diff --git a/lib/binary/serializable.h b/lib/binary/serializable.h
index f514151..0a67d7b 100644
--- a/lib/binary/serializable.h
+++ b/lib/binary/serializable.h
@@ -18,22 +18,31 @@ namespace ReflectiveRapidJSON {
  * \brief The BinarySerializable class provides the CRTP-base for (de)serializable objects.
  */
 template <typename Type> struct BinarySerializable {
-    void serialize(std::ostream &outputStream) const;
-    void deserialize(std::istream &inputStream);
+    void toBinary(std::ostream &outputStream) const;
+    void restoreFromBinary(std::istream &inputStream);
+    static Type fromBinary(std::istream &inputStream);
 
     static constexpr const char *qualifiedName = "ReflectiveRapidJSON::BinarySerializable";
 };
 
-template <typename Type> inline void BinarySerializable<Type>::serialize(std::ostream &outputStream) const
+template <typename Type> inline void BinarySerializable<Type>::toBinary(std::ostream &outputStream) const
 {
     BinaryReflector::BinarySerializer(&outputStream).write(static_cast<const Type &>(*this));
 }
 
-template <typename Type> inline void BinarySerializable<Type>::deserialize(std::istream &inputStream)
+template <typename Type> inline void BinarySerializable<Type>::restoreFromBinary(std::istream &inputStream)
 {
     BinaryReflector::BinaryDeserializer(&inputStream).read(static_cast<Type &>(*this));
 }
 
+template<typename Type>
+Type BinarySerializable<Type>::fromBinary(std::istream &inputStream)
+{
+    Type object;
+    static_cast<BinarySerializable<Type> &>(object).restoreFromBinary(inputStream);
+    return object;
+}
+
 /*!
  * \def The REFLECTIVE_RAPIDJSON_MAKE_BINARY_SERIALIZABLE macro allows to adapt (de)serialization for types defined in 3rd party header files.
  * \remarks The struct will not have the toBinary() and fromBinary() methods available. Use the corresponding functions in the namespace
diff --git a/lib/tests/binaryreflector-boosthana.cpp b/lib/tests/binaryreflector-boosthana.cpp
index 4dc68fd..5328cf1 100644
--- a/lib/tests/binaryreflector-boosthana.cpp
+++ b/lib/tests/binaryreflector-boosthana.cpp
@@ -83,12 +83,10 @@ void BinaryReflectorBoostHanaTests::testSerializingAndDeserializing()
 
     stringstream stream(ios_base::in | ios_base::out | ios_base::binary);
     stream.exceptions(ios_base::failbit | ios_base::badbit);
-    nestingObject.serialize(stream);
-
-    NestingArrayBinaryHana deserializedObject;
-    deserializedObject.deserialize(stream);
-    const TestObjectBinaryHana &deserializedTestObj(deserializedObject.testObjects.at(0));
+    nestingObject.toBinary(stream);
 
+    const auto deserializedObject(NestingArrayBinaryHana::fromBinary(stream));
+    const auto &deserializedTestObj(deserializedObject.testObjects.at(0));
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(nestingObject.name, deserializedObject.name);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(testObject.number, deserializedTestObj.number);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(testObject.number2, deserializedTestObj.number2);
diff --git a/lib/tests/binaryreflector.cpp b/lib/tests/binaryreflector.cpp
index 86a6a16..c20c24e 100644
--- a/lib/tests/binaryreflector.cpp
+++ b/lib/tests/binaryreflector.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ void BinaryReflectorTests::testSerializeSimpleStruct()
     stream.exceptions(ios_base::failbit | ios_base::badbit);
     m_buffer.resize(m_expectedTestObj.size());
     stream.rdbuf()->pubsetbuf(reinterpret_cast<char *>(m_buffer.data()), static_cast<streamsize>(m_buffer.size()));
-    m_testObj.serialize(stream);
+    m_testObj.toBinary(stream);
 
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(m_expectedTestObj, m_buffer);
 }
@@ -250,8 +250,7 @@ void BinaryReflectorTests::testDeserializeSimpleStruct()
     stringstream stream(ios_base::in | ios_base::binary);
     stream.exceptions(ios_base::failbit | ios_base::badbit);
     stream.rdbuf()->pubsetbuf(reinterpret_cast<char *>(m_expectedTestObj.data()), static_cast<streamsize>(m_expectedTestObj.size()));
-    TestObjectBinary deserialized;
-    deserialized.deserialize(stream);
+    const auto deserialized(TestObjectBinary::fromBinary(stream));
     assertTestObject(deserialized);
 }
 
@@ -261,7 +260,7 @@ void BinaryReflectorTests::testSerializeNestedStruct()
     stream.exceptions(ios_base::failbit | ios_base::badbit);
     m_buffer.resize(m_expectedNestedTestObj.size());
     stream.rdbuf()->pubsetbuf(reinterpret_cast<char *>(m_buffer.data()), static_cast<streamsize>(m_buffer.size()));
-    m_nestedTestObj.serialize(stream);
+    m_nestedTestObj.toBinary(stream);
 
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(m_expectedNestedTestObj, m_buffer);
 }
@@ -271,9 +270,8 @@ void BinaryReflectorTests::testDeserializeNestedStruct()
     stringstream stream(ios_base::in | ios_base::binary);
     stream.exceptions(ios_base::failbit | ios_base::badbit);
     stream.rdbuf()->pubsetbuf(reinterpret_cast<char *>(m_expectedNestedTestObj.data()), static_cast<streamsize>(m_expectedNestedTestObj.size()));
-    NestingArrayBinary deserialized;
-    deserialized.deserialize(stream);
 
+    const auto deserialized(NestingArrayBinary::fromBinary(stream));
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(m_nestedTestObj.name, deserialized.name);
     for (const auto &testObj : deserialized.testObjects) {
         assertTestObject(testObj);