Upcycling at the Local Salvage Market

Artists from all over search far and wide for that particular item to complete their masterpiece. An antique door handle or an iron trivet, perhaps. Old airplane seats make the perfect media room chairs, and the bed of a truck can be an amazingly unique loveseat. Creative reuse is hot in art realms and environmental today.

Are you looking into upcycling, recycling, and rethinking valuable items? Then Tampa Bay Salvage is a veritable treasure trove for you to explore and procure your dreams’ unique piece! 

What is Upcycling?

According to the definition recorded in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, upcycling is…

To recycle (something) so that the resulting product is of a higher value than the original item: to create an object of higher value from (a discarded object of lesser value).

That said, value is in the eye and the budget of the person viewing the item. Upcycling, also known as creative reuse, is a budget-friendly way to be useful to the planet while creating one of a kind pieces to be repurposed and loved. Breathe new life into an item by repurposing it, adding it to another item, or creating a functional art piece.

Practical Ideas for Upcycling

Using the internet for its best intention, look around, and you will find hundreds of upcycling examples to consider for your home. Here are a few ideas using some of the items located at Tampa Bay Salvage, to inspire your creative side and get you searching for the perfect part for your original reuse piece.

1. Vintage doors can be fashioned into headboards and privacy screens.
2. Old yarn spools get turned into candlesticks and risers for other pieces.
3. Vintage tart tins are used as cake stands and candle props.
4. Used pallets are formed into many things like wall hangings, shelving units, and wall bars.
5. Antique suitcases can be repurposed to be end tables and wall shelves.
6. Vintage window shutters make excellent wall art, message boards, and privacy screens.
7. Antique bicycles are turned into table legs and gorgeous planters. 
8. Old wooden boats are creatively used as a child’s bed or headboard. 
9. A beautiful mantelpiece can be repainted and used as a headboard.
10. Oil barrels are creatively reused as tables, grills, sink stands, and more.
11. Radical old surfboards can be fashioned into wall décor, shelving units, and benches.
12. The grill and front end of old automobiles are often made into things like grills, bars, seating, and countertops.

The list could go on and on. Most salvage markets have unique pieces to capture your eye and draw you in to see the uniquities they have procured. These pieces are often one of a kind and are of incomparable value. 

However, if you go searching through the rest of the salvage, you just might be able to make your own unique art or multi-use piece to value and love. 

In Conclusion:

Upcycling is an art form, or maybe it is caring for the planet. Perhaps it is an extreme appreciation for history. Whatever your reason for upcycling items you locate at the salvage market, you are adding beauty to the world by doing so. The world could use a little more beauty right about now. 

Come on out to Tampa Bay Salvage to find that piece to suit the art project or recycling project you have in mind. And while you are there, you just may get to appreciate the upcycled art of another.

See you soon, at Tampa Bay Salvage.