Upcycling : create beautiful things with the stuff you already have
Seo, Danny
Upcycling : create beautiful things with the stuff you already have by Danny Seo ; photographs by Jennifer Levy - Philadelphia, PA Running Press Book Publishers c2011 - 221 p. col. ill.
Includes index.
Materials for recycling -- Upcycling ideas for decorating (Bear-"skin" oriental rug -- Birdcage chandelier -- Ceramic-dipped silk flowers and plastic fruit -- String outdoor seating -- Chinatown-tote-bag shower curtain -- Heaven-on-Earth bedroom clouds -- Fine-tooth-comb bookshelf -- Wine-cork bath mat -- Gemstone cabinet knobs -- Painter's-tape privacy screen -- Glittering bad artwork -- Gold-"dipped" plates -- Necktie wreath -- Plastic-bottle hourglasses -- CD-jewel-case frames -- Cassette-tape tissue box -- Stenciled cabinet -- Cast-iron-pipe hooks and towel rack -- Leather-belt doormat -- Starry-sky artwork -- Cork-covered lampshades -- Holiday-string-light neon artwork -- Carpet-sample patchwork rug -- Plastic-banana fruit bowl -- Cozy scarf-blanket -- Reupholstered pet stairs -- Safety-pin sequined pillow -- Sharpie-tie-dyed bedding and napkins -- Fallen-branch shelves -- Button-silhouette artwork -- Tarnished-silver-tray table -- Floating silk-flower arrangements -- Cork-tin-can organizers -- Glowing rock-salt lights -- Electronic-cord organizer -- Zip-tie vines -- Wallpaper-swatch-book quilted wall) Upcycling ideas for entertaining (Laminate-countertop grouted tray -- River-rock-handled jar mugs -- Hotel-key-card breakfast-in-bed tray -- Carpet-sample placemats -- Chinatown-tote-bag floor cushions -- Chinese-food-takeout-chopstick trivet -- Christmas-light hanging pendant -- Men's-shirt pennants -- Rubber-dipped utensils -- Flocked "ceramic" cans -- Jar-lid dining table -- Mini-liquor-bottle bud vase collection -- Paint-stirrer lanterns -- Patr©đn-tequila oil lights -- Potato-chip-bag "silver leafed" mirror -- Frosted-"cookie" cookbook weight -- Tiered trays) Upcycling ideas for giving (Book vases -- String scented diffusers -- Button monogrammed journals -- Upcycled cashmere sweater accessories -- Keyboard journals -- Concrete water bottles -- Sweater-dryer balls -- CD dumbbells -- Newspaper fire logs -- Hotel soap on a rope -- Sock-shoe forms -- Spare-change catchall tray -- Soda-can sequined tote bag -- Valentine's Day love bottle -- Wood-grain journals -- Scrap-wood postcard) Upcycling ideas for kids (3-D globes -- Found alphabet art -- Coffee-sleeve crowns -- Crayon vases -- Furniture stag heads -- Blown-up kid's artwork -- Kid's T-shirt artwork -- Lego journals -- Lipstick-case crayons -- Pots-and-pans robots -- Plastic-water-bottle flowers) Upcycling the great outdoors (Bamboo pens -- Preserved botanicals -- Flocked, reusable tote bags -- Twig crafting stamps -- Leaf-silhouette artwork -- Beach-finds clock -- Rock frames -- Spiderweb artwork -- Spoon-plant ID markers -- Tennis-ball swing -- Bathroom-towel picnic blanket).
Presents over one hundred projects for creative "upcycling"--using used and recycled products to create decorative items in the home, including leather belt doormats, bathroom towel picnic baskets, and a jar lid dining table --
9780762441792 $630
Refuse as art material
Handicraft
Recycling (Waste, etc.)
745.5
Upcycling : create beautiful things with the stuff you already have by Danny Seo ; photographs by Jennifer Levy - Philadelphia, PA Running Press Book Publishers c2011 - 221 p. col. ill.
Includes index.
Materials for recycling -- Upcycling ideas for decorating (Bear-"skin" oriental rug -- Birdcage chandelier -- Ceramic-dipped silk flowers and plastic fruit -- String outdoor seating -- Chinatown-tote-bag shower curtain -- Heaven-on-Earth bedroom clouds -- Fine-tooth-comb bookshelf -- Wine-cork bath mat -- Gemstone cabinet knobs -- Painter's-tape privacy screen -- Glittering bad artwork -- Gold-"dipped" plates -- Necktie wreath -- Plastic-bottle hourglasses -- CD-jewel-case frames -- Cassette-tape tissue box -- Stenciled cabinet -- Cast-iron-pipe hooks and towel rack -- Leather-belt doormat -- Starry-sky artwork -- Cork-covered lampshades -- Holiday-string-light neon artwork -- Carpet-sample patchwork rug -- Plastic-banana fruit bowl -- Cozy scarf-blanket -- Reupholstered pet stairs -- Safety-pin sequined pillow -- Sharpie-tie-dyed bedding and napkins -- Fallen-branch shelves -- Button-silhouette artwork -- Tarnished-silver-tray table -- Floating silk-flower arrangements -- Cork-tin-can organizers -- Glowing rock-salt lights -- Electronic-cord organizer -- Zip-tie vines -- Wallpaper-swatch-book quilted wall) Upcycling ideas for entertaining (Laminate-countertop grouted tray -- River-rock-handled jar mugs -- Hotel-key-card breakfast-in-bed tray -- Carpet-sample placemats -- Chinatown-tote-bag floor cushions -- Chinese-food-takeout-chopstick trivet -- Christmas-light hanging pendant -- Men's-shirt pennants -- Rubber-dipped utensils -- Flocked "ceramic" cans -- Jar-lid dining table -- Mini-liquor-bottle bud vase collection -- Paint-stirrer lanterns -- Patr©đn-tequila oil lights -- Potato-chip-bag "silver leafed" mirror -- Frosted-"cookie" cookbook weight -- Tiered trays) Upcycling ideas for giving (Book vases -- String scented diffusers -- Button monogrammed journals -- Upcycled cashmere sweater accessories -- Keyboard journals -- Concrete water bottles -- Sweater-dryer balls -- CD dumbbells -- Newspaper fire logs -- Hotel soap on a rope -- Sock-shoe forms -- Spare-change catchall tray -- Soda-can sequined tote bag -- Valentine's Day love bottle -- Wood-grain journals -- Scrap-wood postcard) Upcycling ideas for kids (3-D globes -- Found alphabet art -- Coffee-sleeve crowns -- Crayon vases -- Furniture stag heads -- Blown-up kid's artwork -- Kid's T-shirt artwork -- Lego journals -- Lipstick-case crayons -- Pots-and-pans robots -- Plastic-water-bottle flowers) Upcycling the great outdoors (Bamboo pens -- Preserved botanicals -- Flocked, reusable tote bags -- Twig crafting stamps -- Leaf-silhouette artwork -- Beach-finds clock -- Rock frames -- Spiderweb artwork -- Spoon-plant ID markers -- Tennis-ball swing -- Bathroom-towel picnic blanket).
Presents over one hundred projects for creative "upcycling"--using used and recycled products to create decorative items in the home, including leather belt doormats, bathroom towel picnic baskets, and a jar lid dining table --
9780762441792 $630
Refuse as art material
Handicraft
Recycling (Waste, etc.)
745.5