Robyn, Jarrid and their company, The Poor Porker, have a fascinating story and philosophy. The pair arrived in Lakeland, Florida broke. But they believed that it's possible to make "something from nothing," or at least b...

Alkesh Parmar's Celebration Chandelier provides both an antique and a modern ambiance. He recovered bottle corks from campagne bars, hollowed them out, then placed LEDs inside. Think of how much fun it could be to have o...

With scavenged bicycle chains, gears and other parts, Israeli artist Nirit Levav creates sculptures of shaggy dogs. From a distance, they're impressively realistic. Artist's Website -via Lustik...

Gabriel Dishaw first got my attention by making athletic shoes from old computer and typewriter parts. Now he sets my heart aflutter with this sculpture of Lord Vader. He's also made dogs, horses and assorted bird-monste...

Grace Light, a resident of Hawaii, loves air plants. She's found the perfect home for them in one of her many old library card catalog cabinets. It's now a "botanical cabinet of curiosities."Link...

The gift of found object artists is the ability to see forms in discarded objects that most of us would never consider. Take this mattress that Sophie Marsham found in an alley. With a bit of decoration, it looks just li...

This lamp modified by Etsy seller RenegadeVintage was originally a bowling arcade game. Those aren't pins but markers that fold back when hit by balls. Now the assembly is a lamp that provides ambient light perfect for a...

An employee of PianoWorks, a piano dealer in Atlanta, found a creative new use for a wrecked piano. It's now a planter and a fountain that pumps 2,000 gallons an hour.Link -via Recyclart...

Miha Kaučič made a chair from the slats of an old wine barrel. This is a fine idea, but what makes it neat-o is that she didn't attach the parts using nails or screws. She used colored pecils driven through holes to lo...

These chests by Hannah Plumb and James Russell could help any home look like a 1940s era hotel room. They're made with old suitcases modified to serve as drawers. Many still have luggage tags attached, which I think is a...