Thinking outside of the light switch – A Recipe for Up-Cycle

RECIPE

1 or more junk or salvage stores with a veritable feast of inspirational items looking for a new lease of life

1 Good electrician who is open to the whimsical imagination of a budding upcycle chef (doubters should be carefully discarded from your tradies list, pips and all)

1 Generous portion of wild imagination…it is possible for more however remember…..”too many cooks spoil the broth” as they say!!

METHOD

Take found objects and mix gently with a generous portion of wild imagination.  Speak kindly to the chosen electrician and HEY PRESTO – Flick the switch ….just see below for creations which have followed this recipe!!!(I would like to say that I prepared these earlier, but was pushed for time due to discarding too many doubting electricians!!).  Oh and don’t throw out the mixing bowl… They come in handy too!

UpCycled BootsNGus Pyrex mixing bowl Lighting Fixtures

Tonka Toys no longer wanted….

Now you no longer have to be upset when little Billy no longer wants to play with his toys!! Jasmine Orchard put her own fun spin on a pre loved toy giving it a new purpose.

Fire Engine Lamp - source Jasmine Orchard Styling UK

BootsNGus

BootsNGus are the purveyors of a place where “handmade and vintage go together”.  If you cannot quite find all of the ingredients to make the recipe above then I recommend you visit BootsNGus’ site on Etsy where they have ready made them for you!

From Jam Jars to….

Plant Pots……

To Tupperwear Jelly Moulds…..

Or you could go mad as a hatter…..

British designer Jake Phipps has put together the “Jeeves and Wooster” range using bowler and top hats for something a little “Magritte”. Ce n’est pas une bowler hat monsier!

Or perhaps time for tea……

source http://www.copycatcrafts.com

French designer Gilles Eichenbaum, aka GARBAGE has the view that “garbage cans are talented” and has made some spectacular lights from those very trash cans. (Below)

As I, and many before me have blogged, the desire for original, environmentally aware and economical objects of desire has made the world of upcycle a popular movement in the world of interiors. And I certainly find it more interesting (as you can probably tell from the rest of my blog) to show interiors which have a touch of the creative and whimsical that creates conversation and shows abit of personality,rather than the symmetrical architectural perfection which make you scared to live in for fear of upsetting the milli-metre precision styling.

So I say “think outside the light switch”, and add a little talking point to your interior recipe collection!!

Well I could keep on baking but that should be enough to satisfy the up – cycle recipe.  Hope this gives you some inspiration to get out your cook books!  Let me know what you think. Have a great weekend.

On with the colourful journey……..

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