Guerilla Furniture Design: A Manual for Building Lean, Modern Furnishings from Salvaged and Sustainable Materials

Build stylish and functional furniture from salvaged materials. This innovative guide presents dozens of strategies for upcycling scrap cardboard, metal, plastic, or wood into dependable shelving units, sturdy tables, and fun lamps. With directions for 35 easy and inexpensive projects that include a Cardboard Cantilever Chair, a License Plate Bowl, a Conduit Coatrack, and much more, you’ll be inspired to start filling your home with unique high-style furniture that makes sense for both your wallet and the environment. Introduction Paper Hex stool Cube lamp Book table Cardboard tube screens Cardboard cantilever chair Cardboard shell chair Wood Un-trashcan Guerilla roof rack Flat-pack sawhorses Door table Break-down table Flat-pack shelves Bedside table Scrap lamp Two-tone table Scrap table Bracket chair Plastic Campaign lamp Traffic cone lamp Milk crate credenza 5-gallon stool Inner tube stool Pill bottle pendant lamp Milk crate wall storage Yogurt lamp Metal Conduit coat rack License plate bowls Clamp table Conduit lamp Wheelbarrow chair Road sign chair Recommended reading. "This innovative collection features 35 simple, inexpensive projects that you can make from salvaged and upcycled materials -- cardboard, metal, plastic, and wood. The projects include tables, shelving units, chairs, lamps, and more, in a variety of styles. Many are stackable and easily portable, most can be made in a weekend, and all include instructions for disassembly and disposal when you're ready to repurpose the materials. If you'd rather make than buy, these low-budget, high-style designs are just what you're looking for."--Publisher's description