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What are you at? This is it: Old buildings, new furniture

When John Smyth is working in older buildings he often comes across bits and pieces of material he can repurpose into furniture—with a very specific address.

Stair and railing builder John Smyth rescues old wood for new projects

Old buildings, new furniture

9 years ago
Duration 1:21
John Smythe salvages material from buildings under renovation and crafts them into unique pieces of small furniture.

In his day job John Smyth builds custom staircases and railings. When he's working in older buildings, he often comes across bits and pieces of material that he has to remove and replace.

That's when John Smyth starts working on some side projects - furniture with very specific addresses.

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