From junk to homestead, these artists know how to turn the strangest things into something beautiful with unique designs — and materials.

Bodan Litnianski emigrated from the Ukraine to France in 1930 with no money. He had no place to live, so he bought a ruined house for his family to live in. He restored it with glass [...]

Mosaics have the ability to turn something small and meaningless, like a stamp, nail, toothpick or cork, into a beautiful work of art. And in many cases, they give an opportunity to recycle materials that would have otherwise been wasted. Here are some of the largest ones created around the world.
 
This stamp mosaic measures 1,077.47 [...]