A Wrapping Station
Sarah at Sadie Seasongoods painted an old and broken bar stool in a fresh coat of turquoise paint and then inverted it. She added fabric pockets to it and wheels at its base to make it easily movable. Now that old bar stool serves as a gift wrapping station. Two thumbs up Sarah!
Bar Stool Nightstands
Christie at Two Broke Views when moved to a new house found two abandoned bar stools left by the previous owner of the house. An idea came to her mind. She painted them white and added twine to become the shelves in them. Then she placed the stools at the sides of her bed and now they serve as nightstands.
A Bar Stool Desk
Whitney at Shanty 2 Chic painted two old bar stools in a fresh berry pink color and then added wooden plank shelves to them. After that she topped them with a slab of wood and now they have become a wonderful table that her kids can use for doing their work and activities.
A Bathroom Storage
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A Drink Stand
Courtney at A Diamond in the Stuff combined an old bar stool with a re-purposed galvanized bucket and a drink stand came into existence.
A Decoupaged Table
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A Recycled Fabric Covered Stool
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A Horse Bar Stool
Artsy Emmy the Crafter has given an old bar stool a very unique and interesting makeover. By painting the stool and combining it with accents like faux hair, wood horse head and a tail she has given the stool a look of a grazing horse.
A Cute Birdhouse
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A Herb Garden
Forms of Letters Blog has shared a way to make your very own little herb garden with a bar stool. They drilled holes in the top of the stool for putting mini planters of herbs in it and then also hung a bit bigger herb pots using metal wire. This herb garden is great for small homes and apartments where a proper garden space isn’t available.
A Heart Art
Out of Fire has created this beauteous interlocked heart art by welding horseshoes.
Colored Welcome Wreaths
Iron n’ Lace Etsy Shop which specializes in horseshoe artwork has created these two lovely welcome wreaths in red and purple color.
A Horseshoe Lamp
A Southern Girl Shop has welded together horseshoes accented with concho stars to create a lamp base.
A Wine and Glass Rack
Barbie The Welder has ingeniously welded together horseshoes in such a manner that they have become a rack that can store a wine bottle along with two wine glasses
A Necklace Organizer
Bridget at Babblings and More has created this amazing necklace organizer by combining three old horseshoes with reclaimed wood.
A Candle Wrap
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A Cake Stand
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A Planter Stand
Ashley Trimble at Pinterest has created a project ideal for a garden. She has welded horseshoes into a cool planter stand that can serve as an amazing garden accent.
A Chandelier for Wedding Decor
Style Me Pretty Blog has shared the pictures of a ranch wedding where a chandelier is created from horseshoes just according to the ranch theme.
Colorful Garden Flowers
Jim Buckbee at Hometalk wanted an idea for such garden flowers that the deer could not damage and thus he welded painted horseshoes into these cute flowers.
Horseshoe Mason Jar Vase Holders
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A Lucky Pallet Sign
Virginia at Fynes Designs created this pallet sign that says lucky with the U made up of a horseshoe for St. Patrick’s Day.
A Flower Garden Hose Holder
Art in Iron has created a garden hose holder with horseshoes in the shape of a flower by making a clever use of the U shape of the horseshoes.
A Fairy Door
Evelyn at My Turn for Us wanted to turn a stump into a fairy house so she combined a gold painted horseshoe with some wood and mini door hardware to create a fairy house door on the stump. Then she decorated around the tree too to make a perfect entrance to the fairy house.
A Horseshoe and Wood Candle Holder
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A Plate Holder
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A Herb Box with Horseshoe Handles
Barb at Our Fairfield Home and Garden has created a herb box from reclaimed wood and she used horseshoes as handles for the box.
A Candle Holder
Tuula at Thrifty Rebel Vintage has combined three vintage cheese graters using metal wire and have added a tealight holder at the base. To hang it she has added metal chains and for making it yet more pretty she has added vintage glass chandelier crystals at the base.
An Earring Holder
Diane at Turning Clock Back spray painted a freestanding cheese grater in a beautiful powder blue color and painted the handle of the greater in white. Then she added an embellishment of flowers at the top. To make it look even more lovely she hot glued pearls at the bottom four corners of the grater and a cute earring holder came into existence.
Vintage Grater Office Organizers
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A Utensil and Towel Holder
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An Owl Wind Chime
Shirley Hatfield at Pinterest has shared a wind chime that is created in the form of an owl using small jello molds, a cheese grater and a wooden and metal spoons.
A Memo Board
Etsy Shop Timeless N Chic has shared an idea of making a memo board. They have combined three cheese graters by tying them with jute twine. This cheese grater memo board can also stick magnets easily.
Cheese Grater Pendant Lamps
Etsy Shop Benclif Designs has transformed old freestanding cheese graters into amazing pendants lamps. To make these you have to drill a hole in the handle of the grater and then pass the lamp’s wire and hardware through it and voila!
A Table Lamp
Etsy Shop Litfora Queen has combined a cheese grater with an old colander and has created a rustic table lamp that you can place even in your kitchen or dining room to make a decor statement.
A Planter Wind Chime
Thrifty Rebel Vintage Blog has re-thinked a colander into a two in one decor for garden. They have planted the colander with flowers and have added recycled spoons at the bottom so as it serves as a wind chime too. That’s pretty clever!
Succulent Wedding Centerpieces
Ruffled Blog has shared the pictures of an eco friendly wedding whose theme was around decor with recycled stuff. Among other recycled objects, for centerpieces colanders with succulents were used.
Colorful Wall Lights
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A Mini Colander Bird Feeder
Birds and Blooms blog has shared a way to upcycle mini colanders. You can make bird feeders with them and can enjoy the views of cute birds coming and feeding on seeds throughout the day.
An Easy Yarn Storage
A Beautiful Mess Blog has shared a way to store your yarn. Simply put all the colors of your yarn in a colander and voila! If you want for ease you can also pass the free ends of yarn through the holes of the colander.
A Tiered Stand
Angie at Knick of Time has combined two old colanders with a white spindle and the result is a beautiful two tiered stand that you can use for multiple purposes inside or outside your kitchen.
Easter Bunny Candy Containers
Easter is on its way and this candy container idea by Makezine blog is surely a worth trying project this Easter for kids.
Cereal and Snack Containers
Wendy Pickett at Pinterest and Stockpiling Moms Blog have shared a wonderful way to get your pantry organized. Simply upcycle empty creamer bottles into containers for storing stuff like cereals and snacks.
Colorful Kids’ Telescopes
Jamie at Hands on As We Grow has shared a telescope idea that she made with the help of her little boys who decoupaged creamer bottles with tapes.
A Cute Birdhouse
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Easy to Handle Paint Containers
Susanne Seaton at Pinterest has shared a paint storage idea for those who have kids fond of painting or they themselves use paints a lot. You can create mess free paint containers with creamer bottles.
A Jute Vase
Katie at Thrifty Finds & Redesigns has created a stunningly beautiful vase by covering a creamer bottle in jute twine. All you need to do is to hot glue one end of jute twine to the bottom of a creamer bottle. Then start wrapping it around the bottle and as you cover a height of almost an inch or half, hot glue the twine so that it may not slide off.
A Washi Tape Covered Multipurpose Container
Dana at 3rd Grade Gridiron covered a creamer bottle in colorful washi tapes and the result is a container that can be used for many purposes such as storing hair pins, pencils and other stationary items.
A Hanging Succulent Planter
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Super Cute Penguins
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A Pen Holder
Tami at Tambo’s Creations cut creamer bottles and covered them in scrapbook paper and a fancy trim. Then she arranged them all inside a wine rack and a lovely pen holder came into existence.
Paper Mache Dresses
Tammy Klassen at Pinterest has shared an idea for those who love fashion inspired decor. You can create paper mache dresses with creamer bottles.
Snowman Marshmallow Containers
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An Oil Bottle
Imari Shah shares a creative way to recycle a creamer bottle into an oil bottle.
Polymer Clay and Marble Snails
Etsy Shop Orange Hound has come up with a super cute idea you can try for your garden. By using polymer clay you can make the body of a snail and top it with a glass marble to mimic a shell. Then make the antennae with metal wires. You can make as many as you want and put these critters in different parts of your home’s outdoor area.
Baked Marble Pendants
Hopeful Night Owl has shared a super creative way to make pendants out of baked marbles. The term baked marbles means a process of baking marbles in oven for about 20 minutes and then immediately adding them to ice cold water so that they develop cracks internally. Then you can attach caps and rings to string them for making necklaces.
A Wire and Glass Marble Mobile
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A Pair of Earrings
Creative Thriftiness has also shared a tutorial of making earrings from cracked single colored marbles.
Glass Marble Fence Decor
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A Colorful Wreath
Spring is almost here and if you want to make a wreath for your door then grab the collection of your old marbles and make a wreath like Celia Larimer at Pinterest has shared.
Miniature Glass Floats
Sharon Ojala at Homemade Obsessions combined the skills of macrame with glass marbles and created these adorably cute miniature glass floats.
Glass Marble Mosaic Fishbowl Lanterns
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A Rainbow Suncatcher
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Candle Holder Fillers
Frou Frugal blog has shared a way to make a candle holder. Simply put a votive candle in a vase of bigger size and fill the space between the two with marbles. When you will light the candle the marbles will look just heavenly.
A Garden Sphere
TaDahpdx at Etsy has shared a garden globe idea. Simply hot glue marbles to an old bowling ball and see what a masterpiece like this will come into existence.
A Marble Tree
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Cute Mini Teapots
Thoughts on Life, Clay, and Other Stuff Blog has created these sweet mini teapots using glass marbles and metal parts.
A Wine Bar
Lori King at Pinterest has shared a wonderful repurposing idea of an old TV cabinet. Simply paint it and add a wine glass rack to a shelf and turn it into a wine bar.
A Kids’ Play Kitchen
Debbie Williams at eHow has shared a cute creation made from an upcycled TV cabinet. She has painted the TV cabinet in aqua blue and white and after adding necessary hardware she has transformed the old and ugly cabinet into an adorable play kitchen for kids with nonstop fun.
A Microwave/Storage Cabinet
Jann at Newton Custom Interiors spray painted an old orange oak TV cabinet in white and added shelves to it that now serves as a wonderful storage/microwave cabinet in her kitchen.
A Shoe Storage Cabinet
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A Play Bakery
Sarah at My Simple Obsession has transformed an old TV unit into a super cute play bakery. She has added some really fun details to the bakery like cookies made from wooden discs, cake pops made from wooden balls and sprinkles created from seed beads filled in clear salt and pepper shakers.
A Dog Bed
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A Dress Up Closet
Mariah at Sophia Grace & Co painted an old TV cabinet in white color and then outfitted it with a towel rod for hanging dresses and added a mirror in the TV compartment and now this TV unit lives a new life as a closet that her daughter Sophia can enjoy. Two thumbs up Mariah!
A Distressed Serving Tray
Jill at Create Craft Love found some old cabinet doors in her dad’s basement that were left over after a kitchen remodel so she came up with a cool idea. She gave one cabinet door a mason jar blue distressed look and added drawer pulls at its either ends and tada! A wonderful serving tray came into existence.
An Outdoor Monogram Wall Art
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A Small Doll/ Kids’ Bench
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A Faux Chalkboard Wedding Sign
Jillian at The Virginia House has transformed an old cabinet door into a lovely faux chalkboard wedding sign.
Bathroom Towel Holders
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A Necklace Organizer
Christy at Life, Made Interesting had a frame of a cabinet door so she simply added hooks to it and now it duties as a cool necklace organizer.
A Mason Jar Caddy
Lindsay at My Creative Days has cut and joined an old cabinet door and after giving it a coat of distressed look paint she turned it into a caddy for mason jars.
A Corner Planter
Gail at My Re-purposed life has transformed an old and ugly cabinet door into a corner planter that fits beautifully in a corner of her patio. Spring is soon to unfold its spell and this project is worth doing these days.
A Towel Basket Holder
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A Chalkboard Easel
House on Harrison Blog has shared a creation of making a chalkboard easel from a recycled cabinet door.
A Mason Jar Wall Vase
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A Cool Coat Hanger
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Artwork Displays
Jessie at Dimplicity painted two cabinet doors in white & pink and white & blue combos and added clips and saw tooth hangers and they became two really cute art displays that her kids enjoy.
A Family Wall Sign
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Super Cute Kids’ Picture Frames
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A Front Door Welcome Sign
Becky at The Other Side of Neutral has shared a brand new tour of her 2016 home and the entrance door has a lovely sign that welcomes people and it is crafted with none other than a cabinet door. Awesome, Becky!
Kids’ Art Desks
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A Rustic Cooler
Matt2 Silver at instructables has shared a project where he has covered an old refrigerator with pallets and after adding the necessary hardware he has turned that old fridge into a wonderful rustic cooler that is ideal for outdoor summer parties.
A Yarn Storage
Donatella of Inspiration & Realisation after swapping her small fridge with a bigger one ended up with one small fridge too small to be used in the kitchen and too cute to be tossed away. So, she gave the small fridge a home inside her craft room in the form of using it for her yarn storage. That’s clever!
An Accessories Display
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A Recycled Doghouse
Inhabitat Blog has shared a doghouse where an old refrigerator is transformed into a wonderful house for a homeless dog.
An Old Fridge Pantry
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A Solar Dehydrator
Justine of Cultivating Conscience has shared a tour of a farm. Among many other interesting things this solar dehydrator grabbed our attention. This dehydrator is actually an old fridge that now serves to dry different kinds of fruits and vegetables.
Cool Garden Planters
The Garden Buzz and solicitude39 has shared a cool idea to let your old refrigerator live another life in your garden in the form of a colorful vertical or horizontal planter.
A Small Closet
Little Piece of Me has shared a picture of a recycled refrigerator that is creatively used as a closet. Along with doing the duty of a closet this fridge has another interesting element and that is the picture collage pasted on the inner side of its door.
A Re-purposed Fridge Bookcase
Colleen Miller at Pinterest has shared an awesome way of upcyling a fridge into a bookcase. Now that’s something worth giving a whirl to.
A Concrete Planter
Catherine Elsby at The Rustic Willow came up with a truly unique and interesting idea of making a concrete planter using an old towel. The resulting shape of the planter is very unique and worth saying a wow. So If you also have an old towel give it a dip in concrete and make a cool planter like this.
A Soap Pouch
Nikki at Whimsy Love has shared a way to rethink a towel into a soap pouch by following a simple method.
A Beach Bag
Beach Petals Blog has shared a cool way to upcycle a beach towel. Simply turn it into a beach bag that you can use all through the summer season.
An Owl Pillow
Biene at We Upcycle has created a super cute owl pillow by combing an old towel in gray color with printed fabrics that compliment the gray towel beautifully. To make it you have to cut the silhouette of the owl from the towel. And make the eyes, beak and feathers with printed fabrics and applique them over the owl silhouette.
DIY Spa Slippers
Crafty Nest Blog has shared a tutorial of giving a makeover to ordinary flip flops and turning them to super comfy spa slipper by covering them in a towel. That’s clever!
A Braided Bath Rug
Sisters of The Wild West Blog has shared a way to make a braided bath rug by braiding together stripes of old towels in three colors.
A Kids’ Room Rug
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