3-alarm tote bag

I love things made from firefighter gear, but the Valor bag is the best I've seen yet. Out of my budget, but maybe within yours. If you have a firefighter in your life, Etsy seller cleverscene will gladly make a custom bag with your retired firefighter coat. Her other bags are cute, too.
Images from cleverscene. Via ReNest.

bright designlab reclaimed wood furniture

That's it. I'm moving to Portland. Because if I lived there, I would make friends with the ladies from bright designlab. In partnership with Hammer & Hand, they crafted these fantastic pieces of furniture made of reclaimed wood. As if they knew what would make my heart melt, they added industrial metal details. Check that steel band around the coffee table.
Click through to their website or Design*Sponge to see more photos. Can't wait to see what they do next.

Images from bright designlab and Design*Sponge. Via Design*Sponge.

Stripey lovelies

I've been searching high and low for the elusive perfect lights for our new bathroom. There are so many amazing options, and in my efforts to find cool (and affordable) green lighting, I came across these recycled bottle lights by Jerry Kott. Mr. Kott takes reclaimed wine bottles, carefully cuts them apart, frosts them, and reassembles them into light fixtures, table lamps, vases, and other lovelies.

They're probably too dark for our bathroom, but they're certainly perfect for somewhere. If you want one of your own, you can order directly from Jerry Kott's website or find them at re:modern.

Images (c) Jerry Kott

Johan Ku's "Emotional Sculpture"

I'm always a bit enchanted by someone who is willing to make absurd, impractical fashion just because they have mad skills. These "emotional sculpture" knits from Johan Ku are lovely and strange. Full details and slideshow on Ecouterre and on the designer's own site.

Via Ecouterre.

Church pew headboard

Very few people run across steals like full-length church pews for $25. But if you did, and you were as clever as these homeowners, you might make something super cool with it, like a headboard. Thanks to the fantastic before/after series at Design*Sponge, you don't even have be that clever. You can just click through and look at the photos of the finished product and the how-tos.

Via Design*Sponge.

Steampunk Furniture

I don't know much about Dennis Slootweg, but I have a huge labatory crush on this furniture. He uses reclaimed industrial metal, then reworks it into things like this.
Lots more on his website. Wow, wow, and wow.

Images from Dennis Slootweg. Via ReNest.

Don't fence me in

Check out this fence made of bike frames. The comment section on the original ReNest post has a lively discussion about whether this is (a) attractive or (b) appropriate reuse. Either way, it's interesting....

Via RENest.