10 Creative Ways to Decorate Home with Recycled Products

By recycling & repurposing old items, you can create innovative decorating items, save money, and can save the environment.

With ten creative ways, you can make sure that your home has a designer appearance that doesn’t affect the environment negatively.

1.      Milk Crates:

Those old plastic crates lying in the garage or the basement will come out of hiding and can serve both functional and designer purposes.

You need to cut a piece of wood to fit on top. Then cover it with foam and fabric. Suddenly the old milk crate becomes a fashionable footstool.

2.      Old CDs:

You can use old CDs as coasters for drinks, glue candle cups onto them. You can use them as candle holders. Paint old CDs and hang them on the wall or refashion them into a beautiful wind chime.

You can even repurpose a CD into a clock with a simple clock kit.

3.      Old Book Box:

If you are not going to read your old books, put them to use as boxes. Old hardcover books will transform beautifully into small boxes.

You need two books of the same size about 2 to 3 inches thick. Cut the pages out of both books.

You can use the front and back covers of one book for the top and bottom of the box, the other book covers to cut and glue together the four sides of the box.

4.      Dresser Drawers:

Old dresser drawers will become attractive shelves on the wall. Sand & paint the inside & outside surfaces of the drawer in a color that matches your decor.

If you wish to add wood dividers in the drawer, measure and cut smaller wood pieces. Then paste them inside the drawer.

Mount the drawer on the wall. So the bottom of the drawer touches the wall and the inside of the drawer faces out into the room.

5.      Old Wallpaper:

You can make murals or designs on the wall by cutting the scraps into pieces. You can even make geometric designs, animals or stars on the wall.

Moisten the glue side of the cut wallpaper scraps. Apply them to the wall to make whatever design you want.

6.      Repurposed Clothing:

Instead of letting old clothes hang in your closet or accumulate dust in boxes, you can put them to good decorating use. You can cover throw pillows with old dress shirts or jeans.

The back pockets of the jeans sit directly across the fronts of the pillows. You can make a warm quilt out of scraps of denim.

7.      Old Silverware:

Vintage silverware may add charm and distinction to your decor when you repurpose it creatively. You can use spoons or forks as drawer and cabinet pulls in the kitchen.

You can make candleholders out of spoons and forks. You can do it simply by gluing metal candle cups to spoons or forks.

 You have suddenly got innovative candleholders that catch everyone’s eyes.

8.      Tea Tins:

Tea tins are available in beautiful designs and colors. You can use old tea tins to make attractive candles. Pour scented candle wax into the tins.

You have got beautiful and creative candles to use around the house. Also, you can use a vintage tea tin to hold dry herbs and flowers.

Attach a tall tea tin to the wall. Use it to hold kitchen utensils. Attach a magnet to the side of a tea tin. Attach it to the refrigerator to hold pens or pencils in a convenient spot.

9.      Old Shutters:

Shutters can do more than cover windows. You can hang a shutter on an interior wall & use it to suppress the clutter.

With the help of clothespins, you can clip papers inside the slats of the shutters. Use it as a mail organizer by tucking envelopes inside the slats.

Attach little S-hooks and you can even hang household keys from the shutters.

10.  Wooden Spools:

Large wooden spools can be used for storing electrical wiring. They’re useful in a variety of repurposing ways.

Sand the wood down, prime it & paint it to match any room. Suddenly you’ve a funky footstool.

You can even add vertical dividers between the top and the bottom of the spool. Use it to store books and games. You can add a cushioned top to the spool and suddenly it is a pretty ottoman.

Conclusion:

Create innovative decor for your home and save money. You can save the environment by reusing items that were destined for the junkyard.

The decorative items you make can fill your home with unusual pieces.

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