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All articles filed in copper pipe

diy how-to ideas from artists lighting materials for making mindset tools/wares

Bent Copper Tubing Lamp Sculpture DIY (after Anna Fasshauer)

We’ve written about all sorts of practical things made out of copper pipe and tubing from room dividers to tables.The copper lighting we’ve posted has been simple, with one or two bends NOT the wonderfully freeform tangles of artist Anna Fasshauer’s light sculptures. Which seem, possibly, diy-able.

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bathroom diy material materials for making renovation space/home

exposed copper bath pipes = towel warmer + sculpture

We’ve long been fans of copper plumbing pipes being configured on the OUTSIDE of bathroom walls to make interesting sculptural fixtures (not to mention, using copper pipe in general for pot racks, books shelves, closet fittings). And even though we’re not crazy about the somewhat drear gray tiles in this bathroom, we LOVE the creative…

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faucets made from black and copper piping
bathroom diy material materials for making space/home

black + copper pipe sculptural faucets + corian counters

Take away the visual clutter (pots, cutting boards, dishtowels) and you can see a wonderfully distressed wall with very cool faucets made from black and copper piping, materials available at many hardware and plumbing supply stores. It’s a variation on the theme of sculptural diy faucets which we love: endless possibilities for configuring the bendable pipe…

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copper pipe inspirations in Amsterdam barber shop
cool spaces diy how-to repurpose + reclaim space/home

copper pipe lust: inspirations from a chic dutch barber shop

We love copper pipe and have blogged a fab diy table made of it as well as sculptural faucets. But this picture of this Amsterdam coffee shop took our copper imaginings to new heights: copper pipe light fixtures, copper pipe faucets, and copper pipe hooks, all in one space!!

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