JFK home renovation castoffs are transformed into artworks

HYANNIS PORT, Massachusetts - What once were pieces of John F. Kennedy's home are now pieces of art.

Floorboards, window panes, shingles, electrical fixtures, faded wallpaper, rusted nails and even a metal hook that once held a porch swing are among the ordinary items salvaged during an overhaul of JFK's Cape Cod home and transformed by local artists into mixed media artwork inspired by the assassinated former president who was born 100 years ago this month.

When not in Washington, JFK, Jacqueline Kennedy and their two young children resided in the nine-bedroom home with stunning ocean views from 1958 until his death in 1963.