Rat Rod Furniture / Home Decor

[aka_locojoe]

Have you got any ratrod, custom, cool, funky or unique furniture and/or home decor?

A couple pieces I recently refinished giving them a distressed look.
We needed a tv/media stand for the basement. Was looking for something other than a ready made tv stand. We came across this old buffet.

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This is a night stand made by an uncle in high school shop around 60 years ago.
Before pictured with other pieces I recently acquired

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[aka_locojoe]

Anyone?

A few of the old signs we have hanging around our house.

 

[dragnusa]

Love the fall out shelter one, been looking for one of those for a while.

 

[mikeeebikey]

Awesome decor! I usually end up with oddball carparts such as a 6-71 blower for book ends. I think my wife would like your look better!

 

[Chips_Mahoy]

I've got a couple pieces ofolder furniture that could fit the look. I've got a couple bikes that be wall art once I get my new place:

 

[jadewombat]

Call this guy if you're up in Wilmington, N.C. He's super cool and makes some awesome stuff.

http://jakeschopshop.com/gallery.php

 

[aka_locojoe]

Thanks dragnusa , mikeeebikey.

Call this guy if you're up in Wilmington, N.C. He's super cool and makes some awesome stuff.

http://jakeschopshop.com/gallery.php

Oh yeah. Furniture from car parts would be the ultimate I think.

Chips_Mahoy I've yet to get the wife to let me include any bicycles as a decor. I did make this but we've yet to agree on a place to permanently hang it. This is 26". I may make another smaller one.

More old signs...

 

[aka_locojoe]

Just finished this.

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And this table for the poker room not to long ago.
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[Rat Rod]

I think you could give those two ladies on Texas Storage Wars a run for their money Randy.

Love that painted patina look on that furniture...will have to show my wife. :wink:

 

[fixed1313]

Like your style LocoJoe, been doing something very similar around our place with some furniture. Looks like we shop the same kind of furniture stores and you can't beat the look once your done.

 

[NicksGarage]

I'm sure some people have seen this before.

http://inhabitat.com/benjamin-bullins-crafts-a-chic-sink-vanity-from-an-old-bike/

 

[Chips_Mahoy]

Loco-I don't have a wife to have to run the ideas past so it's easy for me. IF I get a female in my life that I would gave to seek approval from before adding some "art" to the decor, she had better love it or leave it.... :wink:

Nicksgarage-I've seen that and it WILL be incorporated into my new place one way I another!

 

[aka_locojoe]

Texas Storage Wars huh? I'll have to check it out.

Thanks fixed1313. Now that I'm retired I'm spending more time in thrift-type stores looking for stuff to refinish, re-purpose etc... Post some photos of your stuff.

NicksGarage my Wife would probably draw the line at that even as cool as it is.

Chips_Mahoy I'd probably get way carried away if I didn't have the wife to kinda keep me from going overboard.

Made these the other day. Kind of a combination chalk/dry-erase board from an old picture frame. Had to move the Exit sign seen in other photo.

We were given this end table lamp minus the shade. I made one from a golf ball bucket my Dad found.

 

[NicksGarage]

NicksGarage my Wife would probably draw the line at that even as cool as it is.

Maybe a cool girl's frame would change her mind?

 

[The Renaissance Man]

What time is dinner on Tuesday?

Made these the other day. Kind of a combination chalk/dry-erase board from an old picture frame. Had to move the Exit sign seen in other photo.

 

[hewey]

Thats some nice work Joe 8) You must have a big tin of that green paint! :lol: :lol: :lol:

My fiance and I are really into art deco to mid century modern furniture and design. Throw in some kustom kulture and retro kitsch influence and we've got a fairly eclectic mix of stuff at our place.

Our two tiki cabinets

And a thrown together industrial lamp

 

[aka_locojoe]

The Renaissance Man... it's non dairy made with tofu & soy milk so you may not care for it.

hewey... Wow! That's some cool stuff and very nice display of it.

 

[Willg]

Oh Hostess how I miss you.....You guys have cool furniture by the way, my house is super boring.

 

[WatsonKristine]

Dude I must say your house is lovely one would always like to give visit every alternate days. At less space also we can give our home best look. Wanna give one suggestion you can try various type of rugs like jute rugs, stair treads will give your home compromising look.

 

[dragnusa]

Newest addition to our home decor a commercial grade eagle gum ball machine. this makes the 3rd commercial grade machine we have we also have another new square machine and a roadrunner spiral machine and many collectable machines.