Showing posts with label upcycle us. Show all posts
Showing posts with label upcycle us. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Cable drawings

from here

Using a cable with cable attachments to re-create a frame or something else on the wall. Wonderful idea!
I would hang a simple mirror in the middle maybe or maybe not.


Friday, July 6, 2012

When Ikea uses upcycling in their ads

Not sure Ikea is delivering the right message in this ad, I seriously prefer this upcycled shelf to some from their catalog.


Monday, June 25, 2012

Upcycling a tennis ball

The most famous upcycling of a tennis ball is covering the trailer hitch ball. This is an other upcycling, a holder.

Found here

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Computer station and Lounge chair upcycled from a Vespa


I'm wondering if it's comfortable and functional?...



On the other side, this one looks much more comfy.



Found here



Thursday, June 14, 2012

upcycling coffe can into bird feeder









Few days ago I found this nice-looking can in the recycling bin and I could not resist to extent its life by finding a good use for it.



For one side, I used a can opener and folded it. For the other side I just cut the edge of the plastic lid and folded it the same way. then, you just have to fill the can with seeds and wait...

Friday, June 8, 2012

Hanging glass bottle on a wall

From Etsy

This way of hanging bottles reminded me of an old post (you can see by clicking here) with a tutorial to make torch from wine bottles:


A nice clean way to hang the bottles.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Barrel Seat

I just found this on Garden Trading.
Around $260 in store. It could be free if you have an old barrel somewhere and metal snips to cut it. I'm just wondering how to get dull edges. You might have to use clear tubing all along the edge.