Creative & Useful Nightstands

Nightsands today have evolved into not only a design element but also to serve a purpose. These new designs are now considered side tables for other uses than the bedroom. Home-Designing has found several side tables across the globe that keep us intrigued and inspired. These designs encompass the use of glass, wood, steel, plastic, and many other materials. This first side table even has a waterproof surface.

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Reclaimed Wood

So many people have come up with SEVERAL ideas to use reclaimed wood and recycle an amazing product. Urban Woods shares their take on reclaimed wood:

The term “reclaimed wood” may conjure many different images. Some might imagine sunken logs that have been rescued from Amazonian river bottoms, or old barn siding from a dilapidated Southern plantation, or a peasants home razed in the third world because the value of the ancient timber is more vauable than the shelter it provides. All of these woods are reclaimed by some one, some where for some purpose and by some different method.

Here are a few fun and inspiring ways to use this fabulous material!

Beams & Paneling:

Image Credit - Unhappy Hipsters

Furniture/Product:

Image Credit - Urban Woods

Image Credit - Cliff Spencer

Image Credit - Uhuru Designs

Signage:

Image Credit - Metropolis

Artwork:

Image Credit - The Alternative Consumer

Image Credit - Devon Driftwood Designs

Stairs & Flooring:

Image Credit - Apartment Therapy

Image Credit - Elmwood Reclaimed Timber

Image Credit - Straw Sticks and Bricks

Redesign, Refurbish, Recreate!

The new 3 R's:

Redesign, Refurbish, Recreate!

Thinking out of the box in creating refreshed spaces can be a bit challenging these days, especially if your budget is a little bit tighter. If you think about it, there is an abundance of possibilities if you are open to being a little more eclectic and ok with a little wear or history on the items... and yes this is a style!

This craze is basically creating new spaces out of old things. That’s right, flea market finds and consignment store searches! This eclectic or nostalgic style can encourage a true uniqueness in the space and depending on the piece, say an antique, can really encourage conversation. There is one caveat though, its all in how the pieces are put together that pulls it off.

This can work for both residential and commercial spaces. I have seen stunning tables and chairs that are perfect for a small conference table and leather desk chairs that some couldn’t afford brand new, but for pennies on the dollar, they are great finds.

Look for an additional article that will have pictures

of our latest project in McCall using the 3 R's!

Here are a few books we love with more information on this style: