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Sleep it Off Inside a Wine Cask
Ever found that you drink a little too much on holidays? Now you can sleep it off inside of a wine cask in these repurposed 14,500 litre casks turned into hotel rooms. The Hotel de Vrouwe van Stavoren in the Netherlands offers you the opportunity to choose from one of their four upcycled rooms that are amazingly comfortable looking considering their start in life.
Upcycled Cardboard Sculptures
These amazingly realistic, lifesize sculptures are made with nothing more than cardboard and glue. Chris Gilmour is an artist whose creativity has been captured by the idea of upcycling. He literally picks up cardboard boxes from the street and takes them into his studio to be transformed into incredibly beautiful sculptures.
Green UpGrade Your Kid’s Toybox
This toy recycling truck is made in the United States from recycled milk jugs. How’s that for an eco-friendly toy for all of our green kids out there? The company making this toy, the aptly named Green Toys Inc., produces a whole line of toys from these used milk jugs that contain no BPA, lead [...]
Repurposed Aircraft: Jumbo Hostel
This decommission jumbo jet is a 747-200 which was built in 1976. It was last operated in 2002 and was purchased in 2006 by the hostel’s owner. It has 25 rooms with 85 beds in total. Most contain 3 bunk beds each except for the luxury suite in the cockpit.
Green UpGrade Your Kids Wardrobe
Environmental awareness is finally “popular”. What better way to spread the word than by plastering our kids with our messages? Everyone checks out cute kids…why not make their shirt something worth reading rather than another ad for Dora the Explorer or Disney? Many of the shirts available for sale have part of the proceeds go [...]
