Description
Learn how to turn trash into treasure with this updated edition of Building with Secondhand Stuff-filled with clever tips, ingenious projects, and step-by-step photo instructions.
Secondhand building materials-salvaged wood, metal, stone, glass, fixtures, and architectural accents-are not only beautiful and full of character but cost less money and are a good choice for the environment. Building with Secondhand Stuff, 2nd Edition shows you how to identify materials that can be salvaged efficiently and gives you easy-to-follow instructions on how to build cool things with what you find.
With new projects, including a pallet coffee table, door-backed kitchen island, and a reclaimed window greenhouse, this hands-on, do-it-yourself guide shows you how to:
Turn high-quality salvaged materials into clever, useful things for your home.
About the Author
Book Information
ISBN 9781591866817
Author Chris Peterson
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Cool Springs Press
Publisher Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Secondhand building materials-salvaged wood, metal, stone, glass, fixtures, and architectural accents-are not only beautiful and full of character but cost less money and are a good choice for the environment. Building with Secondhand Stuff, 2nd Edition shows you how to identify materials that can be salvaged efficiently and gives you easy-to-follow instructions on how to build cool things with what you find.
With new projects, including a pallet coffee table, door-backed kitchen island, and a reclaimed window greenhouse, this hands-on, do-it-yourself guide shows you how to:
- Mill and install tongue-and-groove reclaimed plank flooring
- Hang a reclaimed door in an existing jamb
- Install a reclaimed tin backsplash
- Build a granite-slab kitchen island
- Build an accent doorknob coat rack
- And much more
Turn high-quality salvaged materials into clever, useful things for your home.
About the Author
Chris Peterson is a veteran home improvement and design author. Among the many books he has written are Barndominiums, 5-Gallon Bucket Book, Building with Secondhand Stuff, Manskills, four books in the Ideas You Can Use series, and many books in Cool Springs Press's BLACK+DECKER Complete Guide series. He has also co-authored numerous home design books with noted media celebrities. He lives in Ashland, Oregon.
Book Information
ISBN 9781591866817
Author Chris Peterson
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Cool Springs Press
Publisher Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
