Irishman Artist Frank Buckley makes "billion-euro home" of shredded notes:
"the house he has built out of 1.4 billion euros in decommissioned euro notes from the Irish Central Bank's mint, in Dublin January 24, 2012. Bricks of money make up the walls and shredded bills carpet the ground on the first floor of the empty office building for let on Coke Lane in Smithfield where Buckley has set up camp. He has been building for 12 hours every day, and living on-site since December 1, 2011."
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Pictured: (from Mail Online):
Inside Britain's most lavish two-up two-down. Kenyan poet, artist and writer Khadambi Asalache bought the unassuming south London terrace in the early 1980s and spent more than 20 years transforming the interior with elaborate wooden fretwork.
Asalache left the property to the National Trust when he died two years ago, aged 71.
The artist drew on African, Islamic and British art and design to cover the inside of the house in fretwork carved from pine.
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Mail Online: "The couple, from Bournemouth, Dorset completely make over their house with reclaimed goods that cost them next to nothing"
SO WHAT WERE THEIR BEST FINDS?
Kresse and James were delighted after snapping up a second-hand SMEG fridge, worth £1,200 new, for free.
They fashioned granite sideboards in the kitchen, which would usually would cost £500-600, for nothing by sourcing unwanted offcuts.
The couple were also pleased when they managed to snaffle pallets and scaffolding wood to make two beds, saving hundreds of pounds.
They also paid nothing for the large ceramic kitchen sink, of which similar styles can fetch anywhere up to £200 new.
The eight large wardrobe doors also made no impact on the wallet - again saving hundreds of pounds.
