You can't help but love large-scale creations made out of thousands of small Lego bricks, and it's even better when those objects are usable furniture. Legos speak to the kid in all of us, but they're also the ultimate tool for any DIY builder, because they don't require any tools or machines to create clocks, chairs, or even a DJ table. Click through the slideshow to see some of the top home furnishings that are made entirely from Lego bricks! If you think this Lego DJ table is cool, you might want to try making one yourself. DIY instructions for the table were created (in German) by Kai Muller of Spy Style. Former computer programmer turned professional Lego model builder Eric Harshbarger made this working grandfather clock with 35,000 bricks. It weighs almost 120 pounds! If you are thinking of renovating your kitchen, this Lego counter and cabinet base may give you some inspiration to consider! As This Munchausen Lego Kitchen was created by Parisian designers Simon Pillard and Philippe Rosetti.
This larger-than-life chair Lego chair was constructed by Alessandro Jordão’s as part of a group show called during NY Design Week in 2012. The chair was part of a larger collection of Lego creations made for the show. One of our favorite Lego furnishings is this CEO desk created by Swedish designers Stefan Holms and Johannes Tjemberg. It’s lovely Rococo style really works well with the juxtaposed hard shapes of the Lego block. ABGC Architecture and Design built this amazing board room table for ad agency Boys and Girls using 22,742 lego bricks. With a table like this in your office, it is bound to make meetings more fun!Bring out the kid in even the most serious design snob with this clever and fun DIY lego furniture! There’s no need to tediously stack thousands of Lego bricks together to construct these cushy and colorful masterpieces! Giant in size, these Lego-like Lunasoft LunaBlocks are made of expanded polypropylene, and they’re specially designed to be easily stackable, allowing DIYers to build (and reconfigure) an endless array of furniture options.
The bricks are available in three sizes/materials, featuring either 2, 4, or 8 pegs, and in colors: white, black, granite, pink, green, yellow and orange — there’s a design option for every fan of playful home decor. Created by Thierry Nahon and Philippe Landecker of Lunatic Construction, these brightly colored bricks may be arranged into playful, eye-catching furniture that is as unique as your imagination. From an inviting sofa and sweet stools, to an awesome dining room table and chairs, sleek shelving unit or leggy coffee table, LunaBlocks Lego-ish bricks are sure to delight children and the kid in all of us. Feeling inspired by toy-like furniture & decor? Check out our previous coverage of a musical xylophone coffee table, LED Gummi Bear lamps, enormous Tetris blocks turned furniture, a chair comprised solely of toy blocks, and a chair made from an old playground slide! + Lunasoft LunaBlocks 18,00 € per brickBricks EverblockEverblock ModularEverblock LegoChild EverblockEverblock GiantEverblock SystemBlocks MediumMedium BoxLego Building BlocksForwardBuild the life-sized object of your dreams with giant @LEGO bricks for adults.
It could be the biggest bargain on the property market: a two-storey house that’s being given away for nothing. The only drawback is that this des res is made entirely out of Lego – and you’ll have to find somewhere to put it.Top Gear presenter James May has just built the world’s first full-size Lego house – including a working toilet, hot shower and a very uncomfortable bed – using 3.3million plastic bricks. Toy storeys: James May and 1,000 helpers built the 20ft-tall Lego house on a wine estate in Surrey Stripe me: A close up of the fully functional house, which was built using 3.3million differently coloured bricks About 1,000 volunteers built the 20ft-tall house in Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking, Surrey – but now the vineyard needs the land back toIf no one collects it by 8am on Tuesday, it will be hacked to bits with chainsaws. May says Legoland reneged on a deal to take it to their theme park in Windsor, Berkshire, after deciding it would be too expensive to move.
Meanwhile, miffed Legoland managers criticised May for building the house without their help.May said: ‘I’m very unhappy about it. I feel as if I’m having my arm twisted into saying “knock it down”. Blocked sink: The bathroom with a working taps and basin made from Lego Cosy: James in the bedroom - and you'll never guess what he made the bed, pillows and slippers from! Purrfect: The home even comes with its own cat ‘Legoland only told us on Thursday they were not going to take it. Block head: The TV presenter built the house for his forthcoming BBC show, James May Toy Stories 'Knocking it down is just wrong on every level. really lovely thing – it would break the hearts of the 1,000 people who worked like dogs to build it.’ May believes that an art gallery, a children’s home or a wealthy private collector might be interested in the house. entrepreneurs hoping to make money from it would face legal problems as
Legoland has an exclusive licence to use the plastic bricks as a public Lego has also banned May from dismantling the structure and giving away the bricks, which the company donated for his forthcoming BBC show James May’s Toy Stories. ‘It would dilute Lego’s sales – we can only give them to charity,’ May said. May slept in the house on Friday night, on ‘the most uncomfortable bed I’ve ever slept in’ – when he also discovered the house was not waterproof. Martin Williams, marketing director of Legoland Windsor, said: ‘We’re disappointed we were not consulted as our model-makers could have advised on building a movable structure. ‘In our opinion, the only way to move the Lego house now is to cut into it, which would compromise the structural integrity and present us with Plastic fantastic: James in the multi-coloured hallway Building blocks: James even used Lego to make kitchen utensils, including a toaster, whisk, bread bin and iron