Industrial metal wire can come in all shapes and sizes.  One of my favorites is the metal wire gym basket.  It’s a great accent for the home and has 101 uses.

Here are some metal wire baskets used to hold all kinds of things, bottles, tools, cork and even Chinese fortune cookies. Wire baskets can really come in handy to organize your home and at the same time add some vintage style. So when it’s time to relax, get your favorite bottle from an industrial metal wire wine rack. Cheers!

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Vintage industrial metal wire gym basket

Metal wire gym basket with vintage bottles

Metal wire gym basket with cool flowers

A close up of those flowers

Metal wire gym basket with some more cool flowers

This metal wire gym basket can hold your tools

And even your Chinese fortune cookies!

Industrial metal wire wine rack

Pick a bottle

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Click here to view Metal Wire Bottle Rack, $139 at HudsonGoods.com

Valise, french for a small overnight travel bag.  The origin is actually from valigia, which is Italian for suitcase.  These vintage bags or suitcases are made of canvas and leather and of course real metal locks.

They sure don’t make luggage like they used to.  These vintage bags are cool and made of all natural materials.  I like these particular bags because of their unique faded green canvas and touch of naturally worn leather.

Forget the wheels, I would have no problem carrying one of these vintage suitcases through the airport with my trusted leather handle.  But not sure it would fit under the seat!

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Vintage canvas luggage

Real leather handles

You’re in luck if your name is Poole.

I like the square suitcase on top

And real metal locks

That much and no wheels?

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It all started with a rock. No, you’re not at the beach.  But this is one big rock and those are real barnacles.  Who would have thought to make a chandelier out of barnacles?

Not everything has to look like it came out of a Pottery Barn catalog.  This chandelier is unique made out of barnacles and shells.  It would look great in a bathroom or a beach style indoor porch off the back of your home.  So next time you go to pick out a chandelier for your home, think outside the box, or should I say outside the rock!

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This is one big rock

A closer look at the barnacles

Cool shell and barnacle chandelier

I’m heading to the beach to pick up some shells!

Click here to view Recycled Marine Wood Picture Frames, $39 at HudsonGoods.com

Click here to view Recycled Marine Wood Picture Frames, $49 at HudsonGoods.com

Wikipedia, a propeller is a type of fan which transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust.  So why is that we want to hang them completely stationary on our walls?  Well, they just don’t make wood propellers anymore and now they can be used to make great wall art.

This propeller is made from all wood and the mechanical drawings next to it are just as cool.   These prints give a great industrial look to the wall and they are original too.  And if large wood propellers aren’t your thing, check out these miniature wood propellers on these vintage plane engines.  They just don’t make them like they used to!

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Wood propeller and mechanical drawing

Nice wood and the exposed brick is not bad either

Everything has its price

Vintage mechanical drawing

A closer look at this blueprint

It flies!

Collection of vintage toy plane engines

With wood propellers

They’re small but they are wood

Click here to view Metal Flower Cage Pendant, $139 at HudsonGoods.com

Click here to view Metal Flower Cage Pendant, $139 at HudsonGoods.com

Who would have thought that you could turn a drum into an end table or even a hanging lamp?  Well, now you can.  These drums come in bright decorative colors with real leather straps and thick rope.  So if you are musically inclined or always wanted to be in a marching band, check out these cool drums that are now being used for home furnishings.

These drums can be stacked in a corner, used as an end table by the sofa or even hung over the table for drum light dining.  So go ahead and march to the beat of a different drummer!

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Stacked decorative drums

Cool drum with real leather and rope

Real leather and rope will cost you

Large drum end table

Same drum price

Drum lighting

A closer look at this drum chandelier

A pricey drum

Click here to view Distressed Wood End Table, $249 at HudsonGoods.com

Click here to view Distressed Wood End Table, $249 at HudsonGoods.com

Remember Lionel trains?  Growing up as a kid, these were one of my favorites.  If you see a toy train today, it’s a real novelty.  But back then, we all had a train set.

In today’s world of Sony PlayStation and Nintendo Wii, toy trains are a thing of the past.  Whatever happened to building something with your hands and the excitement when you were done.

These toy trains were made of metal, and some plastic, but they looked like the real thing.  And for those of us who remember, there were never enough curved railroad tracks!

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Vintage Lionel toy train set in it’s original box

That’s the transformer that makes it run

The all important train engine

A refrigerated freight car

Don’t forget the coal

Or the liquids

The caboose was my favorite

Lionel electric trains

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