NASCAR Anyone?

I know, I know.... you think Georgia has finally captured me into being a beer drinking, gun-toting, NASCAR fan. No. I'm afraid that my "Yankee" parents and their influences on me as a young child are too strong for the appeal (?) of NASCAR to break through. However, I do love these.... (word of the day) UP-CYCLED, laser cut, scrap metal tables!

 
These tables are created by the company Bevara Design House, and they certainly make sustainability look mighty fine! These tables are created by taking metal scraps from a factory that creates parts for NASCAR, melting them down, creating new metal slabs, and then creating a laser-cut design in them. Most all of the tables from Bevara Design House have a similar design as far as the laser-cutting goes, but they make many different variations of the table. These tables also can be customized by different powder-coated finishes, or they can maintain the natural look of the scrap metal.

The process of powder coating may strike you as being harmful to the environment, but it is actually quite environmentally friendly! With the EPA's strict guidelines and their watchful presence, powder-coating has evolved into an environmentally benign process. The powder used is non-toxic and is VOC free. All in all, the powder coating process can only be as harmful as a slight presence of dust. Another plus for powder coating is that any excess that is sprayed can be 100% recycled. This is a process that, though much more expensive than that conveniently priced can of spray paint, should eliminate all other Aerosol coating processes in order to help improve the current environmental state! Who would have thought that powder coating could reduce the risk of greenhouse gases and global warming? Bevara Design House has clearly earned a BIG two thumbs up from me and my ongoing quest to find sustainable products that are not only concerned with the environment, but are also concerned with the art of design as well.