We will always have surplus books in our home and perhaps the issue here would be how to get rid of them. In fact, ask yourself again and wonder if you should!

Books are good for reading and perhaps donating them or selling them to people who may need them is a good recourse. But did you know you could also turn some books into vases that could be good furnishings for your home?

All it really takes is creativity and imagination and you can come up with the unique home furnishings that may be better than buying any in the market. So before you dispose those unwanted books, see first if you can make use of them in any other way.

My idea of using second hand books came around after doing research into common unwanted objects. One of the most common unwanted objects that can be found at either charity shops, car boot sales and sometimes on the streets are books. I discovered that the glue in old books make them extremely difficult to recycle. Aware of this I challenged myself to turn the second hand books that I had been collecting, into desirable objects such as furniture, lighting and ornaments.

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Who needs a lampshade when you have the illuminated coffee table? The Loungetable comes with an optional remote controlled LED Lighting and is also available in an outdoor version.

For the people who are not familiar with James Bond, this international spy always comes up with great gadgets and unique designs to help assist the movie quality. At one point this aqua studio home which brings back memories of the first movies that starred Roger Moore, “The Spy Who Love Me”, may be an old film but it can fit well as far as getting new ideas for your future home, particularly if you are living in studio condo units.

It shouldn’t come as any surprise that this unusual retro-modern home should belong to Pierre Cardin. The Italian-born French designer, now 86, is renowned for his avant-garde style and his space-age designs in the Sixties.

Geometric shapes and prints in strong monochromes are found throughout his work and the interior design of his bubble on the sea reflects this sensibility, with black-and-white optical fabrics featured throughout.

This cool Sixties aesthetic is picked up elsewhere with iconic pieces like Verner Panton’s Fun table lamp, made from mother of pearl, and the curved lines of the television.

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For companies that want to spice up their usual office furniture and design, you may want to check out this Constellation executive office storage furniture range that will be displayed at Zenith’s Interiors Saturday in Design Melbourne showroom over the weekend.

With a selection of modern executive office design ideas, you can get a glimpse of another modern design ideas to spice up the standards office setups you have.

Inspired by the emerging furniture designs of Europe, the Constellation executive office storage furniture range presents an elegant edge profile and innovative corner assembly. It is a steel storage that embraces good aesthetical qualities whilst offering a durable office storage solution for applications demanding quality, style and visual consistency.

Precision-engineered drawer slides with an integrated soft close mechanism ensure lineal file and multimedia drawers run smoothly, effortlessly and silently.

Unique, soft close, parallel sliding door mechanisms on cabinets allows doors to open and close silently, sliding in parallel, which is an ideal solution for applications with limited space or where concealed office storage is optimal.

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When it comes to decorating, it is all about concept and organization. Hence, if you have old furniture lying around, don’t just give them away or throw them out. They may still play a vital role in complementing the perfect room design you have in mind and you will be surprised at their impact.

Old chairs, tables or even the standard coffee tables that may have depreciated over time can still be used at times. There are people who want designs that can provide a mixture of antique and modern furniture and rather than buying, making use of old stuff can really make a difference.

If you want a good tip, old furniture can be remodeled as well. An old round table for instance, can be redesigned the modern way, adding some glass and a couple of varnish to certain parts that need touches for better presentation. Seriously, you will be surprised at the output; practically to be mistaken as new furniture for a cheaper price!

You can check out these tips for a better illustration of old furniture that made a difference.

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Raw materials in making furniture do not need to come from current or new resources. We see old homes that are normally torn down in lieu of a new one and the scraps or the old wood that normally comes down with it are surely to be of use if you think about it.

Call it a matter of recycling and putting ingenuity into place, old home materials can be used to make new furniture. In fact, if you think about it, newly made woodworks such as tables or chairs may eventually look like they have been around for some years now. All it takes is to put them together and create a finished product out of recycled wood.

Fogg says that 15 percent to 20 percent of the wood he uses is recycled from old homes and barns.

Out of this fir, yellow pine and other enduring wood, he makes something new, but always with an eye on the simple elegance of the American past.

“The idea,” he said, pointing to his newly finished table, “is to make furniture that looks like it’s been around for 200 years.”

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Check out this cool game table with a secret drink compartment.  I might be needing something like this when I get old and hide all my stash.

The table is hand made and comprises of over 200 7″ pieces of turned oak and comes with the option of a secret door housing a drinks cabinet hidden within the castle’s walls.

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Wow, if you are Aliens fan, you might enjoy getting these Alien Tables made from recycle motorcycle parts.  Now, if they only had predator too, that’d be awesome!

UK outlet Yes I Can take the chrome husks of old motorcycles, then construct biomechanical, Giger-esque xenomorphs from the various odds and ends… xenomorphs that then become the central, silver components of tables, chairs and couches.

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Check out this “Stink Tree” coffee table by Dylan Gold.  I don’t know if you can store stuff in the tree, but it does look very unique and good fit for any livingroom.

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