Christmas Topiaries
Kristin at Hatter and Hare Events made these wonderful Christmas topiaries from light bulbs. Here she used new bulbs but this is definitely a worth trying idea for old bulbs. You can simply paint them in green and red.
Hot Air Balloons
Jenn via Rook No. 17 has shared a wonderful use of old light bulbs. With the help of fabric, glue, string and glitter she has given a second life to old light bulbs in the form of hot air balloons. How cute is that!
Pretty Flower Vases
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Awesome Outdoor Luminaries
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A Snowman Ornament
Amanda Formaro at Crafts by Amanda created this cute snowman ornament after rethinking a simple old light bulb.
An Air Plant Terrarium
Etsy Shop Page and Scott has this inspirational idea where you can fill an air plant in an old light bulb to make a terrarium.
A Hand Painted Light Bulb
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A Concrete Bulb and Reclaimed Timber Coat Rack
ClenseYourPallet at Instructables has shared an ingenious and super creative coat rack idea where light bulbs were filled with concrete mixture. Once dried the glass was broken and removed. After that the bulbs were attached to a slab of reclaimed wood and this coat rack came into existence.
Cool Lighting Fixtures
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Glitter Coated Light Bulb Christmas Tree Ornaments
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A Recycled Bulb with a Ship Inside
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Glitter Bulb Magnets
Courtney at A Diamond in the Stuff made this wonderful Christmas decor by glittering and attaching magnetic light bulbs in red and green glitter to a red magnetic frame.
Twine Wrapped Old Light Bulb Pears
Jessi at Practically Functional after replacing old light bulbs got a creative idea. She wrapped all the old light bulbs in twine that look exactly like pears. You can also try making these pears and they are guaranteed to go well with the theme of the coming season that is none other than fall. All you need for this is bulbs, twine, a stick and a glue gun and you are set to whip up some twine pears.
Awesome Plate Pedestals
Mitzi Curi at Mitzi’s Collectibles created these beautiful plate pedestals from plates she discovered at flea market.
A Window Valance
Karen via Somewhat Quirky Design shares a picture of a wonderful window valance created from plates. That’s just so clever!
A Plate Mosaic Chair
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A Wall Art
Anna at Florence Finds shares a project of three china plates getting the form of a wall art saying ‘EAT’ with a magic ingredient and that is none other than a sharpie marker.
A Cool Garden Art
Spittin Toad Blog came up with a cool garden art where different sorts of dishes collected in garage sales were transformed into a garden art.
An Outdoor Wall Decor
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Apron Storage Hooks
Stone Gable Blog has such a lovely idea to end the journey of your plates right in the kitchen where they started it. Simply attach hooks to different plates and fix them on a wall in a row to hang your aprons.
A Jewelry Storage Stand
Geneva at A Pair and A Spare shares an idea for your jewelry organization. Simply create a jewelry stand with some vintage china dishes and small cups.
Creative Stenciled Plates
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A Printed Quote Plate
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A Bird Feeder
Etsy Shop ARTful Salvage has such an inspirational idea where you can make a beautiful bird feeder from an old china plate by drilling holes and hanging it through chains.
A Garden Bed Edging
Manuela Williams at A Cultivated Nest shares a wonderful way to edge your garden beds. Simply start collecting old dishes and once you are done with collecting and you have enough amount, use them to edge your garden beds. They look really stunning and terrific.
A Garden Wind Chime
Sherie Tillman via Pinterest has another marvelous idea for your garden decor. If you happen to have even one plate with some old spoons, use them to create a wind chime that you will love to see everyday in your garden. You can use your own imagination too and can attach something else than spoons as well.
A Lovely Nightstand
Amy at A Blossoming Life gave a makeover to an old sewing machine stand and converted it into a beautiful nightstand that is adorning her room beautifully.
A Beauteous Garden Bench
Jean at Jean’s Muse has got this amazing garden bench that is skillfully made from welding together three stands of old sewing machines. The white color of this bench is looking so classy against the green backdrop of plants.
A Dandy Vanity Table
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A Unique Kitchen Island
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Storage Wall Bins
Angie via Knick of Time with the help of her husband recycled a leg of sewing machine and attached bread pans and created these wonderful wall bins that store rolls of towels.
A Small Dining Table
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A Garden Gate
Zeevveez via Flickr has shared a project where a fantastic garden gate is created from an old sewing machine stand painted in gorgeous white color. To maintain and embrace the beauty of the original stand the name of the Singer company can also be seen in the middle of the gate.
A Marvelous End Table
Lauren at West Furniture Revival Blog redoes pieces of furniture and this piece too she has created by taking an old coffee table top combined with an old sewing machine’s legs.
An Unusual Office Table
Tanya at Dans Le Lakehouse built this wonderful office desk with the help of her husband from an old sewing machine base and a desktop.
A Rustic Entryway Table
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An Incredible Bathroom Vanity
Ruth from Grace Laced created this wonderful vanity for her guest bathroom that is the center of focus of this whole bathroom remodel.
A Shabby Chic Tea Station
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A Functional Storage Table
Rustic ReDiscovered created this practical storage table from a recycled sewing machine table base and an old dresser drawer. This storage table is a perfect example of a completely recycled piece of furniture. It can be easily placed anywhere where some amount of extra storage space is required. Moreover it is a great way to add a vintage feel too.
A Coffee Table
Etsy Shop Spoken Stitch has such an inspirational idea where a bike wheel is turned into a chic coffee table that can add a quick industrial feel to any interior where it is put.
A Picture Frame
Jennifer from Dimples and Tangles got a bike wheel on her birthday with cards that were written for her. She turned the same bike wheel into a cool picture frame that is now adorning the wall in her office.
A Pot Rack
Apartment Therapy has a super cool idea for your kitchen. If your pots and pans are not organized and there is no space to keep them, then simply recycle a bike wheel into a hanging pot rack. Ingenious, isn’t it?
A Bike Wheel Chandelier
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A Foyer Table
Kimm at Reinvented found four porch posts at a cost of $60 and her husband combined it with a bike wheel and created this lovely foyer table that is a great thing to look at.
A Cool Clock
Tonia Larson at eHow came up with a great idea to recycle a bike wheel as her husband and kids are bike enthusiasts and this bike clock was just the right addition to their home decor.
A Garden Fence
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A Stained Glass Garden Spinner
Marie Wirth’s project at Flea Market Gardening won the first place in ‘Upcycled Spring Contest’ and in this project she has created a stained glass spinner by combining painted pieces of glass and a bike wheel.
A Colorful Garden Trellis
Muppster via Flickr has shared a wonderful project where lots of painted bike wheels are joined and converted into a colorful garden trellis that is an amazing accent in her garden.
A Nursery Mobile
Elizabeth Martin of Blame It On the Toes wanted to decorate her baby’s nursery that had yet to arrive in vintage bicycle theme. When the baby arrived the nursery wasn’t done yet and her creative husband decorated the whole nursery in one night. The coolest thing in this nursery is the bicycle wheel mobile that her husband created from his old bicycle as he happens to be a bicycle lover.
Citronella Tiki Torches
Ashley Poskin at Hello Natural created these citronella tiki torches that double duty as insect repellent and outdoor decor.
A Cool Bookshelf
Roy Mohan Shearer via Flickr has a great use of all those wine bottles that you throw away. Simply combine them with wood and make a bookshelf.
Wine Bottle Bird Feeders
Rebecca at The Garden-Roof Coop made these lovely bird feeders after drilling holes in wine bottles. After that she attached a saucer and a copper wire for hanging.
Tissue Paper Decoupage Vases
Fave Crafts shows us how a simple material like tissue paper can transform your old wine bottles into awesome vases like these.
Unique Serving Trays
Lisa from Concord Cottage turned some empty wine bottles into these stunning serving trays. Two thumbs up!
A Wonderful Chandelier
Brian Patrick Flynn at diy Network built a marvelous chandelier from old wine bottles. This is just amazing, isn’t it?
Washi Tape Decorated Bottles
Lisha via One House One Couple gave a new life to some bottles after spraying them with paint and embellishing them with washi tape.
Recycled Wine Bottle Candles
Etsy Shop Napauncorked will inspire you to recycle your wine bottles into some lovely candles like these.
A Cool Garden Art
The Alley To The Gallery Blog has yet another astounding idea where a garden art is made with old wine bottles and salvaged fence boards.
Wine Bottle Planters
Donna at Sweetstuff’s Sassy Succulents has a smashing idea to cut and make planters out of wine bottles.
A Wintery Christmas Display
Creative Tracie at Cleverly Inspired covered three wine bottles in epsom salt and combined them with silver accents to make this wintery Christmas display.
A Chalkboard Painted Bottle for Candy Filling
Instructables shares an inventive idea to paint a wine bottle with chalkboard paint and use it to store candy.
A Wall Vase Set
Johnnie from Saved by Love Creations combined reclaimed wood with old wine bottles to create this amazing vase holder.
Halloween Ghosts Decor
Hinzpirations via Etsy has an idea for the upcoming Halloween. Simply make ghosts from wine bottles and enjoy.
A Planter Box Window
Jana at Transformations from the Heart made this wonderful outdoor decor where she has painted a window and combined it with a flower box her husband created.
A Garden Cupola
Terry at Forever Decorating with some help made this lovely garden cupola from salvaged windows that looks so beautiful.
A Fall Wreath
Anna at A Pretty Life in the Suburbs made a rustic fall wreath with grapevine, burlap and an old window. Looks absolutely stunning!
A Wall Art
Julia from The Boo and the Boy created a pretty wall decor with an old window for her daughter Isabella’s room.
A Pot Rack
Nicole@Thrifty Decorating showed an amazing creativity where she has made a wonderful addition of an old window pot rack to her kitchen. The total cost that came on this wonderful pot rack was $10.
A Jewelry Display
Jane at The Borrowed Abode re-imagined an old and drab window frame into a cool jewelry organizer that stores jewelry and with that it serves as a decor too.
A Chalkboard Calendar
April from House by Hoff made chalkboard calendar from an old window which helps her to keep herself organized.
A Coffee Table
Marty’s Husband at Marty’s Musings made a stunning table from an old window which now sits gloriously in their living room.
A Mirror Frame
Sarah at Cozy Cottage Cute made this mirror from a 12 pane window frame and guess what? It weighs 22 pounds.
A Hallway Organizer
Aimee Weaver found some windows left from a Church going through a renovation and turned one of them into this organizer that keeps her entryway clutter free.
A Vintage Books Display in a Nursery
Hayley Mae at The Farmer and the Southern Belle decorated her son Merritt’s nursery with a unique display of vintage kids’ books she created in an old window frame.
A Chic Headboard
Better Homes and Gardens has a smashing idea for your old window frames. Simply turn them to a headboard for your bedroom. You can also make it look luxurious by adding some foam to the window frame covered with a chic fabric.
Pumpkins to Celebrate Fall
Debbie at Confessions of a Plate Addict shows a great way to recycle a sweater by wrapping it around a faux pumpkin. Didn’t you just get an idea for your ugly orange sweater you hate to wear?
An Ear Warmer
Michelle at Polka Dots and Pizza made a cute ear warmer from an old sweater and took lovely pictures of herself and her husband too. How sweet is that!
A Lampshade Cover
Alicia via Thrifty and Chic gave a whimsical makeover to a lampshade by simply covering it with a sweater.
A Chic Purse
Nicole a Guest Poster at Lemon Squeezy Home shared a lovely tutorial where she has crafted a lovely purse from a lemony yellow sweater.
Chic Sweater Bangles
Rebekah at Rebekah Gough made these trendy bangles from thrift store sweaters. Now you can wear cozy jewelry too during cold weather.
Cozy Fingerless Mittens
Whole Living has an easy-peasy tutorial to make fingerless mittens in no time from an old sweater’s sleeves.
A Dog Bed
Woman’s Day has got something special to make for your furry friend. If you are in need of a dog bed, simply rethink a sweater.
Christmas Decor Ornaments
Kelly at The Lilypad Cottage has got a smashing Christmas ornaments idea where she has utilized old sweater and old ornaments to create completely new and amazing ornaments.
Ruffle Rose Pillows
These ruffle rose pillows from Etsy Shop Old Made New Org will surely want you to cut your new sweaters too if you don’t have old ones. Well, take it easy just run for old ones. 🙂
Cute Cupcake Pincushions
Alessandra Azevedo at Nina Meninas has shared an adorable and innovative idea where she has explained how to make these cute cupcake pincushions from old sweaters.
Tabletop Christmas Trees
Better Homes and Gardens has a cool idea for your Christmas table top in the form of these icy blue and white cone shaped Christmas trees that once used to be sweaters.
A Throw Blanket
Here is another wonderful sweater recycle idea by Better Homes and Gardens in the form of a fun and colorful throw blanket.
A Sweater Rug
Here is yet another amazing sweater re-imagined as a rug by Diana Durkes at Home Workshop.
A Cozy Pair of Slipper Boots
Beth Huntington an eHow Contributor has given a second life to an old sweater as cozy slipper boots.
Marvelous Candle Holders
These candle holders by Better Homes and Gardens and Camilla Fabbri Designs are a must-try fall project.
Sweater Sleeve Socks
Hanna at Pearls and Scissors rethinked her old sweater’s sleeves as these cute and cozy socks.
A Cute Doll House
Ken Wingard at Hallmark Channel created a super cute dollhouse from a vintage suitcase.
A Drink Bar
Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage rethinked a vintage suitcase and added some cocktails and a cocktail recipe book to it and made it into a drink bar.
A Lovely Nightstand
Reeves @ The Weathered Door loves to revamp furniture and here is a wonderful creation by her where she has combined table legs and a garage sale suitcase into a beauteous nightstand.
A Coffee Table
Design Sponge shared a project by Ashley Poskin where she re-imagined a 10 bucks vintage suitcase into a coffee table offering a space for storage too.
A Dog Bed
Titatoni Blog shares a cute dog bed made from a vintage suitcase.
A Craft Supplies Storage
Amy at inspire co gave a lovely makeover to a suitcase for storing her beads and other knick -knacks.
A Cool Clock
Jane at Mamie Jane’s Blog gave a second life to a suitcase after turning it into a clock. Now that’s amazing!
A Garden Planter
Tracey via Tracey Tilley made a wonderful planter from a beautiful coral colored suitcase.
A Charging Station
Sara and Stacy of SugarSCOUT via Design Sponge have shared an amazing reuse of an old suitcase in the form of a cool charging station.
A Wonderful Bookshelf
Julie at Less-Than-Perfect Life of Bliss made a wonderful addition to her guest room in the form of a bookcase she created from an old suitcase found by her husband.
A Kids’ Play Suitcase Idea
Tara Dennis a television personality shows how beautifully a suitcase can be turned into a kids’ play suitcase. Kids are surely going to have endless fun with a creation so joyful.
A Suitcase Chair
Home Story has got an incredible tutorial where a suitcase is transformed into a comfy chair with some tweaks and additions. So, if you are in plans of purchasing a few extra seats for your living room, simply recycle one or more vintage suitcases.
A Wall Vanity
Salvage Shack’s Etsy Shop has a great idea where a vintage suitcase is reclaimed as a wall vanity.
A Storage for Spices and Sprinkles
Nancy Gray shares a great way to recycle old drawers where she has used them to store her collection of sprinkles and spices.
A Flower Box
Serra at Mommy Decorates shares a wonderful way to recycle a small drawer in the form of a flower box. This one though being ready-made, Serra says it is very easy to make one yourself too.
A Herb Garden
Mary Beth Sligar via Southern Idaho Living turned a drawer into a herb garden where she also added functionality to this already amazing herb garden in the form of hooks to dry the herbs and hang cutting and gardening supplies.
A Bulletin Board
Better Homes and Gardens tells us a clever way to salvage an old dresser drawer and turn it into an inspiring bulletin board.
A Medicine Cabinet
Once again here is another smashing idea from Better Homes and Gardens where an old drawer got a new and chic life in the form of a medicine cabinet.
Painted Tiered Planters
Sweet Pea Garden Collection blog has rescued drawers of old desks and given them a new life as tiered planters.
A Storage Ottoman
Becky@Beyond The Picket Fence created a beauteous ottoman for putting your feet on, and unwind after a tiring day. This ottoman has storage too that is an icing on the cake.
A Kid’s Room Shelving Unit
Creative Becky from Beyond The Picket Fence has yet another project to share where she has created a shelving unit for her pre-teen daughter from old drawers.
A Shoe Storage
Redoux Interiors blog has got a wonderful solution for that wild and ever increasing pile of shoes in your home. Simply re-purpose a drawer for shoe storage and tuck it in a space like underneath a sofa.
A Laundry Storage Shelf
Melanie at Curbly shares the refurbishment of her laundry room where one thing that grabs attention is the wall storage shelf she has made from an old drawer.
A Jewelry Organizer
Laurel Stephens at The North End Loft added a wonderful jewelry organizer to her daughter’s room that she has made from a salvaged drawer of a desk.
A Sandwich Station
Miki Steiner at Curbly has turned a drawer into something probably no one can think of and that is a sandwich station. Two thumbs up Miki!
A Craft Paint Organizing Shelf
Heidi at Happiness is Homemade needed an ultimate solution for the storage of her craft paint supply and was lucky to have a few drawers brought by her husband who was working on some kitchen revamp. She turned one of those drawers into this wonderful shelf for her paints.
A Bookshelf for Kids
Stacey from Addison Meadows Lane made this cute bookshelf from old drawers for her beloved nieces.
An Adorable Dollhouse
Roo Ciambriello via Semi Proper created a cute dollhouse from old drawers.
A Teapot Birdhouse
Robin’s Nesting Place will surely give you an itch to make a birdhouse for your garden after you view this whimsical teapot birdhouse in a drawer.
A Collection Display Tray
Shawna Dandois via Skurin rethinked a drawer into a tray in which she displayed a cool collection.
A Coffee Table
Sausha at Sweet Pickins Furniture cut an old door and transformed it into a shabby chic coffee table that is now a perfect decor element to talk about in her living room.
A Serving Tray from a Cabinet Door
Stitched by Crystal shows us what a wonderful serving tray an old cabinet door can become.
A Decorative Door with Shelves
Liz Marie at her little corner of the blog world shares a stupendous fall decor where along with other stunning decor objects, she has placed a door with shelves and a lamp too to create a display.
Barn Door Headboards
Sara at Sincerely, Sara D. found two identical barn doors in a barn once owned by her husband’s great grandparents. So she turned both of them into headboards in her sons’ room.
A Chalkboard Door with a Shelf
Bonnie Getchell at Revolutionaries Blog shares her creation where she has turned a drab door into a fab chalkboard door with a shelf.
A Beauteous Daybed
Shaunna at Perfectly Imperfect Blog built a wonderful daybed from old doors and gave it a coat of whimsical white paint.
A Stained Glass Table
Morena from Morena’s Corner shows us how she turned a $50 glass door into a colorful stained glass table. Isn’t this simply stunning?
A Potting Bench
Doreen of Hymns and Verses gave a new life to an old door in the form of a commendable potting bench.
A Beverage Center
Christy at Our Southern Home transformed an old door into a beverage center that can easily give you an itch to start searching an old door and make your own drinks station as well.
A Cabinet Door Organizer
Christy via Confessions of a Serial Do-It-Yourselfer made this dandy organizer from a door that was originally serving as a pantry cabinet door. Guess what? This door costed her only $2 as she purchased four doors for $10 and one of them is in front of you.
An Entryway Picture Frame and a Coat Hanger
Mary Jane from Photog Mommie who is fond of taking photos shows us a way to re-purpose a glass door into an entryway picture frame and a coat hanger.
A Full Length Mirror
Shannon Quimby at Oregon Live found an ugly old French door, but instead of tossing it away Shannon simply turned it into a cool mirror.