Cleverly Quirky Upcycled Furnishings -- Now We're Talking!

If you ever find yourself scratching your head and pondering the eternal question of how you can recycle such typical garage-cluttering objects like traffic cones, shovels, rakes, old doors or even a furniture dolly, you really should have architectural design student Will Holman on speed dial.

When he's not attending the Rural Studio's Outreach post-grad program in Newbern, AL, he takes entirely humble objects that might normally accumulate several inches of dust in our sheds, garages and attics and reconfigures them into pretty amusing examples of chairs and tables.

Chances are if you see it as junk, Holman will definitely see it as a treasure worthy of being elevated onto a somewhat lofty pedastal.

Once a dusty old pair of crutches falls prey to a chop saw and is polished up just right, it morphs into this outstanding and cleverly designed chair -- $195 US Dollars on his Etsy site. 

Old political signs and shopping carts get the Holman repurposing treatment and are reborn into seating with varying degrees of body support (I'd go for the one on the right, just to play it safe).

This wheel stool -- also available to purchase on Etsy for $125 US Dollars -- may not be terribly comfy (ahem...that bolt isn't exactly in the best location, is it?) but it sure makes for a great conversation piece or dunce chair punishment if your child is cruisin' for a bruisin'.

What do you think about his four square chair or modified wheelbarrow recliner? The latter would be ideal in the garden or bolted in front of your favorite couch potato's Wii zone.

If you live near a tennis court, NOW you know what to do with all of those stray balls that continue to careen through your yard!

It seems that everything that Holman lays his hands on is infused with a sense of humor -- even old pill bottles are fair game with his interesting light fixture that screams I wanna be sedated...

His "foreclosure bowls" are a perfect example of tongue-in-cheek kitsch. Half pop culture with a dose of bummersville reality thrown in for good measure, at the not exactly wallet friendly price of $55 US Dollars.

If you are really broke, then you can always spring for his more affordable $40 US Dollar license plate bowls. Wonder where he sources his plates from. Hmmmm....