Wood reclaimed from the Northland College gym in Ashland Wisconsin has been turned into coffee tables, mirrors, frames, shelves and wall hooks. For the last 50 years, supple young college students have been sweating on this very floor—and now you are putting your coffee on it.
It’s either gross or a turn-on, depending on how messed up you are.
Product Page ($400)
What separates a rich man from a hobo? When a rich man sits on a 50 gallon drum it has cushions, swanky European brand names, and falls into the “recycled” category. And oh yeah, he gets to pay $417 for the privilege. An additional design is pictured after the break.
Here’s yet another product in the long line of garbage to gadget conversions, this time for the bicycle lover in your life. Presenting a clock made from reclaimed bike chainwheels that tells time, promotes recycling and can stab you. Since many conventional clocks cost more and can only offer a third of that deal, it’s time to get a tetanus shot and clear some prominent wall space, because it’s bargain braggin’ time!
Product Page: ($36)
Save a broken skateboard from the landfill with a deckstool made from reclaimed skateboard decks. Although their new configuration means they can no longer serve as an instrument to transport, do tricks or impress girls, it can still serve quadruple duty as an end table, ass support, accent piece and a way make Tony Hawk cry.
Product Page: ($149.99)
Take a tour of the U.S. with this reclaimed license plate map, courtesy of our penology system and some guy who decided to shape them like states, mount them on a cedar picnic table top thingy, and charge $3,900 for the result. Why such a high price? Because the product page includes two words that are the kiss of death to your wallet: “handmade” and “art”. And to cap it all off, it was also featured on “Extreme Makeover: The Home Edition”. Any kind of product offering a triple threat like that certainly won’t be cheap.
Product Page: ($3,900)
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