It's not only environmentally friendly, but also fun: 35 old things that have been given a new life (36 photos)

Social networks have been taken over by the fashion for “upcycling” – the reuse of things that would otherwise go to the trash. From a wicker bag made from a pile of plastic bags to an old car that can now be rented out as a home, nothing is impossible for the craftsmen in this selection!





1. “I pick up plastic packing tape that the hardware store throws out and weave it into durable, fashionable bags.”



2. This man repurposes old thermal containers into houses for cats to keep them warm in the winter.





3. A school security guard collected discarded benches and gave them a second life.



4. "The boxes are from a military file cabinet. Thoroughly cleaned, painted, polished, made a wood veneer, added legs and voila"



5. "This rug used to be a pile of ugly T-shirts."



6. “I made a LEGO stand on wheels for my daughters from an old microwave stand.”



7. “I persuaded my friend not to throw away the old fence and built boxes for seedlings from it.”



8. “Turned three old T-shirts into one new one.”



9. “I made a lamp out of an old fan with a dead motor.”



10. “I made a brand new bar out of an old TV.”



11. “I made shorts, a bucket hat and a bag out of one old windbreaker.”



12. Earrings that were left without a pair turned into a bracelet



13. Time to get out the bag of bags and start creating.



14. After and before



15. Backpack from an Ikea bag



16. An old sideboard turned into a brand new TV stand



17. "Garden with succulents for fairies from a broken pot"



18. Rose made from recycled cutlery



19. “Repurposed an old grill into a small herb garden.”



20. “A neighbor gave away a children’s chest of drawers, I took it and made a quarantine bar.”



21. Upcycling 80 lvl: from an old car into a vein for rent on Airbnb



22. "A dog's raincoat made from a broken umbrella (she's not happy)"



23. Bird feeders from a tea set



24. “The cardigan looked worse in real life than in the photo, so I unraveled it and knitted a cat bed.”



25. "Denim friend from old jeansov"



26. Sweater knitted entirely from leftover old yarn



27. Sweatpants from an old blanket



28. “I made my mom a yarn bag from a mosquito net.”



29. Pencil case made from old jeans



30. “Mom made this flower pot.”



31. Pet bed made from old clothes



32. Children's woolen overalls from an old sweater



33. Cable reel table



34. Microwave stand from an old chest of drawers



35. House for cats from an old TV