WPC: The story of repurposing

This subject has again made me giddy and it was hard to stick to twenty images. There is just so much repurposing going on all around me.

Before the photo story unrevels, I wish to draw your attention to the last week on my blog. It was quite busy. I’ve even managed to more or less come up-to-date with the blogs I follow after a month. But on mine there were:

• a magnificently graceful staircase or two from Ljubljana Skyscraper;
• a photo gallery of my happy uncle for his birthday;
• the last Monday Window revealed a surprising guest star;
• twelve photos from last year’s March for my 2016 calendar;
• a lovely collection of sister’s south Asian photos featuring “coincidental” or just funny inscriptions;
• Thursday was again full of doors from Slovenian coastal towns;
• then we visited picturesque monsters in Ljubljana’s Metelkova City;
• only to say goodbye to the target of the worst monster of them all.

And now twenty examples of repurposing: from a former military prison that is now an offbeat hostel next to those same monsters in Metelkova City, to that Gigi d’Alessio CD which after two months on the road is beyond any repurposing.

Celica Hostel bar in Metelkova City, Ljubljana: from military prison to a funky hostel with unique artistic rooms, former cells.

Vila Vipolže in Brda, Slovenia: from Renaissance villa to multicultural centre.

Šmartno, Brda: from not-clear-what-but-apparently-mushrooms to a light fixture.

No doubt here: from sparkling wine bottles to an inspired and beloved chandelier. Father’s idea.

From mom to model. 😀

Mom is repurposing queen! From bricks and beach finds to “Piran Playoffs”, her artwork series.

Okay, maybe Niki de Saint Phalle wins. Il giardino dei tarocchi.

What this used to be is not clear, maybe a barrel, but now it’s a beauty. Three Ponds, Maribor, Slovenia.

Just a simple plate or two and our condominio is happier.

But these two are the plant winners around here.

Roma is like this: you turn the corner and baaaaam. Former theatre and who knows what, now a photo op and tourist candy. Largo di Torre Argentina.

From Etruscan transport-defence-other canal to a hiking trail. A Via Cava near Pitigliano.

From a former storage to my next studio. Hehe. It’s just opposite and it’s waiting for something…

From a tyre to a swing. Had one of those in the yard when little. Slavkov Dom above Ljubljana.

From stones and clothespins to tablecloth weights. (What did you think?)

From a useless space above the stairs to a bookshelf! Well done, amore!

From a bicycle and champagne to a wall decoration. It’s on the outside of Hotel Piran. Last time I strolled by, the bottle was gone.

A rather weird repurposing.

Much luck with this one!

As for Gigi’s “Where the heart takes me” – it’s beyond any repurposing. I think this means that my heart is here to stay.

Photo: © signature mmm

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: Repurpose