House on the street from scrap material. Do-it-yourself country house - a simple step-by-step instruction for stylish summer houses (75 photos). DIY beautiful things for home: carpets

Each hostess and owner wants to make their home beautiful and comfortable. This article has collected a variety of home ideas that allow you to achieve this result with a little investment of time, money and effort.

We decorate the walls

Recently, walls painted or pasted over with plain wallpaper have become very popular. Yes, They serve as a great backdrop for accessories, furniture, etc. But large empty spaces require some additions. How to decorate an empty wall? There are a lot of ways, you just need to choose the right one.

Geographic maps on the walls

An extremely simple and very effective home idea that helps solve the problem of empty walls - stick a geographic map. It is not suitable for any room and not for every interior, but for a children's room, study, balcony or loggia, and in some cases even for a bedroom or living room, you can find options. It is important to choose the right map for the interior, and they are not only "ordinary" - geographic. There are vintage, nautical, stylized, etc.

Where to find similar cards? Geographic maps can be found in bookstores or stationery stores. You won't find stylized or vintage ones there. Some options can be found in wallpaper stores. There they are in the form of photowall-paper. Many different ones on the beloved by many Aliexpress, you can search in other online stores. But there is another option: find the map you like on the Internet, save it to a medium and print it in a company that is engaged in outdoor advertising. The only requirement is a large card format. They, of course, will be able to increase it, but not indefinitely. So the original image should be high quality and large.

Making modular paintings

The idea for the home - pictures and photos on the walls - is not new and has fed up with many. Yes, this is a classic, but I want something new and unusual. One of the options is modular paintings. This is one image split into a different number of fragments. Fragments can be different in size or the same. These "pieces of images" are often called "modules", hence the name "modular picture".

As an object, you can take any poster, poster, photo wallpaper. You can, again, print your favorite image in an advertising agency. In this case, you can even take your photo or close friends, your favorite landscape, etc. Based on the composition of the picture, it is divided into several parts, cut. Frames are made for the fragments. The dimensions of the frames should be 3-5 cm smaller than the fragments so that the module can be wrapped and fixed on the back side.

Nature is one of the most popular motives Sunset sun on the sea - what could be more romantic Beach, sun, summer ...
And again flowers ... Symmetrical splitting is also possible Fantasy - an option for teenagers

Frames can be made from wooden planks, covered with thin plywood or fiberboard. But the easiest way is to take foam with sufficient density (300-350 g / m³) with a thickness of 4-5 mm or more. It costs a little, you can cut it with any hacksaw, it will not damage the paper, it weighs a mere trifle, so you can even fix the modules on double sided tape... You can attach images to tablets using glue (find a suitable one), or using a construction stapler and staples.

Decorative mirrors

Home ideas using mirrors are not new. The first examples of this magic glass appeared before our era and were extremely expensive and rare. And no wonder. The mirror itself is a great accessory, and if it has an unusual shape or an amazing frame, it will definitely become an interior decoration.

It's so simple - circles from mirrors, and butterflies from a mirror transform the interior - an interesting idea
If you decorate the shelf, chest of drawers, bedside table in the same style ...

Such compositions can be made not only from an ordinary mirror - sprayed glass. There is an acrylic mirror on the market. It is flexible and completely safe material. It does not give as perfect a reflection as a "normal" mirror, but for these conditions it is not required. You need a plastic material that is easy to work with. Sell \u200b\u200bsets of fragments different shapes and the size, on the back of which double-sided tape is glued. Attaching such a mirror is simple: remove the protective film from the adhesive tape, apply and press. All.

Making accessories for home decoration

Many ideas for home relate to the creation of unique author's crafts that make our home memorable and comfortable. These are the things that create the atmosphere at home. Moreover, it is not at all necessary to spend an incredible amount of time and money on their creation. There are very simple ideas using the most mundane, and sometimes junk things.

Home ideas are a sea of \u200b\u200bpossibilities to improve the interior or to make life more comfortable ... and sometimes both

Decoration of vases and bottles with lace

Amazing transformations can take very little time. For example, from an ordinary vase, bottle or jar, you can make a uniquely beautiful vase. Moreover, the process itself will take 10-15 minutes. This is if you have everything at hand. And, in addition to decoration objects, only lace, PVA glue, scissors and a brush are needed.

Everything is exactly as you thought. We just wrap the vessel with lace, cut it to size, glue it, wait until it dries. It's all. But the result will please you.

Who said that lace should be white ...

Lace can be bought or knitted. The second option allows you to decorate vases of complex shapes, which can be made with great difficulty with ordinary lace. If you don't know how to knit, but you want to decorate an unusual vase, look for a stretch one. There is also such, and in a fairly wide range. With the help of a stretching lace, most of the problems are removed.

Zen garden

If you are looking for original ideas for home, consider a miniature Zen garden. It is easy to do, it looks great, and it can also help you relax and calm down after a hard day at work. Only this accessory is not for families with small children…. You will understand why.

A Zen garden in the original is a rather complex system, but stylizations can be made from a transparent round container or even from a glass candy bowl, vase, or a small aquarium. More sand will be needed for landscape design, terrariums or aquariums and a jerky plant or cactus.

First, let's figure out how to deal with a plant. you can put it in a small pot and bury it in the sand. Instead of a pot, you can use a sock with soil (tie a sock). Some plants (cacti) can be planted directly in the sand. In general, you choose any method, but with direct landing in the sand, you need to take care of normal drainage - put pebbles on the bottom.

Sand is poured into the container, a pot with a plant or its roots is installed, all this is covered with sand to a certain level. All is ready. Now the surface of the sand is leveled and drawings are applied to it. There is a special metal stick for drawing, but a wooden one is also suitable for a start.

If you want to get closer to the original, you can make a desktop version japanese garden from a small box. The frame of the box is assembled from wood blocks or bamboo trunks, the bottom is usually made from plywood or well-fitted and processed wood planks. You can also make legs.

The resulting container is also filled with fine sand, but what else to add there is up to you. You can plant several plants, lay stones, pebbles, put candles, a statue of Buddha. In general, here everyone already creates their own Zen))

Mini garden in the house

There are two types of miniature gardens that can be made to decorate the interior of a house or apartment: open and semi-closed. An open mini-garden is made in large flat pots, pallets. You can use miniature bonsai plants, succulents and small cacti.

When choosing plants, pay attention not only to the size, but also to the soil in which the plants grow. With a large enough mini-garden area, it can be divided into zones with different soil acidity, but this will require physical separation, as well as delimitation using physical plastic partitions so that the soils do not mix.

In such an interior decoration, a real garden is recreated. With paths, benches, rockeries, etc. You can put a toy house, make a pond. All that your imagination will tell you.

Semi-closed mini-gardens are made in glass containers. Round ones look very interesting: aquariums, vases. Soil or stones are poured into them, plants are planted. But in such a limited volume, it is necessary to select plants not only by the type of soil, but also by the degree of illumination, watering regime, etc. You will not be able to care for plants in a jar in different ways.

The smallest gardens ... And then - a garden of moss ... a piece of a fairy tale

Different types of moss can be grown in such containers. In fact, they are very beautiful and only in such miniature gardens you can see them to the smallest detail. Some of them resemble trees or shrubs, others are more like herbaceous plants... A wide variety of compositions are created from pebbles and moss, reproducing real landscapes or taking us to a fairyland.

DIY cushions

If you look at the photos of interiors, you will notice that in most of them pillows give a zest to the interior. With their help, a boring interior turns into a lively and memorable one. In addition, the large number of pillows allows you to relax comfortably. Ideas like this for the house allow you to quickly change the "mood of the interior", adding home comfort.

In the case of using fabrics, everything is clear - we select the color and texture for the interior. But there are homemade pillows, from which and breathes coziness. A striking example of this is knitted pillows. A variety of patterns, colors, shapes. But the result is the same - they really want to hug, squeeze. They are overwhelmed very outside the box.

From old bike pajamas and sweaters And these old jeans turn into an original pillowcase ... all you need is a fabric with an adhesive base Knitted miracle - very cozy Lace for finishing pillows - you need to choose the style Fleecy fabrics - simple and effective

What if you don't know how to knit? It doesn't matter. There are old sweaters. Yours or yours. They make very interesting and neat pillows. Cut the old knitwear to the sleeves, tuck a pillow into a semi-finished pillowcase, sew on both sides. That's it, the designer pillow is ready.

You can also use lace, fleecy fabrics, old jeans, even pajamas. Everything is in motion. And the weirder the colors are, the more interesting the result is.

Ideas for home: different little things with your own hands

The atmosphere and comfort in the house is created not only by global things. A lot of small things that can be made from scrap materials bring no less but, sometimes, more pleasure and benefit. You use them often. And you don't even look at the same pictures or mirrors in a month. A number of ideas for turning your home into a cozy and comfortable place have been collected in this section.

Opportunities - the sea

Tray for shoes with pebbles

Private house owners have to go out into the yard regardless of the weather. Therefore, shoes do not always shine with cleanliness. Many people get out of the situation by putting a rubber mat near the door or by placing a rubber pallet. Yes, dirt does not spread, but the view is not the most attractive. You can significantly improve the situation simply by pouring pebbles into the pallet. Water will flow over the stones, the drips are not visible on them, the dirt too. From time to time it will be necessary to soak the pebbles in water and rinse them to remove the accumulated dirt, but pebbles are reusable material and they simply cannot "rub off".

If there is no rubber pallet, you can knock down a wooden box with a side height of about 10 cm. Pebbles can be found on the banks of a river, sea, etc. As a last resort, you can find it in designer stores or where aquarium supplies are sold. But buying this "beauty" turns out to be expensive.

Storing scarves

There are usually a lot of scarves, scarves and other similar products in every family. How to store them so that they do not take up a lot of meta, are always at hand, and even do not wrinkle? There are several life hacks that you can easily do with your own hands.

First. We attach metal rings to an ordinary hanger. Rings can be plastic or metal. Both those and others can be found in the departments selling. There are not so many, in shape, size and material. Rings can be nailed to wooden hangers / hangers / trembles, attached with staples from a stapler, to plastic ones - glued or tied with threads. And that's it, you have a scarf storage device.

The situation with the second device is a little more complicated. You will need a processed board and a dozen or two clothespins. We attach the clothespins to the bar with one side. They can be nailed, screwed on, glued. You will also need hinges to fix the structure itself on the wall.

Both home ideas are practical, require a minimum of funds and a little time. And evaluate the benefits yourself. Especially in the spring-autumn period, when there are a lot of scarves, shawls, pots on the shelf.

Instead of a bookshelf

- a good thing, but not everywhere they are appropriate, and good copies cost a lot of money. But the books have to be stored somewhere. The exit is metal brackets. When installed, the lower book serves as a support for milking 4-5 pieces, which are simply stacked on it.

Book holder - all ingenious is simple

The disadvantage is obvious - the lower book is not available. The way out is to put the most unpopular or unnecessary down.

Holders for keys and other small items

One of the biggest problems is where to hang the keys so that they can be quickly found, and also instantly hang or take off. One of the good options is a magnetic board, but where to find it is a question. But you can make funny holders of balls for tennis. They are cut to about a third of the diameter. That's all. The holder is ready. It only needs to be fixed somewhere. You can - on the wall with the help of nails, you can attach several pieces on a separate board, and attach the board itself to the wall, cabinet, etc.

Instead of a housekeeper - pretty faces

You can make such a holder for small items in a matter of seconds. Look for tennis balls longer. And to make it even more interesting, eyes are glued to the ball. It turns out to be such a funny smiley.

Basket from a plastic tank and clothespins

The farm is full of plastic containers from under the food, but ideas for the home with their participation are rare. We found one such option, in which the hero is a liter container of mayonnaise. In principle, any large diameter, low height can will do. Otherwise, the "basket" will be inconvenient to use.

Waste to income - a basket from a plastic can

Using universal glue, glue the container with clothespins. When the glue is dry, cover the surface with varnish or wood oil. We close the inside with a cover sewn from cotton or linen. We make it a little longer than necessary so that you can hide the unsightly edge behind the lapel.

The handle is made of steel wire with a diameter of 3-4 mm. We bend an arc out of it. At one end we make a loop, in the sidewall with the help of a nail heated on fire, we make two diagonally located holes (one opposite the other). We pass the formed loop on the handle through one hole. Bend the wire on the second side, thread it through the second hole, and then form a loop. We decorate the handle with hemp rope. You can also make decorations for the basket from it. If you know how to weave macrame - great, no - an ordinary pigtail, woven from several threads, will do.

Stand for a sofa or armchair for cups / glasses / newspapers

Drinking seagulls in your favorite chair is a great idea. But there is nowhere to put a cup, the phone always falls between the seat and the "byltsy". Armrests at modern models soft, you can't put anything on them. So smart people came up with a stand for cups / glasses (pictured). Extremely simple and very convenient thing... Few home ideas will bring you more enjoyable moments.

You will need three boards with a width of at least 25 cm. They are knocked down in the form of the letter "P" (the connection can be strengthened with carpentry corners). The height of the lintel is a little more than the height of the armrest, the table should protrude no more than 1/3 of the seat width, otherwise you simply will not sit in the chair. The structure is placed sideways, the lower part is pushed under the chair. It serves as an emphasis and does not allow the structure to roll over. To be sure, make the lower part much longer than the "table". Also, for mobility, you can install casters, but do not forget that the legs of modern furniture are low and the casters need small ones, and you will have to fix them from the side. Otherwise, the stand simply won't fit under the chair.

Where to hide dog bowls

Dog owners know how challenging it is to find space for dog bowls. Dogs living in an apartment or house are usually fed in the kitchen. There they put bowls. But they are needed for half an hour a day, and then they get tangled on the floor all day. You can solve the problem, and elegantly. Place the bowls in one of the drawers... Needed - they opened the box, poured food. The feeding is over - the bowls have been washed, put back, the drawer has been closed. Everything is perfect and does not bother anyone.

This idea will require a small crate redesign. A small section bar or corner is stuffed around the perimeter. Plywood, or other sheet material a rectangle of the desired size is cut out. We cut holes in it under the bowls, then paint (if necessary). That's all, the idea has been implemented. It remains to train pets.

Idea for storing slippers

In any house or apartment with two or more inhabitants, slippers are lost all the time, get confused and disappear somewhere. One interesting solution to this problem is these pipes / sneaker holders. Each pair has its own pipe. Order is guaranteed.

The pipes can be stainless steel, you can cut them from plastic pipes large diameter. It will only be necessary to process the cut well - so that it is convenient and beautiful.

A suburban area is not only land with a vegetable garden and plantings. Many city dwellers come there for a good rest, so it is necessary to have a house on the site. Not all summer residents have the opportunity to build a comfortable house on six acres. Many people get out of this situation by choosing the option of building an economy class house.

Inexperienced and novice summer residents are faced with the question of choosing cheap materials for construction. Below are examples of inexpensive and cozy country houses with illustrative photos.

Where to start construction

Any construction project starts with a plan on paper. A house outside the city is not intended for year-round living, but for the sake of comfort it requires familiarization with a typical project.

Among the projects of country houses, the leading one is with an attic or an attic. This option allows you to abandon the construction on the farm building site. All inventory and tools are kept in the attic. In addition to such a house, you can add a veranda or terrace that serves as a dining room.

The strip foundation is more time consuming and costly. The positive side of it is that it allows you to use the room under the floor as a basement.

The next stage of preparation is the material of the "box" of the future construction. There are several types of inexpensive and reliable building materials:

Frame-panel constructions

The frame is mounted using a bar and sheathed with wooden boards of fiberboard or chipboard. Expanded polystyrene, glass wool or polystyrene is used as a heater. As a result, a house comes out with minimal costthat can be operated all year round.

A house made of timber is distinguished by its durability. Construction work will be more expensive. When using cheap timber, there is a possibility of facing the problem of building shrinkage. As a result, cracks and gaps appear. The cobbled house will also have to be insulated.

A clay house is the cheapest and easiest construction option. Building materials are right under your feet. The erection technique is similar to clay modeling.

The downside is the building process that is too time-consuming. It will take several seasons to build a clay dwelling.

The carriage is common among newcomers to summer residents. The best option for living in the summer or during the construction of a comfortable house.

Frame construction

The frame building belongs to the category of low-budget. It will not be difficult to build a country house with your own hands without the help of specialists. If all necessary materials ready, the term of work will last several weeks.

To build a house you will need:

• bars for the frame;
• screws and corners;
• wooden chipboard plates or fiberboard;
• insulation;
• piles for the foundation.

Stages of construction of a frame house

At the marked places, piles are driven in the corners. Mounted concrete or brick supports under the joints of the walls. Then they cover them waterproofing material and tied with a channel.

A lattice of beams is laid around the entire perimeter. Wooden logs are placed on top of it at a distance of 50-60 cm from each other. All parts are fixed with corners and screws.

Next, mount the vertical racks, firmly abutting against the bar grate. The finished frame is tied and attic logs are placed on top of it. Next comes the work on sheathing the frame with wooden slabs. At this stage, holes are left for windows and doors.

Now you need to decide on the choice of roof for country house... Most summer residents choose gable and pitched roofs... As an economy, the second option deserves more attention. When erecting a roof, do not forget about vapor barrier. The roof will be inexpensive sheets of corrugated board or ondulin.

The outside cladding is made using siding. Before that, the outer walls are insulated with special materials. Instead plastic windows install ordinary wooden without double-glazed windows. This approach will significantly reduce the cost of construction.

With the help of simple and simple tips the dacha dwelling will be ready for use in less than a month. Those who do not have enough time for construction can contact a construction company, where they will offer to build a house for a turnkey dacha at an affordable price.

A few words about the interior

No matter how the house looks from the outside, inside the summer cottage must meet all the requirements of our time. Gone are the days when the dwelling in the country was used for cooking and sleeping.

Rest in the country - first of all, comfort and organization inside the house. There are many budget-friendly ways to satisfy your most desirable interior design solutions.

Country - country style in the interior. Here you cannot do without cabinets and shelves covered with embroidered curtains. Crocheted napkins, tablecloths and rugs from old clothes will look good.

Someone will certainly take a look at this collection of ideas and say it's easier to buy new furniture or decor. But this article is not for them, but only for true connoisseurs of unique style and handicrafts. Here you will find 10 of the most beautiful interior items that you can do for your home with your own hands without spending extra money.

The best DIY home crafts from scrap materials for 2018!

1. Decoupage and other DIY furniture repair ideas

The restoration of old dressers and sideboards is perhaps one of the main trends of our time. Many pieces of furniture fail over time: the bodies of tables and chairs loosen, upholstered furniture is squeezed and requires a new "filling". But dressers and sideboards can stand for many years and annoy you with their outdated look.

Home craftsmen and decoupage masters not only found a way to update the design old furniture, but also raised the fashion for the use of vintage "grandmother's" chests of drawers in the interior. Detailed instructions for painting and decoupage you will find in our article .

Below are some photos of amazing home projects that will inspire you.

Restoration of an old chest of drawers with replacement handles and hand-painted:
Painting and finishing of an old cabinet with metal buttons:
As a result, the furniture has acquired the original effect of decor in the Moroccan style. Simple, how ingenious everything is:

By the way, in this way you can create more sophisticated things for the home:

Decoupage and painting amazingly transform old furniture facades, but not every person has enough time and patience for this painstaking work. Therefore, the best DIY home ideas will also include remodeling furniture with duct tape for marble, gold, and other unusual finishes. A minimum of effort - and the most ordinary piece of furniture will turn into the main decoration of your interior.

2. Beautiful things for the home with your own hands: carpets

Perhaps the most pleasant thing about creating things for the house with your own hands is when one of the guests asks: where did you acquire such beauty? A stylish rug with a zebra print (or another motif of your choice) will certainly deserve such a compliment. And more than once.

The fabric can be anything. The main thing is that it is not too demanding in care: it is not afraid of moisture and is easy to clean. In this case, the master chose vinyl fabric. It is heavy and durable enough to look like a true carpet. What's more, the quality of vinyl is very impressive these days and is available in a wide variety of colors and interesting textures.

All necessary materials and tools:

• Thick paper;
• Vinyl upholstery fabric;
• Scissors;
• 2 Krylon pens or regular fabric paint.

Procedure:

1. Create a stencil from paper. Draw and cut out the outline of the zebra skin, then the drawing itself on it. Don't worry about your artistic talent - the skin of a zebra shouldn't look uniform or symmetrical. As a last resort, the pattern can be copied from a picture on the Internet or even printed to cut.
2. Attach the stencil to the vinyl fabric and trace the contours of the stripes with Krylon pens (spray paint or brush). After that, the stencil can be removed and continue painting the areas inside the outlines.
3. Let the paint dry and you're done! To be sure that the pattern will stick, you can “seal” the carpet by spraying a clear coat of acrylic spray paint on it.

Krylon handles create a stunning gold leaf effect on the fabric surface. In addition, the paint in them dries quickly and adheres very securely. If you cannot buy them in your city, then use ordinary paint for fabrics or walls. As the next hero of our article.

He took a cheap white rug as a basis and decided to give it interesting view do it yourself using a chevron pattern. All he needed was thin duct tape, scissors, a thick brush, and two different shades of latex paint.

Finally, another inspiring example that uses an impromptu stamp instead of a stencil. The master had a rubber bath mat, remnants of wall paint (it was slightly diluted with water to achieve a vintage effect), a roller and an old IKEA wool carpet. We look at the photo of what he managed to cook from these ingredients.

3. Unusual "marble" crafts with your own hands (photo)

7. Turning Photos into Wall Decor

It's much cooler than just hanging your photos in frames! Your personal photos or any images you like from the Internet can turn into beautiful wall art for any room. To make such a decor with your own hands, you can apply any of the following methods.

1. Find or buy a backing. It can be a thick sheet of polystyrene or expanded polystyrene (as in this case), a board and other materials at hand.
2. Print a photo, having previously edited its dimensions so that they are about 5 cm more sizes substrate. These "extra" centimeters will go to the folds.
3. Cut the photo and substrate into pieces if you want a modular set, not a whole picture. Otherwise skip this item.
4. Place the photo on a substrate and wrap the ends. The author of this product used double-sided tape to secure the photographs. You can attach with regular glue or other available means. The surface of the photos can also be treated with glue or glitter paste.

1. Print the image and prepare the canvas to transfer it to.
2. Stretch the canvas over the frame and apply a thick layer of medium gel to it. These gels are widespread and can be purchased at any home furnishing store today.
3. Blend the photo onto the blurred canvas and press down. Leave so for several hours, but occasionally spray with water from a spray bottle.
4. Carefully, using your fingertips, begin to erase the back surface of the image from the canvas. Remove all paper in this way.

The result is a handsome, frayed look that will only give it a vintage look. It remains only to apply the last layer of the medium gel to it as a protective coating.

For inspiration, we will give you a couple more ways to decorate your interior with a photo.

We apply the old window frame as a photo frame. How do you like the idea?

8. Creative homemade lamp shades

Homemade lampshades made of fabric, paper, thread and other improvised means will not only decorate your home, but also bring an unusual atmosphere into it every dark time of the day.

Find the best ideas for your taste in our article ... The next photo shows a popular creative thread lampshade.

9. Succulents - DIY living decor for your home

A living wall of succulents is perhaps the most amazing piece of DIY home crafts you can make. Agree: if you saw it in someone's living room or another room design, you would not be able to remain indifferent!

Dekorin will tell you how to get this impressive and sustainable decor:

1. You will need a shallow wooden planting container and metal mesh.
2. To fix the mesh to the container, use an improvised wooden frame, which can be made from small boards or chips. Fasten with staples or nails.
3. Prepare any for composition. They easily take root in the most difficult conditions and look most advantageous when you combine different shades and leaf shapes. Common examples of succulents: aloe, various cacti, young or stone rose (Sempervivum), sedum (Sedum), grate (Orostachys), etc.
4. Fill the container with soil and plant the plants of your choice in it. Use any cactus mixture for drainage.

Here are examples of home crafts that you can do yourself using the above method.

10. Crafts for home with your own hands from glass containers

Glass bottles and jars often accumulate on balconies and storerooms. What they are not turned into today: lamps, candlesticks, vases, table decor ... It's amazing how easily they become part of stylish interior, you just need to use a little ingenuity, as well as paints, fabrics, threads, paper and other improvised means. The last portion of the photo for today. Also read:

10 best ideaswhat you can do for your home with your own hands updated: March 21, 2018 by: Margarita Glushko

Houses are different. And if some of us are looking for more expensive, but more luxurious, then some decide to build a house themselves ... moreover, from scrap materials. Unfortunately, many do this not just out of a whim, but because they cannot afford full-fledged housing for some reason. In any case, all these houses are quite unusual and all, without exception, are built from unusual building materials.

(13 photos total)

1. Replica of the oldest coffee shop in Nivelles, Belgium. This store alone is made from 14,000 cases of Carlsberg beer. Construction began in August 2007 in an attempt to set a new world record for the largest beer crate building. (Rex Features)

2. In 2009, Top Gear host James May and about 1,000 volunteers built the world's first full-fledged Lego home in Surrey. The construction took 3.3 million plastic bricks. The house has a toilet and shower. (Rex Features)

3. A Chinese worker built this unusual egg house because he could not afford to rent an apartment in Beijing. This booth is made of bamboo sticks, seed bags and wood chips. The house is located in the courtyard of a residential complex. (Rex Features)

4. Artist Tito Ingenieri from Argentina built a house from more than 30 thousand bottles. (Rex Features)

5. A Palestinian in southern Gaza built a house out of sandbags. He used sand instead of cement, steel and gravel because there were not enough building materials. (Rex Features)

6. And here is a herbal house on the Hardangervidda plateau in Norway. (Rex Features)

7. Originally built as a barracks for World War II soldiers, this Nissen hut has been transformed into a modern home thanks to the craftsmanship and invention of Ann Lewis and her husband. In October 2006, the house was listed for sale for almost £ 500,000. (Rex Features)

8. This house was built almost entirely from rubbish, including used car tires... (Rex Features)

9. China House Porcelain Museum in the coastal town of Tianjin is covered with millions of pieces of antique porcelain and 20 tons of crystal. The construction took five years. (AFP / Getty Images)

10. Corridor in an ice hotel in Sweden - the world's first ice hotel. The temperature in the rooms is -5 ° C. (AFP / Getty)

11. The "container city" in east London is old freight containerswhich have been converted into living quarters, including studios for artists. Building company Urban Space Management has used this technique to create more than 15 of these houses. (Eleanor Bentall)

12.76-year-old Maria Pons against the backdrop of her house made of plastic bottles, in the village of El Borbollon, in 2007. She built a house out of bottles because she couldn't afford to buy a more comfortable home. (AFP / Getty)

13. Caroline Barry built a house with bales of straw, lumber and plastic bottles. The house is not electrified, all power comes from solar panels, hydro turbine and wind turbine. (Christopher Jones)

Of course, it is most practical to build a house out of brick or foam, but if you want to dream a little, then here are 10 materials for building a house. Most of them will not be able to live, but they can surprise any person with their eccentricity. The most interesting thing is that most of the materials are right now at your fingertips. Read and create!

House of champagne bottles.

You will not surprise anyone with buildings made of bottles. Very often you can see on TV how another craftsman used bottles to build a house. It was these ideas that prompted the Zaporozhye worker to build a house from bottles of champagne. An unusual building now stands proudly at his dacha, still surprising neighbors and guests.

House of money.


Such a house was built by an ordinary artist from Ireland, living on unemployment benefits. This would not be so surprising if not a curious fact. The total amount of banknotes was 1.4 billion euros.


An interesting fact is that the artist did not spend a cent on the building. He took as a basis the money that was debited from the bank for being unusable. The artist simply turned unnecessary banknotes into shavings, and then pressed everything. The result obtained served as the material.
However, the building cannot be called a full-fledged house. After all, the building was erected inside an abandoned office. Thus, it looks more like an apartment than a whole house.

Garden of Cosmic Reflections

Maggie Cheswick inherited the Portrack House estate back in 1989 and she and her husband Charles Jenks decided to create a unique and one-of-a-kind garden on the estate. The estate is located in Scotland and is open to the public one day a year. But to achieve such a landscape, Charles used only the highest quality tools to improve the soil and the landscape in general: walk-behind tractors from best manufacturers, lawn mowers and other tools for the construction of houses and estates, and it is the sea-tools store (http://sea-tools.com.ua/catalog/dom_sad_i_ogorod/motokultivatori_i_motobloki/filter/9358-k-kentavr) that has such a variety in its assortment tools that can be ordered online without leaving home.

Straw house.


You can use straw to build a dwelling. An obvious plus is immediately visible here - the material is quite cheap. It is mainly used in agriculture... It is worth adding one more advantage - in such a structure, heat remains for a very long time.
There is no need to be afraid of the wolf that he will blow away your thatch house. In fact, it is able to withstand many external influences. If you treat the straw with special solutions, this will help resist rot and pests. A thatched house can last for years.

House made of bags of land.

Why not take advantage of the land we walk on? Free building material. If you fill the bags with earth, you can build yourself small house... It is very important that the ground is not too dry. It should be slightly moisturized. The bags are simply arranged in rows and well tamped. The bags are secured with barbed wire. She plays the role of a kind of cement. Just look under your feet and you will see some great building material.

House of clay and firewood.

It is very important that all the wood is the same length. This is a rather difficult process, because a lot of firewood is required. It is best to use chopped wood for construction - they will better keep the heat indoors.
The building can be of very different heights, lengths and widths. It all depends on the imagination of the builders. You can really live in the house without fear of freezing on a particularly cold night.

House of shipping containers.


A very cheap option for a home. Inside the container, you can furnish everything in your own way - it will turn out to be very cozy and comfortable home, in which it really will be good to live. By connecting several containers together, you can get several rooms.

A house made of tires and rubbish.

Michael Reynolds is actively fighting garbage, which is constantly thrown right on the streets, at your feet. With a few assistants, the architect was able to build a completely habitable house out of the rubbish.

Michael filled the tires with soil and used them like blocks. In addition, other garbage was used: cans, boxes and other trash. Whether he succeeded in appealing to the voice of the mind of people who litter is not known. However, the house turned out to be complete and original.

Wine cork house.


A pensioner from the Czech Republic built a house out of traffic jams. According to his calculations, it took about 180 thousand traffic jams. Of course, it was difficult for him to collect such a number of corks, so a local winemaker came to the aid of the enthusiast, who consistently supplied him with corks.

House from Lego.

Who said that only children can play with constructors? James May proved the opposite, deciding to build a real house from a children's designer. The approximate number of parts that will be required for the house, according to the builder's calculations, is about 816 million. It is worth noting that for such a number of parts, you will have to spend a lot. However, it is unlikely that the house can be used for living. Most likely, the house is being built just for fun.

House made of cardboard.

Although such houses are rarely seen, cardboard is a very strong material that can withstand about 12 tons. If you carefully prepare the material for building a house, then cardboard will be an excellent material.