“It took my stepfather and me 2 years to restore it.”
Old used brushes as interior decor
A floor made of dead trees
A woman from Arizona legally picks dead trees from a nearby forest and lays the hardwood discs on the floor. She made this floor in her house together with her husband, Andy.
“I turned a giant shirt into a dress that seems to suit me.”
As good as new
“We painted the chair for $3 and used an old bathrobe for the upholstery. Also, we attached a rubber mat to it with a stapler to make the chair softer. Cheap, but good enough.”
Vintage fridge cosmetic restoration
“My wife snagged this vintage fridge locally online for $80. We knew nothing about it other than the fact that it worked. It had lots of dings, scratches, dents and surface rust. I filled the dents and scratches and changed the color. Now, it’s full of beer.”
“My friend has a large floppy disk made of smaller floppy disks.”
“I made this suitcase-boombox.”
An epic conference table made from a jet turbine
“I restored a cast iron!”
“I found this in an antique shop. All the rust seemed superficial, so I thought it would be a straightforward restoration. Soaked it in a 50/50 vinegar/water solution for a little over an hour. I oiled it and put it in the oven at 450ºF for about 30 minutes at a time. There’s almost a copper tone to it now, not 100% sure why, but I am attributing it to the seasoning. The pan works great.”
A greenhouse made of glass jars
This is a nice shelf
Turning computer parts into a pen
Old wood + rusty chain = coffee table
“My father and I made a playing table using an old dining table.”
“I make accessories using old bicycle tires.”
This is a unique cane: it has a knife, a flashlight, a clock, a magnet, a shank, and a reflector.
A mosaic made of DVD pieces
“I made this door using an old fence.”
“I didn’t want to throw away my favorite bag, so I fixed it.”
This dress was made of soda wrappers.
“I turned my old coffee pot into a terrarium.”
“He made an awesome robot using a pile of scrap metal.”
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