Recycled Homes

My sister in-law thought I might enjoy this guys story. I thought you might enjoy it as well.


Dan Phillips is the owner of Phoenix Commotion. Phoenix Commotion is the construction company Dan founded in 1997. Dan's company builds homes for low income families and uses only recycled materials. 80 percent of his homes are built out of materials salvaged from other construction projects. So far he has built 14 homes in Huntsville, TX...read more here...


...the "windows" are recycled Pyrex plates...


...a variety of different colored roofing material...


...a mosaic of broken and mismatched tile...


...ceiling made of picture frames...


...beautiful.

All images courtesy of NY Times.

My Recent Pet Peeve

Plastic water bottles!!! They drive me nuts. They are everywhere. What a waste.

There are all kinds of alternatives. You don't have to spend a bunch of cash on them either. There is a really cool bottle with it's own filtering system. I want one, but it's kind of spendy. Although, it would definitely pay for itself very quickly if you stop buying bottled water.

Here are a few that I like;




CamelBak Water Bottle
Super affordable.





SIGG Water Bottle
The pretty one!

Katadyn Exstream XR Purifier Water Bottle
This is the super worker with a built in filter.

All are available at REI.com