Category: Upcycling and Recycling

Are you thinking of getting a new office desk? If you are you might want to hold off buying one and build your desk out of recycled things. But what can you possibly use to build an office desk that might have otherwise have been recycled or even thrown away? The answer is just about anything and here are ten …

While you could buy a stationary holder online it will be more fun and much more rewarding to make one for something you can reuse and recycle. That is what these ten people have done, they have all made a stationery holder from amazing things and while some of them will be difficult to make ourselves they are still all …

With everyone taking more and more pictures with their smartphones there really isn’t a lot of love for picture frames these days. But I personally love to print off my digital photos and place them inside a picture frame. If you want to do the same you could always buy a new photo frame from a shop, but I think …

With summer coming up thick and fast you might want to consider getting a new bench for the garden. But why spend money when you can make one from various things that you might throw away? These ten garden benches are all made from things that have been repurposed, recycled and of course, reused…

We have already seen some pretty amazing sofas made from various recycled materials, but now it is time to look at armchairs. The term armchair means “a comfortable chair with side supports for a person’s arms.” OK, so some of these don’t look all that comfortable, but they do have armrests and they are all made recycled things. From Bathtubs …

While an Ikea coffee table doesn’t cost much you could try and make one of these amazing coffee tables instead of getting a new one. What is so special about these? They are all made from recycled things which means you are saving them from going to landfill and making yourself something amazing at the same time. If you are …

It doesn’t matter if you call it a sofa or a couch, what matters is how important they are to the room they are placed in. But having said that, I am not sure what rooms you would place any of these ten sofas in as they can be a little… quaint. They are all made from various recycled materials …

While it is nice to go out and buy a new bed you might want to consider making your own from recycled or upcycled things. The ten beds you are about to see are all made from such things, from pallets to things you wouldn’t have thought you could use in a million years…

Not long ago, researches showed that each person generates 4.5 pounds of waste daily. Based on the growing population, the world is left at risk from the harm that is caused by the waste. However, every institution has made a step further to ensure that every person understands the need to manage the waste from the home level.

Seeing as I care so much for the environment I thought I would bring you another post about recycling. But this time I thought we could look at ten amazing ways to recycle and reuse your empty pizza boxes.

The usual protocol after drinking a can of pop (if you’re American, a can of soda) is to throw it in a bin and then go on about your day without feeling guilty because you couldn’t be bothered with trying to recycle. In today’s society, we should ALL be trying to reduce our carbon footprint where we can and simply …

Have you ever seen those large cable spools that have industrially sized cable wrapped around them? If you have you might be interested to know that firms sell these large cable reels once they are empty and while that doesn’t sound all that interesting, what they can be used for is…

While 99.9% of people reading this won’t work on a farm there are other ways to get hold of old tractor tyres if you fancy copying one of these amazing ideas. From asking local farms to checking tyre replacement centres, they are always happy to off-load one for free…

Before you throw away that rusted old garden spade why not take a look at these ten ideas that turn them into something new. From practical things to decorative items, these ten ideas are all made with garden spades and they are all far better than sending it to a landfill…

URL OR ImageIf you have an old toolbox filled with rusting spanners (Wrenches) why not get yourself some new ones and make something amazing with the old ones! I have scoured the web looking for the best things to make and do with old spanners & wrenches, are here are ten of the very best of them…