# Vintage Vehicle Seating The Tailgate Garden Bench by Kathi Borrego is a Sentimental Creation By Meghan Young | Published 2013-01-28 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tailgate-garden-bench References: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/27/Tailgate-Bench/) & [kathisgardenart.blogspot](http://kathisgardenart.blogspot.ca/2012/07/team-building-garden-bench-with-old.html) The Tailgate Garden Bench would be a fun touch in anyone's backyard. It is made out of a vintage vehicle, specifically the broken tailgate of an old [Chevy](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/corvette-eray-hybrid). Combined with a wooden base, the rusted color of the car and its accompanying license plates add a good dose of visual interest. Like an antique tea pot or string of industrial lights, the Tailgate Garden Bench brings a lot of character to its surroundings. Designed by Kathi Borrego, a recycled metal artist in Harlan, Oregon, and built with the help of her husband, the Tailgate Garden Bench looks like it was the perfect project between the two. A sentimental creation, the [Chevrolet](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/1970-chevrolet) belonged to her dad and was originally built in 1972, the year Berrego was born. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 41% | Activity: 25% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Vintage Upcycling:** Repurposing vintage vehicles and parts for home decor and furniture presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for sustainable and unique design. - **Personalized Outdoor Decor:** Customized outdoor furniture made with sentimental items like vintage vehicles adds character to backyard or patio spaces and creates potential for individualized design. - **Rustic Chic Design:** The popularity of antique and vintage decor combined with modern design elements creates opportunities for rustic chic furniture like the Tailgate Garden Bench to disrupt the traditional home decor market. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Furniture Design:** Innovative furniture designers can create unique pieces using repurposed materials, like vintage vehicles or parts, to offer sustainable and personalized home decor options. - **Sustainable Design:** Repurposing vintage items, like the Tailgate Garden Bench, presents an opportunity for sustainable design in the home furniture and decor market. - **Outdoor Living:** Customized outdoor furniture pieces like the Tailgate Garden Bench demonstrate potential for unique and sentimental design in the outdoor living and patio furniture industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Dedicated Tailgating Truck Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cache-co-basecamp-system-20.md) - [Vibrant Outdoor Seating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metal-peacock-garden-bench.md) - [Restored Rustic Truck Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/1970-chevrolet.md) - [Sleek Public Seating Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leftover-bench.md) - [Traffic Light-Inspired Benches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/traffic-light-bench.md) - [Threshold Bench Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/torii.md) - [Tailgating SUV Functional Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/suv-kit.md) - [Ultra-Durable Bench Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/garden-bench.md) - [Chic Recycled Aluminum Benches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bello-bench.md)