Reuse Before Recycling

Here are some alternatives to throwing old stuff away.

I made the following storage bin from two broken shoe racks. The moldings are from two discarded mirrored doors, one of which was mounted on the wall.

This string sculpture was made with wood found in a dumpster at a construction site and with leftover moldings from a fireplace mantelpiece project.

The casing of a broken 1970's TV was used to make bookshelves.

The frame for the TV screen will become a picture frame.

The plastic covering the picture tube is being used as a pot for African violets.

The channel-changing gear assembly will be used in the new grade 10 science and technology course.

The wires will be used to tie Christmas-lights to my fence.

Screws are always useful. Although 30 years old, they are indistinguishable from the ones on Rona's shelves.