I love old magazines so much and my biggest pet peeve is when I come across sellers on websites (ebay, etsy, etc.) who pull apart old mags and frame the ads to sell them as "art." There are some of us who still want to read those things and not just get a cheap giggle out of an ad for stockings or cigarettes!
On the other hand, I'm not totally opposed to refashioning old things, but I think it has to be done in the same mindset as repairs are done - that is, because you love a thing and want to keep using it and enjoying it. I don't really think you have to keep everything in the exact state you found it in just because it's original, but to me there's a world of difference between, say, reupholstering an old chair versus painting loads of old furniture with crackle varnish to make it "trendy" so that you can sell it. Repairs, reuse, and things that are made to last make me happy but tearing apart lovely and useful stuff just to stick parts together into "jewellery" or "art" usually strikes me as meaningless and wasteful.
On the other hand, I'm not totally opposed to refashioning old things, but I think it has to be done in the same mindset as repairs are done - that is, because you love a thing and want to keep using it and enjoying it. I don't really think you have to keep everything in the exact state you found it in just because it's original, but to me there's a world of difference between, say, reupholstering an old chair versus painting loads of old furniture with crackle varnish to make it "trendy" so that you can sell it. Repairs, reuse, and things that are made to last make me happy but tearing apart lovely and useful stuff just to stick parts together into "jewellery" or "art" usually strikes me as meaningless and wasteful.