How to decorate your home with recycled objects

Lampshades

If you have old sweaters in your closet that you no longer wear, don't throw them away! With a little imagination, you can transform them into lampshade covers that will amaze you and your guests. Take the sweater and tuck it into the lampshade, with the collar facing up. Then, cut off the entire section of the sweater, including the sleeves, and glue the remaining edge of the sweater inside the lampshade, using clothespins to help the glue stick: a breeze that will rejuvenate an old lamp.

Steel cantilevers arms

If you have accumulated a lot of waste in your garden or shed wooden planksThese can be used to create truly original, country-inspired DIY shelves. Assemble them however you like, leaving them raw or painting them in your favorite color, and hang them anywhere, from the living room to the bathroom: they'll add an elegant touch.

Baskets

In the children's bedroom or in the bathroom there are always many things to store so don't worry, create a beautiful and spacious basket It's quick and easy. Get a wastepaper basket (if you don't have one, you can buy one at a home improvement store) and paint it white. Get some white or colored rope, turn the basket upside down, and glue the rope all around the basket using hot glue. Cover the entire basket well so that the metal (or plastic) is no longer visible.

Home decoration

If you have any puzzle If your children don't use them, you could use them to create wonderful decorative designs for the walls of your home. Paint a beautiful stylized tree trunk with sinuous branches sprouting from it on the wall, then glue puzzle pieces painted in a variety of colors to the branches, creating the effect of little flowers brightening the branches.

Kitchen shelves

With the fruit crates You can create truly original kitchen shelves. Paint them your favorite color and cover the inside with beautiful gift wrap or wallpaper. Then hang them on the wall, horizontally or vertically, and store everything you want to display, both inside and on top.

Coffee Tables

Old hard suitcases can be stacked, or fitted with legs, to create vintage-inspired coffee tables. Simply sand them down if they're damaged and paint them with one or more coats of paint. As for the color, choose one that complements the decor of the room you plan to place them in. It's as simple as that.

Clothes hangers

An wooden ladder It can become a vertical bookcase, an original towel holder in the bathroom or a display for plants and decorative objects. Or, as in this case, a clothes hangers perfect for furnishing a mountain home or one furnished in a country chic style.

Table

An old door, restored to its former glory, can become the perfect base for a kitchen table. Simply add legs (which can even be shaped and cut-to-size wooden logs) and a suitable covering, especially if the door isn't smooth. You can cover it, as in this case, with a custom-made sheet of sturdy glass. Your kitchen will definitely transform its look.

Glasses

An old colanderEven a rusty one can be sanded, painted, and made into a perfect pot for succulents. Original, useful, and practically free.

Wreaths

You've toasted a lot, opened many bottles and now you find yourself submerged in corksYou can easily reuse them to make a Christmas wreath to decorate your front door or a wall in your home. Glue the caps together and then complete the look by decorating with a Christmas bow and a few fake sprigs of red berries for an instant Christmassy feel.

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Read also:

• How to recycle children's bedroom furniture
• What to do with old furniture that you don't need
• How to recycle milk and fruit crates