But when it becomes especially hard, I don't fight it; after all, I got into this business to make awesome upcycled items for myself!
Along with serving the beer in the hotel's restaurant and bar, it also sells bottles in the signature Trunk Store), which specializes in local upcycled items specially made for the hotel, such as sandals, T-shirts and snacks.
Customers initially thought I was a bit of a hippy on a mission to save the planet one shopping trolley at a time, and almost expected an upcycled or secondhand item to be inferior or badly made.
It's a young-ish and stylish food and drinks hangout in an upcycled railway shed.
There's a farce involving an upcycled family heirloom and a small dog, but the one-liners are good.
FEE Prices range from a few dollars for an upcycled shopping tote to $2,500 for a wood, acrylic, steel and plastic "thing-o-matic" that generates 3-D models.
Her clothes are made by Malin Landaeus, who owns a vintage shop in Brooklyn and produces an upcycled collection using hand dyed silk.
The campsite has an African feel, with an upcycled communal kitchen – wine crates as shelves and wooden cable drums for tables – that's a great spot for sundowners on a summer's evening.
For instance, check out this fabulous coconut shell planter or this fascinating water garden made with an upcycled fishbowl.
White Duck Taco Shop's new riverfront restaurant opens its Beer Bus (an upcycled school bus) with draft and canned beers, adult slushies, wine and cocktails.
And then, on the lobby level, you take in an upcycled local gas station sign, where the price of gas is replaced with the going price for tickets to the Cubs home game scheduled that day.
