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Dutch designer upcycles abandoned shopping carts into luxury sofas and chairs

Dutch designer Etiënne Reijnders has taken it upon himself to turn abandoned, run-down shopping carts into elegant...

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Artists upcycle old Apple laptop keys into one-of-a-kind tabletops

Inhabitat spotted VicoloPagliaCorta’s beautiful upcycled Apple key furnishings at Designers Block during the...

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10 inspiring upcycled designs that will make you think twice before tossing anything

Softie Wanted Seats by Victoria Ledig and Mandy Roos Made from upcycled foam and bungie cords, these playful...

Modoo Home armchair: before and after

Modoo Home upcycles discarded armchairs into stylish works of art

In an effort to rescue furniture from an untimely fate, UK based Modoo Home is transforming forgotten armchairs...

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6 Green home projects to do on snowy days

Clean the air with indoor greenery In wintertime, the only green plants you see are often indoors. In addition...

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Zoe Murphy revives unwanted furniture into gorgeous and whimsical pieces

Inhabitat spotted Murphy’s creative reuse of midcentury modern furniture pieces at the Tent London show for the...

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Energy-efficient Bert’s Box is a prefab luxury home that pops up in just one day

A portable home like the Big Box has the advantage of not being subject to the usual tight planning restrictions,...

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16 Inspiring eco-friendly furnishings from Art of Progress at London Design Festival 2015

40 x 40 series in marble by Moreno Ratti and Paolo Ulian The 40 x 40 series by Moreno Ratti and Paolo Ulian...

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Bkeeper upcycles unused beehives into furniture and design for the home

  Israel-based Bkeeper - motto: "the art of saving bees" - takes old beehives and turns them into eclectic...

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The Urbanite Home rescues oil barrels from landfills to create upcycled modern furniture

To create their line of coffee tables, dining chairs and rockers, The Urbanite Home designers cut, weld and rivet...

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Inside Tour: Ethical Fashion Designer M Patmos Gives Her Brooklyn Home a Conscious Facelift

INHABITAT: How long did the renovation take? Marcia: It took about three months, but then it took a little longer...

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Furniture Designer Hongtao Zhou Resurrected a Creepy, Dripping Zombie Chair

Zombie chair! Out for your wood scraps! Oozing sawdust and pure carnage! Designer Hongtao Zhou, whom we found...

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InsideOutHouse: Packwood Follies Repurposes Junk Furniture to Build a Creepy Cottage

The National Trust’s historic Packwood House is home to three new upcycled art installations by artist Hilary...

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Dutch Designer Upcycles Trash into Funky Functional Furniture That Rivals IKEA Hacks

Francois Duquesnoy gives himself a weeklong deadline to complete an entirely upcycled interior in order to maintain...

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Eco Fashion Designer M Patmos Talks About Her Sustainably-Designed Brooklyn Apartment

Marcia Patmos, the brains behind the much-loved M Patmos eco fashion line, applies her eco-conscious mindset to...

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Tour a Fabulous Brooklyn Brownstone Renovated by NYC Fashion Designer and Homeowner JoAnn Berman

JoAnn Berman first made a name for herself in the 80s and 90s dressing musicians like Michael Jackson, Salt-n-Pepa...

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rePly Turns Plywood Scraps Into Unique Modern Furniture

Tired of looking to IKEA for your furniture fix? The designers over at rePly Furniture are creating eco-friendly...

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B:Hive Co-Working Space Features Upcycled Barn Wood Conference Tables and Thrifted Decor

“We wanted to create something that couldn’t be replicated,” explains Madeline Rhodes about the array of...

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Amazing Chairs Made From Recycled Washing Machine Parts

Israeli industrial designer Antonina sees old defunct washing machines as more than just outdated appliances -...

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The XTOOL By Combo Collab Re-Imagines the Milk Crate as Interchangeable Storage and Furniture

Combo Collab's stackable milk crate XTOOL chairs are manufactured locally using 80 percent recycled plastic and...

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Vinella & Krupa Give New Life to Dated Furniture With Paintings and Pyrography

Marcin and Federica are based in Edinburgh, and they enjoy giving new life to old furniture through pyrography...

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Shabby Love: A Virginia Shop Where Every Piece of Old Furniture Has a History and a Future

Shabby Love started like so many small businesses. When Hannah married her husband, a horticulturist who took a...

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It’s Always Sunny With Hendzel and Hunt’s 12 O’Clock Shadow Cabinet

In the dead of winter, sunny days may seem like a distant, taunting memory. But London-based design studio Hendzel...

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Chartana’s Cubox Table is Built from Salvaged Crates and Rolled Up Newspaper

Designed by Chartana, the Cubox table is a distinctive piece of upcycled furniture. The main structure of the Cubox...

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MDC Interiors’ Steel and Wood Glow Table Provides Dramatic Recessed LED Lighting

Mike Carpenter of Atlanta-based MDC Interiors crafts gorgeous turn of the century-inspired coffee tables which...

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Furniture Designer Rupert Blanchard Transforms Discarded Drawers into Stunning Storage Units

Blanchard's supply of orphaned drawers, collected from the street or dumpsters, lines a wall of his workshop, waiting...

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Fiyel Levent Transforms Wood from Historic NYC Bar into a Bespoke Liquor Cabinet

Brooklyn-based Fiyel Levent was one of the talented designers that participated in the innovative 12 x 12 project,...

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Thomas Wold’s Quirky and Unique Creations Made From Upcycled Furniture

Thomas Wold is a custom craftsman who lives in the Bay Area with a design/fabrication studio in Berkeley. He struck...

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Pepe Heykoop’s Matka Vases Repurpose Water Vessels and Remnant Leather

Inhabitat recently caught a glimpse of Pepe Heykoop’s patchwork Skin Collection at the Milan Furniture Fair....

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Galen Lobby Retrofitted With Colorful Beer Crate Furniture in Singapore

The Galen Lobby was originally like any old boring corporate lobby with a double height atrium and a glass curtain...

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