Beautiful home accents from junk

Sometimes the most innocuous piece of junk can be transformed into a beautiful decor piece for a home. Anything from old shutters and doors, to parquet flooring blocks, gets used in practical ways to create unique home decor and accent pieces.

 

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ABOVE: Salvaged doors become decorative panels for mounting bedside lamps. This is a wonderful idea for those renting a home - you don't need to mount electrical cord in/on the walls - hang behind the doors.

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ABOVE: Salvaged vintage window arches are repurposed into a gilded console table. While it's not easy to come across salvaged items like these, keep your eyes open and you may find something similar.

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ABOVE: Love the idea of using parquet flooring blocks to make a contemporary coffee table.

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ABOVE: This door salvaged from an old fishing boat is given plenty of TLC and transformed into a storage coffee table.

ABOVE: Remember concrete breeze blocks? How's this idea for turning them into a wine rack. There are still plenty of old homes that have more than a few of these blocks lying around.

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ABOVE: An old barn door becomes a truly gorgeous coffee table in this modern apartment. While old timber can easily be repurposed - do check for wood rot and bugs before you move into the home!

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ABOVE: Reclaimed timber fencing is re-worked into a sliding barn-style door.

 

 

ABOVE: Tree stumps are here to stay and make eye-catching accents pieces for a home. Coffee and side tables are the most obvious choice for tree stumps and offcuts left over from tree felling, but use your imagination for other ways to use tree stumps.

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ABOVE: Got some ratty old chairs lying around? Use a jigsaw to cut out an opening in the seat and use them for dog bowls. You can easily cut down the legs for smaller dogs!

ABOVE and BELOW: Reclaimed timber of any type can be repurposed into accent pieces for a home. How about using timber slats with limewash finish as a room divider, or a breakfast bar made from timber.

ABOVE and BELOW: Timber doors and windows made great accent pieces for the home.

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ABOVE and BELOW: Discarded industrial pieces can be repurposed in so many ways. Think out of the box when looking around for salvage pieces to use for home decor.

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BELOW: Putting new meaning into the term 'step this way' - stepladders become a practical way to store shoes.

BELOW: A vintage wicker pram is transformed into a glorious display of potted plants on this balcony.

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