Rescued
The main material was heading to landfill or being wasted.
From
landfill-bound
to loved again
Junk to Joy transforms discarded wood, metal, slate, barrels, pallets and offcuts into useful, beautiful pieces with a story.
Not just recycled.
Reimagined.
Junk to Joy is about taking things people were ready to throw away and asking what they could become instead. The best pieces follow four rules:
Useful
The finished object has a real purpose.
Beautiful
It should be something people actually want to keep.
Surprising
It takes a moment to realise what it used to be.
Creations
Objects with
a past life
Every piece starts with unwanted material and ends as something worth keeping.
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Whisky Barrel Chair
Old whisky barrel staves become a sculptural, handcrafted chair.
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Slate Log Store
Fly-tipped slate and pallets transformed into a rustic log store.
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Wooden Christmas Tree
Reclaimed timber creates a minimalist tree with rustic charm.
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Before & After
See the
transformation
→
Old whisky
barrel stavesSculptural
chair
barrel stavesSculptural
chair
→
Fly-tipped slate
& pallet woodRustic
log store
& pallet woodRustic
log store
→
Offcuts &
pallet piecesFestive
elf house
pallet piecesFestive
elf house
Commissions
Have something that could become something else?
If you have wood, metal, slate, pipe, barrels, pallets, shelves or interesting materials, Junk to Joy can turn them into a one-off piece just for you.
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Materials
Got useful junk?
Don’t send it to landfill yet.
Some of the best pieces begin as material someone else no longer wants. If it has shape, texture, strength, age or character, it might be useful.
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