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8 ways to turn (free) wooden wine crates into functional design elements
By Valerie Rains, Shine staff, on Fri May 9, 2008 3:48pm PDTThere's something wonderfully Tramp Art-y about using wine crates as decor elements, and really, what other throwaway material can look so good in so many ways? We've already covered the $220 designer version of the plain wooden box, so now let's see what creative folks all over the web are doing with the free version (you know, the kind that you sweetly convince your local liquor store owner to give you).
1. Make a pet bed. Lola Serrano of Dolamakes stuffed a cute plaid pillow into a wine crate and Little Lo just can’t get enough.
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Photo Credit: Lola Serrano via Flickr
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Inspirational Office Moment: off-kilter bookcase
By Valerie Rains, Shine staff, on Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:53am PDTAlthough my heart remains with the industrial-looking Wisteria model, D.Sharp's bookcase post last Friday may have made room somewhere near my left ventricle for this honeycomb-with-a-hangover shaped unit by designer Sean Woo. I love the haphazard shapes and sizes of the compartments, and how it would make it easy to lump your books into categories like, "Would definitely read again," "Just keeping it around to look smart," and "Borrowed titles I need to return to friends": So much more fun than arranging them by color. Read More »
Photo Credit: D. Sharp
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Industrial book shelf from Wisteria
By Nick Olsen, The Deal Hunter, Domino Magazine, on Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:42am PDT[Ed. note: Nick's not the only one stuck on this Wisteria book shelf—I've had it printed out and pinned to my inspiration board since I saw it on Design Sponge's book storage roundup. I've never spent that much money on a piece of furniture—which makes me wonder if my price threshold is skewed, since this is actually featured in Domino's "Deal Hunter" blog—but I am seriously considering making this my splurge for the year. Naturally, I have my eye on the more expensive double-wide version. If you can't see it in this photo, one of my favorite things about these shelves is the number printed on each wood plank; I wouldn't be painting over them like Nick suggests, but to each his own. And I sincerely want these shelves to be my own. For a d.i.y. version of industrial-looking pipe-and-wood shelving, check out my post on the Massachusetts shop Shima.]
Looks like Wisteria is having a blue period along with West Elm and Ms. Jane Carolyne Smith Roehm Kravis -- I'm a green guy myself but love those cobalt garden seats. And I'm really stuck on this bookcase from their new collection (above). I guess the giant casters make it industrial and maybe more functional, for scooting around huge lofts like those in my pal Diana Lind's gorgeous new book Brooklyn Modern. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (4) | Blog
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