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An Earth Ship Home. Note tires and cans as well.. Source

glass bottle house Anna's bottle house in Tucson, Arizona. Source

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glass bottle wall In Taos, another Earth Ship. Bring in light -- but keep your privacy.

glass bottle wall Kawakawa, New Zealand men's public toilet close up.

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glass bottle wall Kawakawa, New Zealand men's public toilet from the outside. Designed by Austrian artist and architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Source

glass bottle wall Again in New Zealand -- Carlucci Land, Happy Valley. Source
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The Bottle Chapel at Airlie Gardens, North Carolina a tribute to Minnie Evans.

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glass bottle wall Close up at Airlie.

glass bottle wall The sides of the chapel. Source

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glass bottle wall Market Hall Altenrhein Switzerland. Designed by Austrian artist and architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

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Hundertwasser bottle wall picture by eloisavh on Flickr.

glass bottle house Here's an eclectic room. An artist's studio in New Zealand. Source

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glass bottle wall Same New Zealand art studio. Looks more secure when you plaster in the bottle necks.

glass bottle house Prince Edward Island Bottle House. Photo by Keith Watson on Flickr.

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glass bottle wall Glass wall Biotecture, Ireland.

glass bottle construction Walkway at Wat Lan Kuat, Thai for The Temple of One Million Bottles.

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Wat Lan Kuat (One Million Bottle Temple) in Khn Han, Eastern Thailand.

glass bottle house Tom Kelly's Bottle House Rhyolite, Nevada. Source

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EarthShip Photo: Earthship Kristen www.flickr.com

Manuel Rapoport has built a house in Bariloche, Patagonia, Argentina with 100% recycled ingredients. Tin cans for roofing and siding and merged whiskey bottles as windows. www.designopatagonia.com.ar Here is a video on the different ways to cut a glass bottle: www.youtube.com And a how to make glass bottle bricks here: www.youtube.com

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glass bottle wall A wall made of cordwood and bottles...

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Duke's bottle house in Australia. Source

glass bottle house Charlie stagg's bottle cave creation -- photo by Lawrence Harris.

Beer Bottle Walls girlvsbeer.wordpress.com

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The Heineken wobo. Interlocking Heineken bottles.

Mr. Heineken was a green thinker and designed bottle bricks so his beer bottles could be re-used. But they never got filled. Read more...

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glass bottle house Tinkertown New Mexico. Source

Glass bottle chair. Source

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And to go in your new bottle home, a beer bottle chandelier. Source

Better yet, this more stylish wine bottle chandelier. Source

How-to, glass bottle bricks: www.youtube.com

Wiki page on glass bottle wall construction:en.wikipedia.org

See the Recycled Glass Bottles Post as well: www.inspirationgreen.com/recycled-glassbottles

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Showing comments 1 to 50 of 60 | Next | Last Gigi Posts: 60

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Reply #60 on : Tue December 25, 2012, 20:41:50

Everything is amazing, love it!!!!! I am going to build a Wall around a Caravan we have on the Property, can't wait and I will keep you informed how I am going. A Friend of mine did ask if we also could use Silicon? Thanks :) Cindy Haviland Posts: 60 I want to build a green house with glass bottles. I think it would be so cool! Tami mobley Glass bottle walls Posts: 60
Reply #58 on : Wed November 07, 2012, 15:01:45

Love this!
Reply #59 on : Sat November 17, 2012, 20:24:07

I really want to build a recycled wine bottle wall/buffet in my back yard as a first bottle

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project but I do not know what to use as "mortar" between the bottles. I am having a hard time finding how to's on the subject. Susan Schott Inspiration Green Posts: 60
Reply #57 on : Sat October 20, 2012, 11:28:55

This art puts you in another world Maria Posts: 60

WOW!!!
Reply #56 on : Thu October 18, 2012, 05:49:47

Love this site...the pics are outstanding!!! Heidi Yeadon bottle houses Posts: 60
Reply #55 on : Tue October 09, 2012, 19:38:31

I was checking out 8 ghost towns in the US. Tge last one was the most fascinating. Its in Rhyolite, NV. I Googled for more photos which led me to your site. VERY, very cool. :-) Not only did I have fun seeing allk the ghost towns but digging deeper led me to some amazing uses of recycled bottles. So nicethat the creative, artsy, architectural part works so beautifully with GREEN!! :-) Sequoia Warner Posts: 60 Fantastic post, I am going to share. Some very lovely ideas. Kirk Posts: 60

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Reply #54 on : Thu August 23, 2012, 01:00:49

Open Bottles
Reply #53 on : Sat August 04, 2012, 14:02:36

I would think if you have open bottles, you could always just recap them, a capper is cheap ~$20 and caps are really cheap like 100 for $1 Christine Posts: 60

LOVE the recycled glass

Reply #52 on : Wed July 25, 2012, 21:28:22

Thanks for creating this website. I'm a huge fan of recycling glass, tile, fabric, etc. The photos in this site are inspirational!!! Keiren Posts: 60

@ Ron
Reply #51 on : Thu June 28, 2012, 17:11:28

Wow, Liking the idea of wrapping the bottles in metal flashing! There is an image on the Recycled glass bottles post under Art that shows two bottles combined. I'll add the picture to this post as well. Hope you get to build your wall one day! Ron Posts: 60

making bottle walls

Reply #50 on : Thu June 28, 2012, 12:18:05

I saw a beautiful use of bottles in a wall on one of those home improvement shows. The people put glass jars on the bottle opening end, then wrapped the whole thing in metal sheeting/flashing before casting in cement. They claimed the metal reflected more light into the house, and adding the jars on the other end eliminated the open ends and gave it a neater look. I've thought about cutting bottles in half and using the lower halves and/or jars, so both sides of a wall would show the bottoms, which I think are more atteractive. Stephanie Posts: 60

The Amazing Oil Bottle House at Disney's California Adventure

Reply #49 on : Tue June 19, 2012, 16:58:25

Have any of you seen or heard about the new Amazing Oil Bottle House at Disney's California Adventure? It is in the queue for the new Cars Land ride Radiator Springs Racers, and this is the first time I had ever seen one of these before. It was so beautiful, I started doing research and happened upon this page. So glad to know there are ideas and instructions out there so we can maybe try a small-scale wall at our home! Check out pictures here of the Disney queue here:

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http://damouse.com/2012/06/13/step-inside-radiator-springs-at-cars-land-in-disneycalifornia-adventure-part-8/ Keiren Posts: 60

too Kari and Joanne

Reply #48 on : Fr i June 08, 2012, 20:29:40

I would think if the bottles are mostly submerged in the mud/cement, there would still be plenty of bottle to grip, so no need to remove the labels. But, looking at all the pictures above, I see not one label in any of the houses built with bottles! For aesthetic reasons I would remove them. (Soaking in tubs of water?) But if they are going to be submerged in cement, I would not go through all that effort. If I find out anymore I'll keep you posted. Thanks for writing. As to mosquitoes - I am against all nasty chemicals, and keeping a whole building saturated with essential oils sound expensive. I am stumped! Kari Posts: 60

Labels - To remove or not remove?

Reply #47 on : Fr i June 08, 2012, 12:36:33

I am wondering when building a glass bottle wall with concrete and bottles will not be seen, is it necessary to remove the labels? I am building a retaining wall so the wall will be subject to some water seepage. Labels, I would think, would impede the gluing process of the mortar what do you think? Remove the labels from the 3000 bottles or not necessary? Joanne Posts: 60

Mosquitoes in bottle walls?

Reply #46 on : Mon May 28, 2012, 11:02:18

Hi, I have read that some people leave the bottle tops open on outdoor walls. If you do that, is there a way to stop the moquitoes from breeding inside the bottles? t Posts: 60

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Reply #45 on : Fr i May 25, 2012, 15:57:48

these are amazing tomato creek re: glass bottle walls farmers Posts: 60 We did test panels and set them out on the deck over winter in NW PA, to see if they would freeze and break, and how much mortar was needed. This year we plan to build our dream wall, in a mosaic of water and sky and palm tree, with the necks facing out. I saw a wall a long time ago, with morning glories growing around the exposed necks, and it was fabulous. Thanks for the inspiration. jo Posts: 60
Reply #44 on : Wed Apr il 25, 2012, 20:01:29

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Reply #43 on : Sun Apr il 15, 2012, 16:45:44

cooleo men Joelle Pterson Posts: 60 I really love how the glass looks in all of the things made, I can see this in so many of my ideas for the home I would love to help build with my boyfriend. The colors and the way it can help heat up places, very beautiful. All those bottles we have in drinks and other can be turned into art in the yard. Makes me want to plan many garden spots! Shahid Latif Glass Wall Posts: 60
Reply #41 on : Mon Mar ch 05, 2012, 05:36:48

glass bottles
Reply #42 on : Mon Mar ch 05, 2012, 18:49:54

It very impressive and attractive. Trash To

Very cool, shared!!

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Reply #40 on : Wed Febr uar y 15, 2012, 02:11:49

Too freaking awesome, I have seen a few bottle walls but nothing like this. LOVE IT! I am an artist who works with recycled materials and found these works just plain fascinating. Thanks! http://trash2-treasure.blogspot.com/ Bart Posts: 60

Glass bottle walls and windows

Reply #39 on : Fr i Febr uar y 10, 2012, 23:55:02

This is what I have wanted to do in my shed for years. As soon as the weather gets warm enough I am going to remove my boring window and install a bottle window. The pictures are great. Thanks jaymesue Posts: 60

bottle art
Reply #38 on : Sat Febr uar y 04, 2012, 09:28:47

Thank you for sharing this site- its absolutely amazing. We are building an outdoor shower on our ecostead in hawaii and this was perfect inspiration. dale lewis Posts: 60

bottles in walls
Reply #37 on : Mon Januar y 16, 2012, 11:09:31

Fascinating. Have a look on Google at the Owl House in New Bethesda ~ South Africa. Anonymous Posts: 60

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Reply #36 on : Sat December 03, 2011, 14:00:09

breath taking....just amazing gennie heaven Posts: 60 isn't it amazing the brilliance GOD gives us to use each and every way. truly simplistic yet ... Anonymous Posts: 60

amazing
Reply #35 on : Sun November 13, 2011, 17:22:04

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Reply #34 on : Sat November 05, 2011, 19:58:54

Hi there Amy, Thanks for writing. There is a wiki page on glass bottle walls with a bit of instruction. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_wall I have yet to make one - or to have worked with cement ever! So, I am sorry to say I am lacking in knowledge to give any advice! Do hope you get to build your wall and it turns out great though! Best, Keiren Amy Stephenson Posts: 60 am wanting to build a partial wall for a hot tub enclosure and wanted to ask what kind of concrete or mortor is used or if there are any instructions on how to build a wall Anna WinskillStunning Posts: 60
Reply #32 on : Mon October 24, 2011, 05:58:13

construction question
Reply #33 on : Thu November 03, 2011, 11:54:24

The creations on here are absolutely stunning, I've been cluttering up my small back patio with empty bottles intending to use them in a building project somewhere, somehow, but now am about to have a wetroom wall limeplastered and BINGO! Need to get drinking again!! Julianne Felton Posts: 60

glass bottles as art/architecture

Reply #31 on : Fr i August 12, 2011, 12:37:58

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Beautiful and inspiring! Desert FlowerGlass Bottles Posts: 60

Glass Bottle Walls

Reply #30 on : Fr i August 05, 2011, 22:58:23

WOW ! What GR8 Ideas ! Just loVe Them All.... Thx 4 Sharing Joy Fox Posts: 60

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Reply #29 on : Mon May 16, 2011, 16:08:27

very very cool! I'm inspired, and will perhaps rethink my next composter toilet at Wattle Hollow, in Arkansas, to include more bottle art, along with cob walls. Eileen Posts: 60

Glass bottle wall or greenhouse

Reply #28 on : Tue May 10, 2011, 15:48:17

How do you build a glass bottle wall? What materials do you need? Danielle Posts: 60

Construction Details
Reply #27 on : Mon May 02, 2011, 14:21:06

The wiki bottle wall site is helpfull however, are there any construction details anywhere that give more of a visual guid on building walls or benches with glass bottles in them? Joy Parker Posts: 60

Bottles
Reply #26 on : Wed Apr il 20, 2011, 09:27:37

This is fantastic! I love it. I want to learn how to do it. Suzie is an old friend of mine and she is so talented. Keiren Posts: 60

Thanks for sharing

Reply #25 on : Wed Apr il 20, 2011, 08:17:43

Hi Greg, Thanks for sharing that picture. The blue bottles look beautiful at night! Love that glass ornament on top of the structure! Plus, curious about your mirrored bathtub as well. Keep up the brilliant work! Greg Posts: 60

small scale bottle sculpture

Reply #24 on : Tue Apr il 19, 2011, 20:18:25

While not on the same scale as any of these, here is a tower of blue bottles I continue to add to. I hope this will eventually reach about 8' tall. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thatcar/4541596689/ Lesa Posts: 60

Glass bottle buildings

Reply #23 on : Fr i Apr il 15, 2011, 08:15:09

I love this! The creativity to re-use rather than refuge is awesome. Let's ALL do this! Anonymous Posts: 60

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Reply #22 on : Fr i Apr il 15, 2011, 06:13:51

Incredible and Beautiful Pete Brownson Posts: 60 Simple and Amazing,gives me inspiration. Do these conform with some kinds of building codes? Thanks so much! Ferenc Kovacs Posts: 60

Bottle Houses
Reply #21 on : Mon Apr il 11, 2011, 11:05:19

permaglass
Reply #20 on : Fr i Apr il 08, 2011, 08:27:46

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Congrats! nilaph Posts: 60

Glass Bottle Walls

so cool
Reply #19 on : Mon Apr il 04, 2011, 03:17:46

It is so interesting and so inspiring to see .. what you can do everything with our - garbage -I thank you for the teddi Posts: 60

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Reply #18 on : Mon Mar ch 28, 2011, 16:44:10

gorgeous inspiration! i adore it! Keiren Posts: 60

How to
Reply #17 on : Tue Mar ch 01, 2011, 08:26:37

Hi Patie, I think it depends on the purpose of the wall...is insulation important where you are...or do you merely desire an aesthetic wall? If you are going to leave the bottles empty inside then I do not know if the bottles can support much weight above. Will the jar tops be exposed to the elements where they can rust? The architect Michael Reynolds has written 2 volumes of "Earthship: How to Build Your Own" he covers glass walls. Also look at www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_wall and www.naturalbuild.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/building-an-earthship/ Have fun! Best, Keiren Patricia Posts: 60

How to build
Reply #16 on : Sun Febr uar y 27, 2011, 15:22:33

Absolutly loved all of the bottle-wall examples....Is there a how to build a bottle wall book or instructions available. What bottle position is best for clean insulating?! If jars are used, (jelly, peanut-butter) should the caps be put on or left open. How does this effect the strength? Thank you, Patie Keiren Posts: 60

How to
Reply #15 on : Tue Febr uar y 15, 2011, 08:00:54

Here are two links that might be helpful. www.naturalbuild.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/building-an-earthship/ www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_wall I envy you the project. Sounds like great fun! DANIEL Posts: 60

HOW?
Reply #14 on : Mon Febr uar y 14, 2011, 12:19:03

HOW DO THEY CONSTRUCT THESE WALLS? DO THEY POOR THE CEMENT AROUND THE BOTTLES ON A FLAT SURFACE AND THEN STAND THE COMPLETED WALL UP? CUSTOME FORMS? MY WIFE WANTS ME TO BUILD ONE WITH ALL OUR RECYCLED BOTTLES AND I DONT WANT TO POUR IT THEN HAVE IT CRUMBLE ON ME. JUST TRYING TO NOT BE WASTEFUL. ANY INFO WOULD HELP, THANKS -DANIEL Callista Lee Glass Walls Posts: 60
Reply #13 on : Mon Januar y 10, 2011, 16:24:47

Thank you so much! These are beautiful and inspirig. It has me thinking about what I might be able to create on my own land. SarongGoddess WAYYYYY COOL!! It almost inspires me to get creative!! Posts: 60
Reply #12 on : Mon Januar y 10, 2011, 03:29:07

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WAYYYYY COOL!! It almost inspires me to get creative!! Gayla D'Gaia Beauty in Bottles Posts: 60
Reply #11 on : Sun Januar y 02, 2011, 03:11:21

WOW!! Thank you... very inspiring, completely amazing, totally doable and affordable, abundant solutions! Beautiful!!! :) Showing comments 1 to 50 of 60 | Next | Last

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