As a whole, this room looks fresh from the showroom. But take a closer look and you'll notice lots of reuse going on. First, the shadow wall art is comprised of scrap wood and wire hangers, better as art than landfill. The coffee table is a compilation of left over tile and wood from a kitchen remodel.
The fabric on this chaise lounge was deteriorating due to sun damage. Rather than tossing it and starting fresh, I recovered the side and back with a contrasting fabric breathing new life into an old piece. And the black and white pillow is an old pillow with a cover on it.
After I put in my new wood floors (yes, that part was new). I had left over wood. The painting over my fireplace had always seemed to me like it was just floating there and I really wanted to ground it. So I ripped smaller pieces of left-over flooring and hung them on the wall to create a backdrop for my painting.
The cabinet on this wall was an old Ikea cabinet that I turned on it's side and added legs and new doors (from scrap wood) to create a media cabinet. I now have a new fresh take on a box store buy.
The mirror on the wall was actually fabricated from left-over plywood and a cut-down mirror, removed from a bathroom.
Sadly, my kitty passed last week, but this was her own private place when she wanted to get away from the crazy humans. The small space underneath the stairs was a quiet retreat for her and the entrance, again, made from left over scrap wood.
Tomorrow we'll see how to renovate a kitchen for big impact on a small budget.
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