Beer Bed Pays For Couple's Wedding In New Zealand

While consuming alcohol and engaging in experimental carpentry may not seem like an ideal combination, sometimes it yields beautiful (and lucrative) results.

New Zealand carpenter Steve Sandvoss saved a year's worth of beer bottles in his garage. When deciding what to do with them, he opted to take on a man's highest dream and make it a reality by building a bed out of beer bottles.

The resulting frame used 212 large and 106 small Heineken bottles and took 20 hours to make. The most intoxicating aspect is the fluorescent lights Sandvoss installed at the base of the bed, giving the green bottles an alien glow in the darkness. See more images of the glowing green bed frame on Trade Me here.

The bed sold online for over $3,000, exceeding the reserve price by $500. The cash will help pay for his upcoming wedding, although Sandvoss won't let it go without second thoughts. "I think I'll get really emotional when I sell it," he said to The Dominion Post. Who knew beer beds were so romantic? Perhaps he can also begin investing in supplies for his next big carpentry endeavor. (We're waiting for the phrase "I'm busy working on my beer bed" to catch on...)

What do you think about this project? Genius recycling or subpar garbage? We bet one person would be a fan:

via The Dominion Post and RT

Comments

[JadeSorenson]

04:41 AM on 02/16/2012

Hey guys this is Steve Sandvoss's fiancé the creator of the beer bottle bed. Just wanted to say thank you guys for the support, and 3,000 for a wedding huh I don't think sooo, like you said that's enough to pay for our bar tab, but the 3,0000 was to go towards our wedding. But the deal fell through in the end, so we are keeping the bed and in return Heineken replaced every empty bottle with a full one.
So we are stoked to have 25 doz to go towards our wedding. So big ups to heineken awesome guys!! We all have our own tastes in beer and good on you, but I think we are forgetting the idea of creating something different and unusual regardless if what bottle you use!! Would definitely be keen to see another up and coming creation from someone with beers bottles : ). Ohhhh and a brown bottle with a Fluro light, i don't think that would look as good as it does in green.

[grifrn]

04:02 PM on 02/13/2012

Cool story bro.

[aforsteri]

03:31 PM on 02/13/2012

What kind of wedding would cost $3000, that might be enough to pay for part of the bar tab. even a simple wedding will cost over 3 times that much. Maybe weddings are cheaper in New Zealand

[Star4253]

04:57 PM on 02/13/2012

Maybe you put to much into a wedding!

[factorystock1]

02:29 PM on 02/13/2012

I bet ET bought it. lol

[OD Williams]

01:02 PM on 02/13/2012

LOL!!! How good tasting is it going to be? It's beer.

[marn44]

12:55 PM on 02/13/2012

Genius recycle

[blu366]

12:47 PM on 02/13/2012

WOW, a breakthrough treatment for adult ADD; beer!! This will be as big as antibiotics!!!

[galbraith1065]

12:31 PM on 02/13/2012

Heineken? Yuck, they might as well have used some nasty Bud brand. I can't believe they couldn't find anything decent to drink in New Zealand.

[Irishtimesguy]

12:42 PM on 02/13/2012

Surely someone could have sent them some I.C. Light.

[darllinaoswald]

01:40 PM on 02/13/2012

What would you like him to have made it out of that pisswater Coors or Coors light. Atleast he made it from a second class brand and not a wannbe champ one. LOL