Upcycling

Upcycling and vintage play a leading role in Strawberry Farm design. Read Part 1 and Part 2 about Strawberry Farm. At the entrance you can see unusual benches. ATM is also decorated in an original way.   A kind of chandelier attracts visitor`s attention for sure. Porcelain coffee pots ...

I love work of modern designers, who use things that we call garbage in everyday life :). You look at these creations and wonder HOW could these littter be turned into something like that?! Here is another finding — wonderful work by Lisa Kokin — American artist and designer. Quite by chance I found ...

As you know, handmade art is not limited by traditional techniques and types, it develops and uses modern materials, new techniques and trends. I want to talk about the direction that combines my favorite trends: upcycling (creative transformation of waste into art objects, household products, ...

Today I want to present you a tutorial on the decor of a wine bottle with volume relief. I will tell you how to decorate a bottle with putty and self-hardening mass. I am not a pioneer to make such a bottle, I will just tell how I have made it. You will need the following materials: glass bottle; ...

I have made a flower pot of a plastic bucket. This is a great idea to decorate your windowsill at home. The pot can be done very simply and does not require expensive materials. In this flower pot, you can safely plant flowers. You will need:* plastic bucket;• bandage:• PVA glue;• hot glue;* ...

What associations do you have with Sweden? What's the first thing that comes to mind? The Vikings? Pippi Longstocking? IKEA? Ensemble ABBA? Hockey? Karlsson on the roof? Last November I went on a business trip to Sweden and now I associate it with a country where a lot is being done for the ...

The second life of old things can be much more exciting :) Inexhaustible imagination and skillful hands! Everything you need to turn rubbish into a table or floor lamp. And if you think homemade lighting devices can hardly take a place at home, it's not so — give a little irony even to the most ...

Do you emember as a kid how a little bottle with a flower skirt could turn into a princess and anything else into its carriage? Thanks to our childhood fantasies, as adults, we are able to see something new and unusual in various old objects. And if you happen to have an antique bed or its parts, ...