Post 3: Upcycle Progress

Happy accidents, that’s how the progress on this project has been going for me. My initial plan of a vintage library inspired lamp has changed because of a new find. In order to find inspiration for projects I love going to the various thrift stores all around boulder where you can find the most eclectic assortment of second hand items. Upon my search for ideas I stumbled upon a beautiful Tivoli alarm clock from 10 years ago for only $15. New these would sell for upwards of 300 and Tivoli Audio products are well known for their minimal design and high quality audio features. I took the clock home and immediately became upset with the square clock on a round table. This round table was ordered on amazon by my dad and honestly I’ve never been a fan. Now that I have a good reason to figure out a new solution to this aesthetic conundrum.

To solve this, I will now create a new table for my bedside! My inspiration for this new concept comes from looking at all these random objects in the thrift store and seeing how I can take an object that has one intended function and use it for something completely different. The perfect item I found was a old tripod I saw sitting in the far corner of the store. Upon closer inspection it was a 80’s made in the USA Tiltall tripod, this will act as the base of my table. I have yet to decide what I will use for the table, besides that the combination of the tripod and a table will form a sort of industrial aesthetic, with a slightly rougher more mechanical look to the table. I’m looking forward to finishing this project up and having a nice bedside table.