How adorably clever is DCI‘s clothespin trashcan? It appears to be available in Europe, but not ’round here which is probably a good thing as I don’t actually need another trashcan.

But you have to admit it’s a rather good buy (if you can find it for the U.S. price of $16 instead of the 20EUR price) when you consider it can accommodate not only plastic totes, but also paper bags and re-usable canvas or cloth sacks. You can even use the bag that the Clothespin Trashcan comes in as your first garbage receptacle!

Interestingly, the clothespin trashcan pictured isn’t DCI’s, but rather the work of Hung Ming Chen. Either that can looks a lot like DCI’s or DCI’s looks a lot like that one, or we have a case of parallel evolution on our hands. Which is entirely possible.

Now and then, silly people throw out art, where art is a descriptor I use loosely, because we’re talking about light-up sparkle Jesus posters and really cheesy landscapes. But don’t just turn up your nose when you see some “art” on Craigslist or in grandma’s attic… at least not until you give the frame a gander. Sometimes some really terrible art somehow got houses in a really awesome frame. Or a fakey wood plastic frame that would be awesome looking with a coat of paint! Think upcycling here, not refinishing.

What can you do with a sweet vintage frame (or maybe a not-so-great as-is frame that has potential)? How about:

…fill it with flowers.

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