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By Grace. Posted October 28, 2008 at 6:40 am. Filed under DIY Ideas, Repurposed and tagged , , , , , . Permalink. Subscribe to this post’s comments. Post a comment or leave a trackback.

Out of This World! Upcycling Ideas for Vintage Globes

Globes have been making appearances in decor magazines everywhere, but with these upcycled ideas, your vintage globes will enjoy fame around the world.

Left: The Idea Globe™, invented by NineInchNachosII, takes an ordinary globe and turns it into the perfect world for all your ideas and drawings.  Right: A vintage globe repurposed by slone2601 sheds perfect light on cosmopolitan workspaces.

Left: Serve up jet-setting snacks via Etsy seller’s streetwolf repurposed globe creation; the best part is that the entire bowl is made of repurposed materials, including vintage maps and an old cake stand.  Right: The South Pole is always on time with this fantastic repurposed vintage globe clock by Etsy seller IMOTIME.

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16 Comments

  1. 1
    Krissy
    October 28, 2008 at 2:07 pm
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    What a great roundup! The bowl is my favorite :)

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    Rachel
    October 28, 2008 at 4:14 pm
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    The lamp is my favorite! You always find the best ideas!

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    The City Sage
    October 28, 2008 at 6:48 pm
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    What fabulous globe creations! So many people I know are into globes and maps, and with the holidays coming up these would make terrific gifts. Great finds as always, Grace!

    Oh and thanks so much for your great response to my email about those chairs. I can’t wait to spend some time this weekend giving them a little love (after checking to make sure they’re not a hot item on eBay, of course :)

    xoxo
    Anne @ The City Sage

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    Amy
    October 29, 2008 at 3:02 am
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    Very clever these! :~)

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    jessica
    October 29, 2008 at 3:35 am
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    You can’t beat those globe pendant lights. Every time I read a post I want something. This is becoming an addiction.

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    Julia
    October 29, 2008 at 4:59 am
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    Woweee..I love the lamp and the idea globe! i can imagine writing dinner options and then giving it a spin during my wishy washy nights. You do find the best stuff :)

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    mayaluna
    October 29, 2008 at 11:15 am
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    These are just fabulous ideas! Love those pendants!!

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    cindy k
    October 30, 2008 at 9:51 pm
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    oh wow – you have the coolest things on your blog!! thank you so much for visiting us and your nice words. i’ll be back to visit you for sure.

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    Laume
    November 11, 2008 at 7:48 am
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    GMTA – here’s the globe lamp I made last year. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2203/2394552644_eb56032ee7_b.jpg

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    Julie
    December 20, 2008 at 1:12 pm
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    Wow your Blog is has everything it in I love! I stumbled upon it while doing a search query for an article I’m writing on Vintage Planters. I’m bookmarking this and checking back often. Love it!

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    pari virtuel
    December 26, 2008 at 2:48 pm
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    You have a good site, i enjoyed my stay!

  12. 12
    Tika
    January 5, 2009 at 3:36 am
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    I made a lamp exactly like that a few years ago… Seeing this pic brings me back good memories. I might just start making them again

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    March 16, 2009 at 8:15 pm
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  14. 15
    visit
    May 14, 2009 at 3:31 pm
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    I love this site, so thank you

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    Jennifer
    September 27, 2009 at 6:26 pm
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    I stumbled on your blog – I love the chalkboard globe idea. now I need to go out and find a globe!

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    Steven
    September 28, 2009 at 12:04 am
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    If you can only get your hand on one globe, but you want to try the idea globe and one of the other ideas, you could make a paper mache mould of the globe and paint that with the chalkboard paint, then use the actual mappy globe pieces for another project.

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