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An acquaintance in college did something very similar to this with all sorts of antique furniture. Using outdated photographic printing techniques like Van Dyke and cyanotype, she used old furniture and images from her family history to create a rather lovely living room installation. She printed on both fabric and wood, which I believe she kept as vintage as possible to create another layer of history. Yes it was considered art, but the idea was to be able to convey history in a livable, thought provoking way.

I always loved the idea.

I don’t think this is creepy at all, what’s the difference between a chair and making a throw pillow with a similar printed image on it.

I like the idea but I’d do it a bit differently and make it a slatted no glue bench that can be broken down for storage. Rip several 3 x ¾ inch pieces for the seat, then cut several shorter angled pieces for the legs, about a foot or so in length. The angle shouldn’t be super harsh, something like 80 degrees. Lastly, cut some spacers to go between the legs, size dependent on how big of a foot your leg will have. About five inches in on the long pieces, drill three holes for threaded rods, drill the holes exactly in the same place for all the slats, two higher one lower, repeat this with the legs and spacers with one hole on the bottom and the three up top. Half inch threaded rods would be best.

Thread a long slat onto the rods and alternate slat to leg with slats being the first and last, the spacers should be place in the same intervals as the slats. Blot up tightly and you have a bench. If you want it extra strong, use a few long slats on the bottom instead of spacers or make a shelf about half way up by drilling additional holes and using slats cut 1 ½ inches and bolting them in between the legs. This could be done with plywood or two by fours if you don’t want to rip all that plywood.

I like the idea, but I would go a step further, add four to six additional BJURÖN boxes, and make a coffee table, replacing the legs with the longer version of the BJURÖN box offset from the corners a bit. Paint the top to match the décor or leave it natural. A unique table for just over a hundred bucks.

Congratulations, you’ve turned a Remington No. 12 that was potentially worth $1100 into a piece of yard junk.

http://mytypewriter.com/remingtonstandardno12c1922.aspx

Nay.
I would rather find a suitable chair and DIY it.
According to the Brothers Dressler website, they only have 93 of the base school chairs, so you’re paying for something that’s a limited edition piece.
On the plus side, it is rather unique.

Love the idea, but my boat-building father would kill me if I did this and made a boat un-seaworthy. I’d probably use some 1-inch rope, tackle and cleats to tie the boat to the ceiling and removable lighting on top or inside.

I have a modest collection of typewriters, somewhere around fifteen I think, most are in storage and only one or three are on display. My current favorite is the Olivetti Underwood Lettera 33 from the late 60’s, nice clean design. I find it hard to pass up a typewriter, but It’s hard not to, unless it’s a rusted out hulk or something I already have I’ll probably buy it.

I also seem to collect outdated A/V equipment, slide and film projectors, overhead projectors and the like; I almost bought an old high school A/V cart but had no space to put it.

I like the idea of collecting staplers, so many ways to display them come to mind.

Wouldn’t it be cheaper to just get a set of those trick pedals and handlebars for an existing bike?

I really like this idea, and I think you could replicate it without doing harm to any books, all you need is a support structure and maybe some shims around the top. As long as everything is snug, you won’t need to glue any of the books together. Use an old table top, some legs from Ikea, shims, many books and a lot of patience and you have a new conversation piece.

Cool but I couldn’t justify the cost, also not very kid or pet friendly, those edges look a bit pointy.