Auto furniture, the pros and cons of products, how to fit into the interior

Cars, motorcycles, airplanes - this is not only transport, but also the raw material from which you can make auto furniture, practical and very unusual in appearance. One of the most famous creators of such designs is Jake Chop. He has been manufacturing auto furniture since the early 60s of the XX century. Each of his products is an example of how to create a real interior decoration from scrap metal.

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Car owners who do not want to part with their already out of order (due to an accident or old age) cars, motorcycles, as well as other means of transportation, can give them a second life, using them as an element of decor. So the Mini Desk company, founded by Glynn Jenkins, is officially engaged in the production of office desks from the whole Morris Mini 1967, which made it famous.

Designers and craftsmen engaged in the production of auto furniture offer everyone who wants finished products from cars, as well as perform work on special projects. The customer can even agree on the design in the machine style of a whole room (usually non-residential): a restaurant, bar, cafe, shopping center, car service, tuning studio or car dealership. Within Russia, several furniture workshops also operate in this area, and many of these products are decorated with an artist’s autograph.

What can be done from automotive parts

There are infinitely many options for using cars (in whole or in part) indoors, which is associated with a variety of styles, an abundance of sizes and shapes of the parts used. For example, they can be converted into furniture such as:

sconces or floor lamps (shock absorbers or brake disks from motorcycles are often used for this);
coffee or coffee table (in this case, you can use a car radiator);
a shelf;
flower pot;
office or pool table;
bedside table;
armchair;
sofa;
individual office space (this requires a large car);
a small motorhome (a playroom for children or even real housing).

Car seats are more suitable for creating seats, and the engine often becomes the basis for the table. Bed machines for children have long ceased to be a novelty in the furniture market. To create a similar model for adults in the presence of inactive transport is quite possible. From the hood of the car you can organize a cozy sofa, and use the headlights as a lighting fixture. However, few people limit themselves to the most obvious options when creating designer furniture.

In some cases, such objects do not carry any functional load, but are used indoors only as wall or floor decoration.

In addition to real furniture for cars, spare parts and whole cars in various designs, their imitations can be used. In this case, we are not talking about the nostalgia of the former owner, but about the desire to convey the idea of speed, transience of what is happening, or simply about trying to make the room more original. The materials used to create such a car furniture are completely different: wood, metal, plastic. There are even models that are fully assembled from the LEGO constructor.

What styles are suitable

Since car parts do not always differ in small sizes, such car furniture fits better in rooms with an open layout, a minimum number of partitions, panoramic windows, and a complexly-organized artificial lighting system.

To create such furniture, transport that is out of order is used, but such designs look quite modern. Outdated cars can be used immediately in several different styles, where a significant part of the attention is paid to the texture and other features of the objects used:

The loft style is the brainchild of the empty brick New York factories of the 40s, which the poor bohemia of those times transformed to the extent of its strength into living quarters. Now, such a design is used in the decoration of ordinary apartments, furnished with auto furniture. To give the room the desired look, cement, brick, wood, metal and materials imitating them are most often used;
hi-tech (high technology) - this architectural direction was formed back in the 70s of the last century and at that time was considered as ultramodern, although real popularity and recognition came to it only in the next decade. This was not reflected in the external appearance of cities, but only in the internal appearance of apartments and offices, where emphasis was placed on pastel colors, as well as monumentality combined with complex forms. To create the image of technological housing, elements of glass, plastic and stainless steel were used. This allowed auto furniture to become an ideal option when designing premises in high-tech style;
steampunk (steam park) - initially steampunk was only a literary sci-fi trend, inspired by the ideas of steam energy and applied art of the 19th century. He later proved himself in architecture. Its main feature is the Victorian stylization of England: an abundance of levers, fans, gears, parts of steam engines, engines. Therefore, auto furniture is an ideal solution for rooms that need to be decorated in a steampunk style. To finish such an interior, copper, leather, wood polished to shine are used. The whole appearance of the room should speak of a complete rejection of industrial design, but car furniture will be appropriate here.

Although these styles to the greatest extent reveal the nature of auto furniture, this does not mean that it is inappropriate to use it anywhere else.

How to fit into the interior

Regardless of the chosen style, such furniture is sure to attract attention. Therefore, it is more convenient to immediately make such a furniture design an interior center. The easiest way to achieve the desired effect is to highlight the product using lighting (natural or artificial). You will also have to take into account the compatibility of car furniture with its surrounding space in color, texture and style.

Perhaps this will be one large object, or there may be many small elements. In any case, the automotive atmosphere is preserved thanks to the details (this applies mainly to rear-view mirrors, headlights and other recognizable elements). Without them, some objects are difficult to recognize as auto furniture. Given these simple moments, the furniture from a car can fit into almost any interior without any problems.