Re- identifying a known product into something used in everyday life but in a different way is a really neat way to recycle. Take for instance a package you receive in the mail. Each package delivered with fragile items in them has probably been backed delicately with packing peanuts. Those packing peanuts are made of Styrofoam and can, if not recycled, be harmful to the environment. If you reuse them for other packages or for other items in your home you can decrease the impact of your carbon foot print. Everyone who owns a pet dog wants to care and most times pamper this pet as member of the family. You can, while still recycling, use those packing peanuts to create a bed for your loving pet.

The packing peanuts can be used as stuffing for an oversized pillow that can be used as a bed for your pet. Also the fabric on the outside of the bed can consist of recycled material as well. The under lining can be an old shower curtain that needs to be replaced, old sheets or linens,  and even used living room curtains that have been tossed to the way side are all great uses for found products. Using these found products for other items is a fun creative way to recycle. Using the packing peanuts will create a soft stuffed pillow for your loving pet.

Re-using items in your home that may be outdated or seem to be unusable will make you feel more creative and also decrease your impact on the earth. With all the products on the market and efforts of others in our community, we can clean the earth and have a place for our children and grandchildren for decades to come. Think before you throw something away- can I recycle this and make it new?

These dog houses are not your ordinary everyday doghouse. These dog houses are manufactured mostly from recycled materials, are very green and earth friendly, and possess modern architecture that would be fit for a king himself. Some of the model built houses that have been built are so extravagant and modeled somewhat after fancy castles or houses that they even include miniature bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms.

How far do they take these model bought homes? A lot further than you might think. Some have been known to have working Windows, air-conditioning, kitchen cabinets, an electric baseboard heater and laminate countertops. When going for the number one rating of having the best built doghouse, I wouldn’t be surprised to see some of the newer homes being made with even granite or marble flooring to stun the crowds and the judges.

If you are a dog lover and activist, Austin Texas is a great place for you to live. With a no leash law in their city dog park, even if you live in a small home that does not allow much room for your pet to run or get much exercise in, you still have the freedom and use of an awesome dog park. Meet fellow dog owners and make new friends on a daily basis, all the while your dog is getting all the exercise and releasing all the energy it needs to.

Do you think that you could build a home to compete with some of the top leading Barkitecture artists? If you have a doghouse that goes above and beyond the normal call of any everyday average normal doghouse, please feel free to share your photos here. We would love to display the many different art forms in which people take the art of building to a new level. Let us see your house in action, with your pet inside.

If you have any other great ideas, or tips for going green while building your own Barkitecture structure, feel free to send those into us as well as we’d really like to see where you have going on. We will have upcoming posts, comments and articles explaining how people have devised ways to reuse and recycle materials to make things such as dog beds, dog bowls and even dog doors. For all those who have sent and articles and suggestions in the past we want to extend a warm thank you for that, we would like to encourage all those who have their own ideas to keep them coming.