Upcycling. It’s all the rage. Think turning wine bottles into mood lighting or a bunch of old shipping containers into a hipster shopping mall. Get it right and you’ve just proved how on trend AND imaginative you are, whilst giving your living space the personal touch. Get it wrong and people will wonder why your house looks (and smells) like the inside of a bottle bank.
Snowboarders have been upcycling their kit since before it was a word, it was called “making your old board into a bench”. These days though, there’s a lot stuff folk have thought to do with their knackered gear, and when it comes to benches – well, let’s just say some people have way too much time on their hands.
Like all things shred, though, we’ve stolen a lot of ideas from our surf and skate brethren, and if we’re honest, they often do it better. So, from the good, the bad to the downright fugly, here’s a selection of upcycled furniture shiz currently vying for attention with the endless “wedding dress inspiration” boards on pinterest…
