A Western New York Couple

Builds a Colorful House

out of

Colorful Bottles

These two large scenes appear at night when the light shines through .. a beach scene with complete with palm tress and a setting sun which is a nod to their favorite place in the Caribbean.  There is a large tree made of bottles of various sizes, shapes and colors.  The couple's creation has endured Western New York winters though they have acid washed the bottles to make them shine brighter and reseal the mortar.

Some folks use empty bottles for craft projects, but one Niagara County couple took recycling to another level.

What do you get when you mix a colorful vision, some ambition and more than 3,000 wine bottles?  If you're Kitty and Kevin, the end result is something really incredible.  A backyard structure that looks more like a work of art.  Kitty got the idea while enjoying a glass of wine with her son who was enjoying a beer from a blue bottle. She liked how colorful the bottle was and thought ther had to be some sort of craft project she could create using it.

 The creation was anything but a normal craft project!

After convincing Kevin  .. it took Kitty and Kevin a year of nights and weekends to build the 10'x12' building. They had some bottles of their own and enlisted the help of friends and family to collect bottles from area wineries, restaurants and bars. So instead of ending up in the trash, the bottles ended up stacked high and kept in place with mortar.  the finished product looks like stained glass when the bottles catch the light, from within, at night. 

One thing they don't plan on doing?  Building another wine bottle building.  

Someone already asked!