{"id":37808,"date":"2015-06-28T06:56:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-28T06:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designbuzz.com\/?p=37808"},"modified":"2015-06-29T07:48:14","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T07:48:14","slug":"neat-upcycling-projects-that-tune-your-green-thumb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designbuzz.com\/neat-upcycling-projects-that-tune-your-green-thumb\/","title":{"rendered":"Neat upcycling projects that tune your green thumb"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"79269cf5c79b40a0fba5c0560fa469d3\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>We are all thumbs up for the upcycling movement, which makes recycling look like a pathetic effort at best. After all, it is not just about doing the same thing over and over again, it should be about enhancing value and coming up with novel ways of reusing refuse. Anyhow, we give to you some of the best upcycling ideas that have caught our attention.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>TerraCycle\u2019s head office:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37854\" src=\"https:\/\/designbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/TerraCycle\u2019s-head-office.jpg\" alt=\"TerraCycle\u2019s head office\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/TerraCycle\u2019s-head-office.jpg 600w, https:\/\/designbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/TerraCycle\u2019s-head-office-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2001, a company started in New Jersey, which was centered on compost. Since then TerraCycle has grown to be global but it has stayed true to its roots, with no greater testimony than company\u2019s head office. Tiffany Threadgould, TerraCycle\u2019s head designer has upcycled everything from old film reels to recycled graffiti from walls outside. To give you just one instance of their ingenuity, the walls inside the office are created from old plastic bottles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bohemian Guitars:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37853\" src=\"https:\/\/designbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Bohemian-Guitars.jpg\" alt=\"Bohemian Guitars\" width=\"600\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Bohemian-Guitars.jpg 600w, https:\/\/designbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Bohemian-Guitars-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/designbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Bohemian-Guitars-404x600.jpg 404w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shelling out huge bucks for a musical instrument can be a drag on spirits. After all music is about creativity and artistic reflection. This is where Bohemian Guitars come in. Musical instruments get created out of old metal oil cans, and discarded rubber. Even old guitars contribute by donating parts. Conceptualized by Lee brothers from Johannesburg, these guitars contribute in yet another green way. A tree gets planted for each instrument sold.<\/p><div class=\"79269cf5c79b40a0fba5c0560fa469d3\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Wine Barrel Hotel:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37852\" src=\"https:\/\/designbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Wine-Barrel-Hotel.jpg\" alt=\"Wine Barrel Hotel\" width=\"600\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Wine-Barrel-Hotel.jpg 600w, https:\/\/designbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Wine-Barrel-Hotel-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hotel De Vrouwe van Stavoren in the Netherlands has come with a great idea to reuse the old wine barrels. With a 15000 liters capacity it would have been pretty difficult to find an alternate use for them. That is until four of these were converted into a series of cozy hotel rooms. Perhaps this may be start of a trend and more conversions of wine barrels may be in the offing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Great Crate:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37851\" src=\"https:\/\/designbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/The-Great-Crate.jpg\" alt=\"The Great Crate\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/The-Great-Crate.jpg 600w, https:\/\/designbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/The-Great-Crate-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last entry in this post is an upcycling project that takes care of that dreaded plastic. Plastic milk crates have found use as a mammoth container garden. Australia\u2019s Art &amp; About festival in Sydney is the setting for this exhibit which came about as a result of community participation. Seeds for planting were distributed in the neighborhood and people nurtured the plants at home before transferring them to the crates\u2019 installed. 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