Straw Bale House + Cob House = Eco Friendly House Too Die For, Does It Get Any Better

I love finding golden nuggets to share we you, this straw bale house + cob house is one of those eco friendly houses, built with love and created to inspire...Well it inspires me..and I am thrilled to share this....


I met Colin at The Upcycle Movement's Event, The Big Upcycle, he was showcasing his fab cob house, built from mud, wood, straw, and one million buckets of patience and love.  Colin (carpenter and his wife Féile ( architect) designed and built this home from upcycled materials, mud, straw, fallen trees, salvaged wood, and everything else they could reuse, recycle and repurpose to create this home.

Every thing in the home screams, creativity, inspiration and eco friendlyness..... Everything is taken into consideration, rainwater is collected, the toilets are eco friendly, the walls and furniture are curved and organic. Solar panels to heat water in summer and a stove for the winter. 



They found wind swept trees and made the interior wood fittings.  The house faces the south with double glaze windows, the north facing side has triple glaze. 


In this straw bale house/cob house you will feel warm in the winter and cool in the summer thanks to the 

""" cob’s excellent thermal mass properties (the walls act like slow release storage heaters), its monolithic nature (which has a effect on how heat passes through the wall) and the fact that the mass of earth in the walls is a huge reservoir for water vapour (reducing humidity levels in a room, which allows you to feel more comfortable at lower temperatures). These qualities need to be investigated and measured further if cob is to be accepted as a viable modern building material."""


It took them three years to build this home, including source all the items (mostly for free ) and allowing the building to grow and flow with them..

If you have ever dreamed of living in a home that appeals to all of your senses, makes you feel so happy to be alive, where you wake up every day and feel so grateful, the drive home means a smile permanently stuck to your face, you always feel happy, a home that will grow and evolve with you and your family.  

If you are like Alice and are straight down that rabbit hole.....

Live the dream...  check out MudandWood.com



Capture That Moment-Upcycled Furniture Ideas

A great idea to upcycle furniture from Niall Mc Carthy, Off The Wall....

Niall a Kitchen designer and fitter by trade, found a niche in the market to update other pieces of furniture.  

He creates personalized tables, chairs, lockers, dressers, and any other piece of furniture you wish to revamp....

Many of the pieces are commissioned capturing precious memories, to create personalized gifts for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, christening, etc....

It is easier just to show you the pieces of furniture he upcycles.................






Niall Customizes Memories

Contact Niall...353 87 852 6729


Upcycling Jewellery Designer and Sculpture, Wave Of A Gate...

At the Big Upcycle Event organised by the The Upcycle Movement designer Chris Kavanagh from the REP of Seatle as she puts it, now living in Ireland, allowed us to enter her imagination.  Her vast collection of jewellery are stunning and inspirational.

One of her designs that really interested me, is her gate which is going on tour and can be viewed at the Intercity Project, Electric Picnic, Knock and Stockan, Wicklow and is a wow...

Chris is surfin on the wave of the Gate...





Chris says " Design falls out of here ears"  "Why Not Not Make More Money Bigger" "extra specializing in something from nothin"

Email Chris at crowzeyedesign@gmail.com
                        353-87-288-8118

Chris is involved in many projects, one is the Upstart.ie

" Upstart are transforming a vacant Dublin site on Dominick street lower into Granby Park, a place of creativity, nature, imagination, play and beauty for everyone.

For four weeks, there will be free arts events, outdoor cinema & theatre performances, live music, educational activities and a pop-up café open to the public."




Welding Art, Metal Art Sculpture Created By Irish Artist....Willow...

It is great to find stunning metal art and even better to find it created in Ireland by fantastic metal artist.  

Willow O Brien, Dublin creates amazing sculptures from scrap metal, the pieces evolve as he goes, he does not cut or change form of the pieces he finds.  

 Sid Vicious By Willow

He uses a welder, a grinder, and his creative vision to capture the true essence of the metal he finds....

Willow works fulltime, each piece is unique and individual.  Commisions are welcome.....

Check out Willow on Facebook.com/motorpscyhosiz.artworkz





Upcycle Ideas, The Upcycle Movement Event-The Big Upcycle......

The Upcycle Movement is the brain child of Lynn Haughton. The vision for The Upcycle Movement is the hub of a upcycling community. An umbrella platform for all Upcycling Ideas, designs, information guide, inspiration guide, a place where everyone can go to source upcycling products. designers and to connect with like minded Upcyclers.....

Lynn has great ideas and wants to create a commmunity that grows and evolves, an upcycling evolution...



The Big Upcycle, is one of Lynn's The Upcycle Movements First Events to showcase amazing upcyclers and their passion in Ireland.  Held in the Stilorgan Park Hotel, Dublin on the 24th and 25th of Aug...


The Big Upcycle was a flying success, with people from all around Ireland showing their creations and people from Ireland and abroad visiting the event....Upcycled Furniture, Jewellery, Art, Metal Sculptures and Upcycled Houses....

Click the link underneath each image to discover more information....






 Gate On Tour



Upcycled Furniture Ideas Memories

Tin Can Crafts, Upcycling Tin Cans-Tin Transformations.....


Tin can crafts, amazing ideas for upcycling tin cans and reusing them for an unique purpose...






Tin Can Advent Calender





Vintage Tin Tea Cans.....







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