Efficient uses for old windows with DIY project ideas and crafts to decorate home and garden with creative budget friendly and recycle option
The whole project only took Horwitz and Olson a few months and a shoestring budget of $500 to complete.
Located in the mountains of West Virginia, photographer Nick Olson and designer Lilah Horwitz have built their own enchanting retreat made out of
I am becoming more eco-aware as I get older. I pay more attention to recycling, and even found myself looking at some homes built from recycled materials
Build an affordable DIY greenhouse from recycled old windows to extend your gardening season and enhance your outdoor area.
Here's a great find that was sent to me by Kari Cooper.... who also attended our Tiny House Building Workshop last week, AND brought her yurt out for display (we'll have a video on that soon). If you ever want to build a wall of windows like this, here are a few simple tips: 1. Try to locate old discarded windows that still have their putty work intact. Loose mullions and putty can be a pain to fix, and some of the old crumbling putty might have asbestos in it. Better to leave it behind if it needs too much work and is becoming loose. 2. DO make sure you further support the windows with vertical structural members. These windows can only be stacked so high when unsupported- gravity will eventually win and crack them, or worse. 3. DO lay them out ahead of time to see how they might best fit together. This will avoid costly layout mistakes later on if you were to ad lib it, mess up, and have to start over. -Derek "Deek" Diedricksen
Revamp old windows into chic decor with our easy upcycling tips for a stylish, sustainable home.
Creative ways to recycle old windows offer fantastic home decorating projects and backyard ideas
It took me about one hour to decide what I would do with these windows after I picked them up off the side of the road. I built this modified pergola and I thin…
DIY garden projects anyone can make for home gardening. Great list of must haves for a small and big garden, backyard, patio and outdoor space
Old wood windows are a great material to reuse and recycle for creating unique garden structures, greenhouses, glass fences and outdoor furniture, like coffee tables and glass cabinets with shelves
Check out some of these great looking, and inventive structures, all which have utilized many discarded (recycled) windows in one way or another. We'll actually be doing a demo on re-glazing windows at our North Carolina (Wilmington) Tiny House Workshops as well- April 26th-28th. Above: I just LOVE how the builder kept the original paint and stain color on each window...... From re-store.org Photo from Houzz.com wordever.com A greenhouse cabin I built with recycled windows (and some homemade) for a MA-based horror author If you're looking to recycle free windows into a tiny house, cabin, or greenhouse, here's a video I did a little ways back on the subject- something we cover in the workshops for The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company too.... -Derek "Deek" Diedricksen
Santa Barbara architect Jeff Shelton is known for his fanciful, almost Gaudi-esque buildings (see his Abitt Tower, for instance). We also like his garden h
Just an old window flip from a few months back. I lived it so much that I kept it 😉 I have five or six windows outside now letting Mother Nature get...
TBH, some of these are nicer than my actual house.
Carla Middleton Architecture has recently completed the renovation of a home, that includes a rear addition built with recycled bricks.
Do you have some wall space you need to fill up with something beautiful? Do you need functional pieces that look pretty, too? Do you have old windows kicking around? If you answered 'yes' to
Recycled glass window (via Recycled Glass Bottles)
Find out exactly how to build your own hobby greenhouse using old up-cycled windows. This style of greenhouse can be used for seed starting, potted plants, and more!
