sustainabilitySounds Wood: Speakers Made From Recycled Logs
Call it the sweet sound of sustainability - Rockit Logs, wood-cased audiophile wireless speakers handcrafted from…
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recycledEco Sculpture by the Sea: Pavilion Made of 70,000 Bottle Caps
A wave-like sculpture mimics the surface of the adjacent sea in Aarhus, Denmark in an abstract composition made…
Geography & TravelJet Set: Reclaimed Aircraft Renovated into 2-Bedroom Apartment
Sleeping on an airplane isn’t typically an attractive prospect, conjuring visions of crammed limbs and the…
Geography & TravelTrashy Hotel: 22 Temporary Rooms Made of Junk
If someone told you a hotel is trashy, that would most likely turn you off with visions of unsanitary conditions…
recycledCreative Bus Conversion: Public Transit Turned Russian Night Club
Now here’s a fun and creative way to re-use a junky old decommissioned city bus: turn it into a rolling night…
Art & DesignBamboo & Teak Huts Offer Temporary Homes to Thai Refugees
Huts made of local bamboo and reclaimed teak wood offer temporary accommodation to refugees arriving in Thailand…
Art & DesignRecycled Barn Wood Gives Restaurant Interior a Dynamic Feel
Timber reclaimed from a barn creates visually arresting diagonal lines as it’s applied to virtually every…
Home & GardenJunk House: 11 Bold Buildings Made of Reclaimed Materials
Everything (including the kitchen sink!) from Pepsi cans to sewer pipes has been reclaimed to form the basis of…
recycledHot Rod Tub: Scrap Car Transformed into Fun Jacuzzi
Just because this old European sedan’s years of usefulness on the road were over didn’t mean it had to go to…
Home & GardenBeautiful Modern Cabin is Made of Leftover Building Materials
With its clean lines and wall of windows facing views of the Sonoma Coast in California, the Breuer Cabin has a…
Art & DesignUpcycled Furniture: Finding Unexpected New Uses for Trash
We've all heard the saying "one man's trash is another man's treasure" – and furniture maker…
DIYColorful Homeless Shelters Made of Reclaimed Urban Trash
Pallets, refrigerator doors, dog crates, pickup truck toppers, aluminum cans: all of these discarded items and…
travelRooftop Pool Transformed into Food-Producing Garden
Guests at New York City’s Ink48 Hotel can step down into a former rooftop swimming pool to dine surrounded by…
Home & GardenWooden Boats Recycled Into Stunning House in Spain
This gorgeous wooden house gets its charming exterior siding from an unusual source: reclaimed ‘bateaus’ used…
Home & GardenEco Etsy: 12 Home Furnishings Made with Reclaimed Wood
Wood reclaimed from old tobacco barns, workshops, farm crates and other sources has so much history and character.…
architectureMore Than a Box: 14 More Fun Shipping Container Projects
Often discarded after just a few uses, shipping containers are cheap and readily available, making them an ideal…
reclaimedUrban Farm Unit is a Greenhouse in a Shipping Container
Inexpensive, eco-friendly and portable, shipping containers offer the ideal basis for urban farms that could be…
Art & DesignBird-Brained Recycling: Avian Homes from Plastic Bottles
What’s the easiest, most low-tech way to create something useful from a plastic bottle? There are lots of ideas,…
Home & GardenRadical Reclaimed Furniture: 13 Trash Transformations
When you look at a pile of discarded items at a junkyard or sitting at the curb, what do you see? Most people view…
greenBrick-Shaped Beer Bottles Save Space, Become Building Blocks
There’s a reason beer bottles are shaped like they are – they fit perfectly into the palms of our hands and…
