TrashKEA home design: trash + IKEA + design = eco-cheap chic

Most designers begin a remodel by choosing what to trash. Petz Scholtus chose what to collect from the trash to be upcycled (recycled for a higher use).

When Scholtus bought her Barcelona apartment in 2006 it had no plumbing nor electricity, though it had some choice trash, like the long piece of glass she stopped her construction crew from throwing away. With two sawhorses (recovered from the street) for legs, it became her dining room table.

Other furniture was scavenged directly from the street, like a chair she later covered with old newspapers (mostly from Scholtus' native Luxembourg) and her ubiquitous Bidon lamps made from used jerry cans and a CFL lightbulb.

Much of the kitchen furniture- the shelves, island and FSC-certified countertop- was bought from IKEA, though the style-making piece are the cabinets constructed from old wine boxes (some of which Scholtus and her partner drank themselves).

More information on apartment: http://www.pokodesign.com/
Original story here: http://faircompanies.com/videos/view/trashkea-homesign-trash-ikea-sign-eco-ch...

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• Trashkea
• home design
• trash
• IKEA
• sustainable furniture
• ecodesign
• pet scholtus
• ecodesigner
• green remodel
• green renovation
• bidon lamps
• upcycling
• upcycled furniture
• cfl lightbulb
• cork flooring
• OSB
• oriented strand board
• low-H2O radiators
• Stop Flush toilet
• lean-material sink
• low-flow faucet aerators
• urban vegetable garden
• Can-O-Worms
• compost bin
• solar dryer
• clothesline

[sami008]

like the apartment

but i like the girl alot more!! o_o

[NyzemTv]

And let's not forget...What apartment can be eco-friendly without Apple products? heh.

[OpticalFascism]

@jorgemuib AC is a U.S.A./Asian thing. European buildings have better isolation and dryers aren't that common here.

[khairulorama]

i like the recycling idea !!

[CancorseTV1]

the stuff sacs are amazing i really want one!

id seriously clear up and organize my closet just awesome where can i get one RAWR!

[chamblizi]

THAT MIRROR IS BRILLIANT! A DOOR AND A MIRROR!

[KohviKruus]

i dont know why... but i love women with short hair... thats a design

[krirks]

It's hard to understand with her accent but it sounds so sexy!!!

[MrSchpankme]

There is NO GLOBAL WARMING -- In fact -- the BBC had to admit that there was only half as much ICE on the Planet 5,000 years ago! Global warming is a Scam to create yet another TAX.  Good Video.

[jorgemuib]

IKEA, second hand, double glazing, no dryer, no AC, separated organic/plastic/paper trash cans.... sounds like an average apartment... wait a minute, you use your balcony for composting .... ok, then is green (and looks full of garbage from the street).

Sorry but I don't buy it. Tired of greenish.

...the less things you have the greener you are... and this apartment looks full of useless stuff. And IKEA is not long lasting, therefore, even if recyclable won't live to be used by your kids.

[tormentalous18]

Nice

[yumyumluckycharms]

She laughs funny :] lol