Eighty-percent of the materials that Phoenix Commotion, a construction company founded by Dan Phillps in his hometown, Huntsville, Tex., uses to build affordable housing are salvaged. “I think mobile homes are a blight on the planet,” he said. “Attractive, affordable housing is possible and I’m out to prove it.” (NYT)
Phillips artfully arranged scrap shingles to create the roof of what he dubs the “storybook house,” above.
A frame shop was getting rid of old samples, which became a ceiling.
Wine corks serve as inexpensive cork flooring. “We have some heavy drinkers in town,” Phillips said.
Wine bottle bottoms make a Dutch door resemble beautiful stained glass.
Osage orange wood makes a gorgeous railing.
City officials have helped Phillips create a collection system for scrap wood, which serves as siding.
On a decidedly macabre note, cattle bones become a chair back.
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