DIY: Give a Vintage Bed a Second Chance by Gilbert de Rooij

The whole idea of of this little tutorial is to show what some paint can do to an old object. Painting this bed and giving it a new look was done with the use of Chalk Paint®, a product by Annie Sloane. Like I said in another DIY post, I got exited about using her products when I stumbled upon a video by Annie Sloan about painting with chalk paint. The video is called ‘The paint, the person –…

Reuse old tube lights as a cool industrial chandelier

If you’re searching for a cool looking industrial piece of lighting, well this is it. This design by Castor Design is a great way to reuse old tube lights as a chandelier. Another object that normally gets thrown away. Now it has a new life as a light object. The lighting object is made of burnt-out fluorescent bulbs lit with new incandescent light bulbs. The design is available in vertical and…

Tetra Pak packaging reveals fashionable beauty

Tetra Pak packaging and covers form a magazine are great for upcycling. Here’re just two previously published ideas on what to do with these items. One is an impressive TetraBox Lamp collection by Ed Chew. And the other one is an amazing and stylish Magazine Bag by Anastasia Baron. And now I found a very interesting and beautiful combination of the two materials.

Repurposing waste into fashionable…

Stunning coffee table with indoor garden for a healthier interior

Maybe you don’t have a garden or maybe you just want more green in your home. Anyway, If you’re looking for an indoor garden, look no further. This see-through coffee table with a built-in terrarium is like a dream come true.

A healthy surrounding

But first of all, why should you have houseplants. Well, one of the best reasons to have houseplants, besides visual beauty and not having a…

Mesmerizing lace fashion made out of electrical wires

Today I’m glad to show you something very unique and totally different from what you usually see here on upcycleDZINE. First of all, it’s about lace fashion and second, it’s about upcycling an everyday material in a way you wouldn’t expect at all. I’m talking about using the lace technique to turn electrical wires waste into fashion.

Lace fashion out of waste?

Romanian fashion designer Alex…

Umbrella handles give upcycle chandelier a unique look and feel

In this post, you’ll find upcycle design by a designer that has already been featured a few times on this blog. And I must say he has a well-deserved place here on upcycleDZINE.

His name is Juraj Vyboh from Slovakia, and this time he upcycled a bunch of umbrellas. And not like many others by using the whole umbrella or whereby the screen serves as a lampshade, flower holder, or banner. No…

The eco-friendly guide to sorting waste, recycling and upcycling your old and unwanted items

Photo © Joel Crump

Recycling boxes and bins have made sorting our kitchen, household, and garden waste easier than ever, but for other refuse like clothing, it’s still not as simple. Here you’ll find new and interesting eco-friendly ways you can start sorting rubbish and upcycling your waste:

Ways to recycle and cardboard upcycling ideas

Textile recycling and upcycling clothes

What to do with…

Upcycle furniture composed of salvaged parts of shared bikes

One of the most popular categories on upcycleDZINE is upcycle furniture made out of bicycle parts. And I’m happy to have come across another great designer that embodies upcycling. His name is Qiang Huang from China. He studied product design at Donghua University graduating in 2012 with a Bachelors of Arts. In 2019, he received her Master of Fine Arts at Central Saint Martinsin the Industrial…

Intriguing upcycle combination: sewing table and a beer barrel

Once in a while, I come across an upcycle design piece that attracts my attention. And that includes the product in this post. It’s an amazing and fun creation called Beer Barbecue by Dutch designer Robin Koedood. He’s the founder of upcycle company Schrootmeester [Scrap master], based in Vlaardingen | The Netherlands. 

Two objects upcycled into one

The thing that really caught my eye…

upcycleDZINE is a blog that focuses on showing what upcycle design is all about. And not only that, but it also wants to show you inspiring upcycle ideas. In this group post, you’ll find 15 upcycle ideas to turn kitchen utensils into unique designs.

A collection of upcycle ideas

During a never-ending quest for inspiring and original upcycle design pieces, this blog grew into a place with an…

I hope you’ve noticed by now how much plastic there is. And how much plastic we throw away every day. It is nothing short of staggering. To show you exactly what we throw away, several artists have turned to plastic waste as a resource for their upcycle art pieces. A few amazing artists are Aurora Robson and Sayaka Ganz. Another one is Parisian graphic designer and artist Bruno Lefèvre-Brauer, aka

Shared Lady Beetle, designed by LUO studio, based in Beijing, China. It is a very small movable library, a storage cart, created for children to support education. The proportion of the library has perfect child-size. Now children are able to exchange the booksthat are secured on its shelves and reach neighborhoods not served by public libraries or bookmobiles. It is a small, very clever solution…

Kitchenware is a great upcycle design category. It contains many utensils that can be reused and upcycled into something quite original. And with his Key Storage, designer Micha Fohl proves that such a design does not have to be complicated.

Skimmer spoon abused

One day he visited a flea marketwhere he saw an old skimmer spoon. It immediately gave him an idea to abuse that utensil as…

Yes finally, it’s about skateboards again. Time to post an upcycle design stool created out of used skateboards. If you are a longtime visitor of this blog you might have noticed that upcycleDZINE is a great fan of skateboards. That’s because of the performed tricks, the way the boards look and last but not least, the upcycle possibilities of those old decks. Here are a few beautiful examples: Sk…

Plastic debris transforms into an impressive installation called Ding Dang.

An artist that has been featured here before on this blog is Canadian born Aurora Robson. She’s one of the leading artists using plastic debris. Her creations intercept the waste stream and by doing so she is finding ways to utilize waste by turning it into sculptures and installations.

Plastic debris

One of those installations is called ding dang. It’s an art piece created in 2017 and is…

Reuse Chopsticks to create upcycle furniture and homeware by ChopValue | upcycleDZINE

There’s a famous quote that goes like this: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. But it’s not Vegas I’m talking about today. No, it’s my most favorite city Vancouver. And luckily for upcycle design fans what happens in Vancouver, doesn’t stay in Vancouver. 

No, during my search for upcycle projectsand my interest in that city I stumbled upon a mind-blowing and simple idea on how to reuse…

DIY: Reuse a drawer to create a stunning Display Coffee Table

Do you like collecting special items? Do you have a special collection you want to display? And doing so without gathering dust? Well, this might be the DIY upcycling project you’re looking for. 

Show your collectibles

Maybe you have perfect scale replicas of modern cars and you want to show them? Or mesmerizing stones? No matter what, this Display Coffee Tableis an amazing way to show your…