for more ingenuity — among others with links found below. 

 

Not your usual every-day item, but this table made of a Boeing 747 
Jumbo-Jet engine is still quite something.

ALSO VIEW:

Wooden Pallets Creative Upcycling 

Creative Bookshelves

Faith in Humanity... Restored — Little Free Libraries From Around The World

Ingenious Packages

Useful Home Tips

Transformation Art by Kevin Van Aelst

Beautiful Libraries From Around the World

The World’s Weirdest Buildings

5 of the World’s Most Beautiful Fountains [Videos]

Thailand’s Beer Bottle Temple

Julian Beever — Amazing 3D Street Art

The Eccentrically Talented Work of Geof Kern

Underwater Sculptures, Artificial Reefs

Mindblowing Glass Sculptures of Viruses by Luke Jerram

Wood Carving Ingenious Art

Beautiful Metro Stations of Europe

Swirling Spiral Staircases

 

 

 

Wooden Pallets Creative Upcycling

Wooden pallets are commonly used to move heavy objects, usually in construction. Once the job is done, they are discarded — thrown away or burnt. With a little bit of creativity, however, the pallets can be upcycled, offering a multitude of day-to-day nifty options to be used for interior and garden design.   Since upcycling is a relatively new term (1990), let me briefly share how it differs from recycling. Recycling, as we know, is processing used materials into new materials. Whatever we tend to throw away in our garbage from glass, metal, plastic, and paper is taken to recycling plants to be made into reusable products. These products are normally of lower quality than what they were before being recycled. The process is not really something the average person can do themself or at home. Upcycling, on the other hand, is defined as the process by which waste materials or useless products are converted into new materials or products of better quality and/or a higher environmental value. Unlike recycling, the material itself isn’t broken down nor does it lose its quality; it may be reworked, reconstructed, or used differently — as in repurposed. Though the essence of the  upcycled material remains the same. Check out this next photos series Creative Bookshelves for more.  There is also an additional personal testimony below written much later in 2023 after I finally got the chance to experience the wooden pallets at home in Dahab.

EDIT (December 2023): Everyone has an L-shape couch; most are lower case though. ¯\_(ツ) I first heard about wooden palettes around 2012 when publishing the photo-article Wooden Pallets Creative Upcycling on One Lucky Soul. It was the second year of the blog before starting to share the writings. I had probably seen them before yet didn’t know what they were called, neither how versatile they can be. “Upcycling” was likewise another new concept. There is so much one could do with palettes, as they are easily moved and rearranged. Maybe one day, I would ponder. Fast-forward to last year when my sister, hubby and child left Sinai to go back living in Cairo and stored this comfy couch somewhere around. The two-seater sofa that came with the rented place was — and still is — so narrow, uncomfortable, and inconvenient, the thought of exchanging it with this one felt like a wonderful idea. Et voilà: The house has been pimped. Finally I experience for myself the versatility of the palettes. Not only one can fully lay down while spreading their legs wide, the foamy cushions are so soft on the body. It also just happened that there is a 30-cm gap between the cushions and the table with the books — seen behind Coucha here, so I filled it with two smaller ones and now it’s her and Floppino’s new favourite cosy spot. Win-Win for all.

ALSO VIEW:

Creative Upcycled Furniture Creative Bookshelves Faith in Humanity... Restored — Little Free Libraries From Around The World Ingenious Packages Useful Home Tips Transformation Art by Kevin Van Aelst Beautiful Libraries From Around the World The World’s Weirdest Buildings 5 of the World’s Most Beautiful Fountains [Videos] Thailand’s Beer Bottle Temple Julian Beever — Amazing 3D Street Art The Eccentrically Talented Work of Geof Kern Underwater Sculptures, Artificial Reefs Mindblowing Glass Sculptures of Viruses by Luke Jerram Wood Carving Ingenious Art Beautiful Metro Stations of Europe Swirling Spiral Staircases