sometimes i like to think about different purposes for vintage finds. i’m headed to the alameda flea market tomorrow (as i write this on saturday), and i like some of these ideas for giving new life to old objects. i love hilda grahnat’s repurposed coat hanger turned eyeglasses holder. i guess that’s the heart of re-purposing in a nutshell — reinventing... 
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go ahead, call me goofy. i saw this ‘k’ in hindsvik’s shop and thought ‘k is for knaturally‘. well, naturally. see, i’m in a goofy mood. anyway, i was at one of those unfortunate junctures, creatively blocked, and i saw it and quickly decided, that’s it! time to hunt down some naturals for you. things made from raw materials, or re-purposed... 
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it’s thomas wold’s world. we just live in it. and he makes living so much better! i love thomas wold’s custom built home furnishings, and am especially loving his new credenza in white. to check out how thomas takes one person’s trash and creates these re-purposed treasures, visit his website.  
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this etsy shop is just rad. it’s called umbu, and i love her re-purposed pendant lamps, made from recycled paper scraps – like maps, newspaper and magazine pages and even sewing patterns. so creative, and so very pretty. i love the light these umbu lamps give off, and the shapes and patterns the printed paper creates. take a look at umbu. i think you’ll like.  
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i’ve long been loving the adorable details in the home of Jane, also known as ATLW on flickr, and the images she’s added to the sfgirlbybay flickr pool. jane is a graphic designer and artist from the Netherlands, who loves to combine found and thrifted articles with a very personal touch, and now i’ve discovered her new etsy shop, All the luck in the world.... 
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