Kerala Man Upcycles Car & Bike Parts To Decorate His Newly Built Home [Video]

Building a house is a dream for many, and they often try their best to integrate a part of their personality into their homes. For example, if you go to a musician’s house, you would find instruments or perhaps anything related to music being used as part of the interior design. Similarly, if the house belongs to an auto enthusiast, his or her passion for cars would clearly reflect in the house. We have a video of one such man from Kerala who decided to upcycle old car and bike parts to make them a part of his dream home.

There are several videos of this home available on the internet, but we’ll share the one that was featured on Fasttrack by Manorama Online on their YouTube channel. In this video, we see Mr. Vijesh, who resides in the Mavelikkara region of Kerala’s Alappuzha district. Vijesh, who is a mechanic by profession, recently built a home. Videos of this home have been going viral online. He actually used spare parts and old body parts of bikes and cars to create decorative items for his home.

For example, he used the fuel tank of a Yamaha RX100 as a letterbox and also as a box for newspapers. Next, in the video, we see a couch made out of a Hindustan Ambassador. He actually chopped the front of the iconic sedan, removed the bonnet, and used the vacant spot to install seats. The armrest is made from the bulky part of the headlamps.

We then see the head of a Bajaj Chetak installed on the wall. The headlamp on this is actually functional and acts as a light at night. We also see a small glass table in the living room with a Yamaha RX100 engine under it.

The pressure plate from a Maruti Swift is repurposed as a clock, and we also see several tires cut in a way that creates a platform for his showcase.

The door handles of this house are also made from old spare parts and tools. The front split door gets a set of 20–22 spanners as door handles. Similarly, one of the bedrooms uses an old pair of pliers as a handle, while the other bedroom uses an old adjustable wrench. In the living room, we also see another Chetak that belonged to Mr. Vijesh.

Once the fitness certificate had expired, he decided to upcycle it as a couch for the living area. Only the front end of the scooter is used for the couch. The rest of the scooter is actually used as the counter in the kitchen. The dining table is placed next to the open kitchen, where we have a round glass table.

Under the transparent glass, we see several tools and old parts welded together to create the base. We also see a nozzle from a petrol pump used as a tap in the washbasin. The washbasin itself is fixed inside an old tire. The whole idea behind this project was to build Vijesh’s dream home without spending a lot.

Most of these items were available to him at his workshop, so he didn’t have to spend much. He mentions that the main reason behind this idea was to keep the cost of construction in check. He said that if he can afford to build another home, he’ll convert this house into a garage and has designed the whole place with this possibility in mind.