A recent discovery of this artistic recycling trend has me wishing I had some expendable books in my collection.People do some pretty cool things with their old tomes, and my brain-wheels are turning now ...
'Book' bookshelves are popular, and some of my favorites.
(above from Design Squish)
An iPod carrier (I don't know why you'd want an iPod carrier ... But you could put anything in there, really) Courtesy of Unplggd.com 
Books can be planting pots 
Sculptures 
Even lighting fixtures (called 'Boeklampen') 
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It wasn't long before I was eyeing my trashiest paperbacks with malicious intent.
The one on the left was an emergency 'I ran out of books to read and have an 8 hour flight' airport grab. The other two were both found abandoned in classrooms at school; I was pretty excited about their covers, so I nabbed 'em.
Just to test the waters, I decided to give poor long-haired, silk-shirted Sebastian a little taste of my drill.
(insert maniacal evil laughter here)
He didn't like it.
But I DID.
Actually, it was really really really seriously fun (my Dad used to be a librarian ... I have a psychological conflict regarding proper book treatment).
Except I'd really been hoping for a cleaner cut.
Still, the brain-wheels will keep turning. I think maybe I just need to take a saw to Sebastian.
(Insert ominous 'Dun, dun, duuuuuuunn' here)
