Day 314: Guest Post – Tin Flower

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Anna, graphic designer from greece, shows us her wonderful shelf wall. Anna says: “I have named the tin shelf “Tin flower”. I used old tin …

Day 313: Guest Post – Slide Lamp

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Ann-Sophie, who already sent us her great folding lamp on day 308, presents us another lamp model that she made. Ann-Sophie says: “My project is …

Day 312: Guest Post – Cable Reel Table

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Petra presents us her little table, that she and Wilfried made from an old cable reel. Petra says: “We (Wilfried and I) added some beechwoodsticks …

Day 311: Guest Post – Wooden Barrel Shelf

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Amelie presents us another nice idea. Amelie says: “This herb-shelf is made from staves of an old oak barrel, two thread rods, some screw nuts …

Day 310: Guest Post – Playstation HD Case

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And another post by Rainer. Rainer says: “This is a broken playstation 1, which I hollowed out, to hide a hard drive inside. It is …

Day 309: Guest Post – Guest Shoe Holder

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Sandra shows us hwo she keeps her guest slippers. Sandra says: “From collected cloth- and ribbon-leftovers I (partly hand-) sewed this guest shoe holder and …

Day 308: Guest Post – Tetra Folding Lamp

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Ann-Sophie, student from Hamburg and passionate DIY-girl, shows us her lamp made from empty TetraPaks. Ann-Sophie says: “Here you can find the tutorial to my …

Day 307: Guest Post – Skate Shelf

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Rainer, our (for the moment) main supplier of new upcycling ideas, shows us his shelf made from old skate decks. Rainer says: “A friend of …

Day 306: Guest Post – Can Light

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In anticipation of a warmer season with gardenparties and co, Tabea already sends us a lightening idea. Tabea says: “Simply hammer little holes with a …

Day 305: Guest Post – Layered Cardboard Stool

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Today we have light but durable furniture from Roland. Roland says: “For a short period of time I moved into a transitional flat, so I …

Day 304: Guest Post – Landline-iPhone

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Another post from Rainer, that combines old and new like Judiths Kindle book. Rainer says: “An old phone from the flea market now serves as my charging …

Day 303: Guest Post – Beer Can Hammock

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Rebekka studies stage and costume design and sent us this funny idea for a hammock made of beer cans. Here you see how she made it. Of course …

Day 302: Guest Post – Praline Pin Board

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Smillia loves tinkering – for us she made this pretty pin board. Smillia says: “This “pin board” is made of an old praline box. Decorated with holiday …

Day 301: Guest Post – Sprout Jar

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Hanna from Vienna uses empty preserving jars to grow sprouts. Here you find a lot of information on how to grow sprouts. Hanna says: “Sprouts are super healthy, they …

Day 300: Guest Post – Laptop Envelope

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Rainer sent us a clever idea for thin laptops for our 300-day anniversary. Here you find more. Rainer says: “A used bubble wrap envelope, for stabilisation wrapped in adhesive …

Day 299: Guest Post – Toothbrush Case

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Sophie, communication designer from Hamburg, collects toothbrushes and shows us what she makes with them. Sophie says: “This is a toothbrush holder made from old toothbrush …

Day 298: Guest Post – Kindle Book

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No new technology can replace the feel of an old book. Judith brings both together. Judith says: “I recently got a Kindle and, to my …

Day 297: Guest Post – Wood Curtain

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Another graet idea by Rainer, this time made from wooden left overs. Here you find more of his ideas. Rainer says: “In my office we got new …

Day 296: Guest Post – Plastic Pompon

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Lilly made a pompon from old plastic bags. You can use it for presents or as decoration. Lilly says: “Depending on the colour of the bag, you …

Day 295: Guest Post – Crown Cap Dino

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One more thing from Nina and her Upcycling-tuesday. There you can find the whole instruction. Nina says: “Today we used a disused crown cork collection, aswell as some Toffifee …

Day 294: Guest Post – Kitchenboard

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Julia made a memo board for short notes and all kind of kitchen-stuff. Julia says: “This is a kitchen board. You can use it to hang dish towels, …

Day 293: Guest Post – Skatedeck Wardrobe

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After Rainers window pictures he presents us today something for storage. Here you find more. Rainer says: “Old skate decks screwed on the wall as a wardrobe. Not …

Day 292: Guest Post – Shirt-dress-skirt

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Anja loves to use old material for her projects – for instance for this garment. Anja says: “There are so many beautiful fabrics! I turn a lot …

Day 291: Guest Post – Memoboard Globe

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From Jeanine we got this globe for notes. Here you can even buy it. Jeanine says: “Once upon a time there was an old globe that was not used anymore. …

Day 290: Guest Post – Window Picture

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From Rainer, online-concepter from Berlin, we got several beautiful things. Today you see his window picture. Here and here you can see more of his reused items. Rainer says: “I …

Day 289: Guest Post – Wood Plane Lamp

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Martin creates light objects made of scrap material. Here you can see more. Martin says: “Here is a small selection of my lamps. Lamps made from old carpenter equipment. …

Day 287: Guest Post – Book Postcards

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Architecture student Martina is showing more beautiful things here. Martina says: “To make more out old books I printed on the seperated pages and so created these “just because” …

Day 288: Guest Post – Kite Bags

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Reinhard, scientist at the Kepler University in Linz and excited upcycler, sent us these robust messenger bags made of kites.  Here you can see more. Reinhard says: “I …

Day 286: Guest Post – Hat Rack

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Wooden pallets are extremely versatile in their range of applications – today with a post by Timm. Timm says: “Our hat rack which is also serving as …

Day 285: Guest Post – Chips Boxes

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Lilly, freelance graphic designer, transforms empty chips cans into pretty storage boxes. Lilly says: “I turned old Pringles cans into new storage boxes. They are also …