How cool is this? In perhaps the ultimate example of ‘upcycling’ Richard Pim of Herefordshire has built a 19ft wide, 11ft high Garden ‘folly’ – or perhaps more modestly described, a shed – out of 3000 old wine bottles.
Pim got the idea after drinking wine in his garden, and holding the bottle up to the light and watching it sparkle:
“I thought ‘that’s it, I will make it out of wine bottles’. I had no problems getting hold of bottles. Most of Herefordshire knew what I was doing so I have had lots of donations. I have also drunk a good few myself.”
Ultimately, what matters about this is not that it is just a great example of recycling, but that it looks truly fantastic – imagine what the light will be like inside on a sunny day! If we get more green ideas like this, and perhaps fewer of the “we’re green” type ads we’re currently being bombarded with by huge corporates in the UK, the world will be a better place. More info at spluch.
Drinking yourself green? Cheers to that.
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