Category: Upcycling and Recycling

You might have thought that there isn’t a whole lot you could do with a train that is going to the scrapyard, but you would be wrong. These ten things you are about to see are all made form train parts, train tacks and everything else train related that is often sent to the scrap yard. But these things are …

You have probably seen countless things people have made with old wooden ladders, but what more modern, metal ones? I have looked at all the ways people have recycled old metal and aluminium ladders and I think these ten I have chosen ten great ideas and while some of them are not all that useful they are all good ways …

As time goes on we all have tools on the shed or toolbox that go a little rusted and unsafe to use. Spanners are often one of the worst things for thing for this, but the good news is you can also recycle, repurpose and reuse them into one of these amazing things…

We have already seen some amazing things you can make with a Coke-Cola can. but now it is the turn for Pepsi cans to get upcycled. While some of these ten ideas will be above most people skill levels they are all still good ideas. If you love your Pepsi as much as I do, you might want to try …

So you have just finished your refreshing can of Coke-Cola and are probably going to put that empty can into the recycling. But what if you could repurpose it, upcycle it and turn it into something new? That would be better than recycling it and here are ten great things you can make with empty Coke-Cola cans…

While buying a new jewellery box is nice to make it really special you should try making one yourself. And if you can make it from recycled materials it will be even better! I have ten jewellery boxes that do just that and while some of them don’t come with making guide they should give you some inspiration to make …

What is the point in having and owning so many amazing sets of earrings when you are not going to display them, just chuck them into a draw somewhere!? Why not put them out on display and at the same time make great use of something that you might have otherwise thrown away! Take these ten ideas for inspiration and …

Do you want to make a small border between your lawn and your lovely new plants? Why not recycle something that would have ended up in a landfill! It seems to can use just about anything, but I have found ten of the very best things you can use to make a garden border and all of them make great …

Now we have housed our birds with those birdhouses made from recycled things we need to feed them and there are so many great things you can turn into a bird feeder that I could talk about it all day long! But this is just a small list of ten of the very best things you can use to make …

These days buying a new birdhouse is pretty cheap to buy (no pun intended). But why buy new when you could make one of these birdhouses that are all made from amazing things! From bottle corks to things you won’t blive. If you have ever wanted to build your own birdhouse this is the post for you…

Are you thinking of making a chicken coop? If you are you might want to save some money and make one of these out of recycled and repurposed things. To be fair, some look amazing and others more for temporary use, but they do at least save more rubbish going to a landfill and that can only be a good …

While many of these staircases look amazing I can only imagine they are more for aesthetics rather than practical use. But it is always nice to look at them and I bring you ten of the most amazing staircases all made from recycled materials…

These days you can buy a shed for pennies at many garden shops, but why buy one when you could get the satisfaction of making one! You will need some serious skills to replicate many of these sheds you are about to see, but if you can pull it off that simple garden shed could become a thing of pride…

You could grab yourself a cheap wine rack from IKEA, or you could make it something special by making it from recycled things. I have found ten people who have done just that and turned all sorts of things into wine racks and some of them look simply amazing…

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 …