90 Ideas For Making Beautiful Furniture From Upcycled Pallets

Updated on Jun 12, 2013 by Style Estate

As wood is getting scarcer, wooden furniture is becoming more expensive, sought after and valuable.

At the same time there is a trend towards a simpler lifestyle and bringing natural materials like wood back into the home. Alot of people salvage these materials from shipyards, buildings, barns and factories and “upcycle” it (another buzz word) into beautiful furniture. 

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Stylish Foyer and Entryway Ideas

 Design Pictures to Help Inspire Your Entryway Ideas

Sure the front entryway or foyer is always the star, grabbing all of the attention and more of the interior design budget. After all, that’s the first space guests see when they arrive and it sets the tone for your entire house. However, for most families, it’s the other entryway that gets used constantly, day in and day out. The space just inside the backdoor may be one of the most important and most neglected areas in your home—in both design and function.

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27 Dramatic Console Tables by Taylor Llorente

Architectural profile and geometric design ethos brass console table with matt black iron legs with details in dark and light burnished brass. Surface and sides in hand painted lacquered wood. Details and boxes in burnished brass. Brass mirror and console lamps available separately.

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5 Common Questions About Ottoman Beds

If you are considering investing in an ottoman bed you are on the right page. They are tremendous pieces of furniture and feature many appreciable benefits.

Not only do storage beds offer excellent storage solutions but they look like just any other type of bed so that you can treat yourself to a very functional however stylish piece of furniture. We have answered below the most common questions you might have when deciding on an ottoman bed in order to help you get the best one for your needs.

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Choosing A Bed Style

Which Style Of Bed Do You Prefer?

There are assortments of bed styles available and choice will really depend on preference.For example if you have a very modern home, you will more than likely want to continue this contemporary style into the bedroom. However, if your house is of a traditional style, you may wish to apply a similar look to your personal space.

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Unique Furniture: NAiF by Carina Van Den Bergh

Seeing the magic in everyday objects and letting your imagination run wild is something we mostly do as children; as we grow older our imagination slowly disappears behind a layer of seriousness.

Carina van den Bergh has gone in search of the naive thinking she did when she was little. She has made a line of furniture for grownups based on the unaffected vocabulary of a child: Naif. Five pieces of oak furniture to play and discover with. They contain some of the recognisable elements of standard furniture, but they are anything but standard. A chair becomes a cabinet when you turn the seating over, a leg grows into a lamp. And when you slide them together, a completely new image emerges.

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Scene XXL Easy Chair by Montis

A large seat stands lightly on thin metal legs.

Scene XXL is compact but high and offers the privacy needed in open spaces. A slender backrest folds around the seating element as a raised collar. Because of the round backs, one person can sit in different positions without having to move anything. Its high compact seat, its elegant curvaceous back and cushions make the Scene XXL a lively display in big or small spaces. Scene XXL is very suitable for public spaces, lobbies and waiting rooms.

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Naturoscopie by Noe Duchaufour Lawrance

On the occasion of Design Miami/Basel, Galerie BSL presented ‘Naturoscopie,’ a collection of limited edition pieces created especially for this event by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance.

With this work, the designer is resolutely committed to go beyond a literal transcription of nature to rekindle the impressions and sensations that we all feel in facing certain natural phenomena. ‘Naturoscopie’ is above all reminiscence, a personal, as well as universal, Proust’s Madeleine. Design asserts itself as a vector of impressions, an image developer, a receptacle and a transmitter of emotions. 

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