A house in Houston, Texas has become a folk art landmark after its former owners John and Mary Milkovisch covered it in flattened beer cans.

The Beer Can House is open to the public and is being restored by a charity.

Mr Milkovisch began the project in 1968, when he bought a metal canopy and decorated the garden so he and his wife could have a shaded area to enjoy their afternoon beers. Slowly, he worked his way to the front, eventually spending 17 months coating the house in empty beer cans.