I don’t know the story behind this photo, but it looks as if the tub is trying to escape a bad habitat.

To see a tub used as a coffee table, old dental office equipment turned lamp and a side-table safe, check out House Tour: Patrick’s World of Wonder at apartment therapy. Click on the slideshow. It’s a marvelous loft that’s done up junk-style supreme.

And if you tire of that wonder, there’s the always-incredible 6 Uses for Your Old Bathtub at Simply Thrifty.

Have you reused a tub?

Image via flickr.

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Multi-Functional Tubs

It’s going to sound Scrooge of me…

I’m not putting up a tree this year.

I’m still unpacking from my recent move, so digging out Christmas decor seems a bit much right now.

However, if you’re dealing with a small space, tight schedule or unruly cat, you might enjoy the Folded Christmas Tree Craft that Katelyn is featuring at All Holiday Cafe!

And the folded tree is truly a recycled tree, isn’t it?

Do you have any small Christmas tree projects to share?

Image via stock.xchng

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Skipping the Big Christmas Tree?

A Pallet Coffee Table • The cool French mag (in English), esprit cabane, shows you how to make a modern coffee table from a wooden pallet.

Post-Its on Crack! • Design O’Blog rounded up some colorful flickr images you haven’t seen before.

American Sign Language Matchbooks • JK Keller creates sign language from found matchbooks.

Eggcubism on flickr • From Enno de Kroon, you’ll want to check out the images of this guy’s egg-crate art.

Do you like the tin man’s heart? 

Tin Man image via flickr.

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Junk Lovin Links: Eggcubism, DIY Pallet Table & More

Just different for a centerpiece. Make some Junk Mail Trees at A Little Hut. (pictured)

Great junk art. Trash People by HA Schult at How can I recycle this?

Breathe easy. Eco Art Supplies Exist! at Crafting a Green World.

Add some eco-chic to your patio. Make Your Own Garden Lanterns (from tin cans) at CraftStylish.

Need a cheap frame? DIY Jewel Case Frames for your bare walls at Photojojo.

A Walking Bike at Trashury. It wears shoes.

Image via A Little Hut.

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Junk Lovin Links: Trash People & Junk Trees

Tina at craftstylish talks about knitting a pet cozy for animals in need through the Snuggles Project.

Diane at DIY Life is discussing fruit and vegetable carving as a competitive sport!

Tea at Make it Mine has a book review of Jean therapy: Denim Deconstruction for the Conscientious Crafter.

Crafting a Green World shows you how to upcycle old denim into a market tote.

Are you going to try any of these projects or the book?

Please visit the sidebar to take May’s poll about your favorite kinds of junk creations.

Image via Powell’s Books.

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Junk Lovin Links — DIY Cake Stands, Jean Therapy & More

At the ground level we’re walking into tin can pincushion from Derek and Lauren at Design Sponge. They repurposed kitty’s tuna can into a neat pincushion.

Going up to the second floor of the junk house, we have how to turn broken speakers into a snappy media cabinet from ReadyMade + Instructables.

Time for a craft break of sorts. Look at this Sad Sack post from Angelica at Swapatorium. You might get a few good ideas or at least a laugh.

Up on the fourth floor, make a cork trivet with apartment therapy.

And now, up on five – whew- six uses for your old bathtub from Simply Thrifty. A tub sofa? Yip!

Image via flickr.

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Journey to Five Junk Projects

She wants that house, but so do I. I’m guessing millions of people would get into a mudfight among the neighboring pigs for that barn house. Check it out. The house is much nicer than the pig photo, but I couldn’t help myself.

(Pig behinds photo via MorgueFile.)

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The Ultimate Barn Reuse at Offbeat

Linette at Mother Earth’s Garden links you to a way to turn your plain clay pots into chalkboard pots for easy labeling year after year.

Cyndi at Layers Upon Layers shows you how to make a paper weaving.

Maricar at Keeping the Castle is reading my mind. I recently bookstore-adored a junk book she’s discussing in her post for Earth Day. That means I didn’t buy the book, but cruised through it in the store. : ) The book is called Decorating Junk Market Style by Sue Whitney and Ki Nassauer. A couple of reuse projects the authors discuss include using old carpenter levels as wall shelves for photos and attaching a plain metal cheese grater to the front of a standard night-light to diffuse the light. Check out Maricar’s post about turning junk into home decor.

Heather at The Food Bowl talks about One Way to Reuse Grocery Sacks. She also featured my kitty Choco as pet of the week!

And perhaps most fascinating of all, Noreen at Hankering for Yarn muses about Spinning Cat Fur.

(Junk shop photo via flickr.)

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Junk Lovin Links