Recycled Home
Transform Your Home Using Salvaged Materials
Published on 13. August 2012
144 pages
978-1-78067-392-9 (ISBN)
Description
Recycled Home features 50 stylish craft projects for the home, using discarded or repurposed materials. Step-by-step illustrations guide you through each project, and no special skills are needed. From quick fixes taking half an hour to a patchwork throw to spend a weekend on, you'll find something to inspire you.
With chapters covering every room, the book features everything from making cushions and bedlinen to turning an old crate into a bathroom cabinet or constructing your own garden teepee. The wide range of projects means that there is something for every taste, budget and skill level.
Update your home creatively and economically with flair and style. Recycled Home will appeal to those interested in interiors, textiles, craft, gardening and sustainability.
With chapters covering every room, the book features everything from making cushions and bedlinen to turning an old crate into a bathroom cabinet or constructing your own garden teepee. The wide range of projects means that there is something for every taste, budget and skill level.
Update your home creatively and economically with flair and style. Recycled Home will appeal to those interested in interiors, textiles, craft, gardening and sustainability.
More details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Edition type
Digital original
File size
22,72 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78067-392-9 (9781780673929)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Rebecca Proctor writes about fashion and interiors. She is particularly interested in all areas relating to craft, craftsmanship and sustainable design. Rebecca is the author of 1000 New Eco Designs and Where to Find Them and co-author of New Shoes: Contemporary Footwear Design, both published by Laurence King Publishing.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Materials
- Tools
- Living
- Patchwork tweed blanket
- Book wallpaper
- Feature cushion
- Handmade lampshade
- Scrapbook album
- Papier mâché cowl
- Roller crate
- Scrap-wood picture frame
- Fabric-wrapped notebook
- Recycled storage cans
- Furoshiki gift bag
- Sleeping
- Vintage pillowcases
- Woodland log light
- Warm winter eiderdown
- Recycled blind
- Braided rag rug
- Cosy hot water bottle cover
- Night owl lavender cushion
- Bathing
- Parisian shower curtain
- Scrap-wood bathtub caddy
- Twiggy towel ladder
- Handpainted towels
- Crate cabinet
- Recycled toiletry bag
- Printing block toothbrush holder
- Dining
- Tea-stained tablecloth
- Vintage placemats
- Handpainted china
- Handprinted napkins
- Newspaper napkin rings
- Upcycled chair seat
- Bunny tea and egg warmers
- Utility
- Shaker peg rail
- Flat out ironing board cover
- Reworked peg bag
- Potato-printed tea towels
- Reused oven mitt
- Handknitted dishcloths
- Recycled bag dispenser
- Kids
- Log cabin blanket
- Ragbag bunting
- Patchwork play mat
- Newspaper bird mobile
- Liberty suitcase
- Mushroom rattle
- Outdoor
- New old deckchair
- Scrap-wood window box
- Salvaged café chairs
- Recycled bird house
- Tribal teepee
- Glossary
