How much FUN is this moustache pillow from Loop Loft ?

No wax required

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A RecycleChicken Facebook fan wishing to avoid the landfill asked today what to do with an old T.V. that doesn’t work.

Here are a few ideas to get you started.

• Fish Tank (you’ve seen this before, I’m sure)
• Retro Ambiance Diffuser
• Combine with an Altoids to turn it into a web configurable dashboard (geeks only)
• Mod lighting fixture
• Take to a local e-waste recycler (may cost you a small fee)

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Cardboard tubes from various packaging and paper rolls can be transformed into a trendy art gallery in just a few steps according to Apartment Therapy.

Here’s how to do it:

• Clean the rolls by removing any labels or leftover paper.
• Mark the rolls by using a ruler and pencil to mark the width of each ring will help you keep the cuts straight and level. Make different sizes to add interest and dimension.
• Cut the tubes into rings using an X-acto knife and/or scissors.
• Trace circles around the ring to mark a circle on the photo you want to frame. Cut out the circle using scissors. The circle should be just a bit wider than the outside of the ring.
• Glue photos to rings by drawing a thin bead of glue on the rim of the cardboard ring. Glue the photo circle in place. Consider gluing the photo to the front of the ring so it stands out from the wall, or to the back of the ring so you can peer in at it.
• When all the rings are done and dry, use a little white glue on the side of the rings to glue them together.
• Hang the rings on the wall by putting up a few pushpins or small nails and slipping the rings over them.

Thanks so much for the great idea Apartment Therapy.

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These cabinets belong to a Barcelona couple who dubbed their new apartment the “R3 Project”—reduce, reuse, recycle, plus some extras, respect and restore. They wanted their home to be “sustainable, fun, and practical.” Their intense eco renovation is profiled in the new April/May issue of ReadyMade, which includes a short tutorial on how to build their awesome recycled wine crate kitchen cabinets.

Here are the direstions according to re-nest.

1. Take off the backs and sides of the wooden boxes and remove all the nails.
2. Lay out the fronts in your desired design to form the layout of your cabinets as a whole. Overlap and mix different kinds of wood to meet your aesthetic specifications.
3. Once you have your layout, cut the 8mm board to the size of each door. (This adds strength.) Use these pieces to mark where to cut the pieces of the wine crates so they fit exactly.
4. Mount the crate pieces to the 8mm wooden board with nails or screws (a greener option than glue). Nail from behind the wood boards so the front stays free of hardware. Use nails that are long enough to hold but not so long that they’ll poke through the front.
5. Add knobs to any drawers. Attach hinges to each door and install, making sure to level.
6. If the wood from the boxes isn’t varnished already, we recommend adding a layer or two so fingerprints and possible cooking spills can easily be removed.

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ABC Carpet has introduced their Color Reform collection.  These rugs are made by removing all of the color from old, worn down rugs. They then re-dye the rugs to create brilliant monochromatic master pieces.

ABC Carpet sells these rugs for between $899 and $16,499.  They can be purchased from their website.

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Every piece of furniture True Connection creates is made from reclaimed cedar. The wood colors range from brown to gray and each piece is totally unique.

You can purchase these items and many other cool furniture items at Etsy.

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You can make a great new couch or loveseat with an old mattress and box spring set, a few tools, and some upholstery fabric.  It’s quite hard work but the end result is worth the effort. You’ll have a great new couch, and you kept that mattress out of a landfill.

Note: Don’t forget to use goggles, ear protection and gloves.

Tools used:
Scissors
Dremel tool with a fiberglass reinforced cutting wheel
Hand saw
Staple gun
Sewing needle and upholstery thread
A lot of straight pins
Sewing machine
pliers
thimble
hand clamps (the ones that look like industrial clothes pins)
bee’s wax (to wax hand sewing thread)

Cutting Through the Box Springs

Cutting Through the Mattress

Sewing New Coverings

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Create a great room divider for next to nothing. Use old vinyl records, or even cardboard cutouts to create a modern room divider that looks like you shelled out some serious bucks for. Here’s how to do it.

You will need:

1) Clean 12″ vinyl records or cardboard circles

2) Cover both sides in white contact paper

3) Drill small holes at 3 and 9 0′clock

4) Connect with jump rings

5) Hang it up!

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Snowboards used for the seat and back are cleaned, polished, and the edges are ground. Snowboard benches start at around $399.

To purchase chairs or benches go to Green Mountain Ski Furniture.

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RecycleChicken thinks that this company’s ideas are great and the stuff they are producing has charm and a somewhat rustic look to it.  It is stuff that’s being reused and recycled after all.

Junktion was founded in Tel Aviv in 2008, in order to give a second chance for what the city had already classified as junk. junktion people take everyday objects out of context, sometimes attaching them to others, unrelated, and at other times just turn them upside down on the table, take a step back and say: hmmmm…
junktion people love seeing objects in new ways, stuff that makes them think, stuff that makes them act, stuff that makes them laugh. They, apparently, love stuff.. Junktion people believe that there is enough stuff in the world already and try to take from what there is. And, often find our desires in what no longer interests others. They are committed to go happily to work every day.

For even more cool recycled products check out Junk+Ion.

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