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Do You Repurpose?

mistriTsquirrel — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 05:32:45 GMT

I love some of the repurposing ideas I've seen online!!

Here is a cool bookshelf made from old shutters...

Light bulbs repurposed as vases...

Do you have any cool repurposing ideas to post?

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mistriTsquirrel — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 05:47:44 GMT

Jewelry stand made from soda bottle ends...

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mistriTsquirrel — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 05:54:45 GMT

Cell phone holder for charging, made from lotion bottle...

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mistriTsquirrel — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 06:00:27 GMT

Plastic bottle repurposed as sprinkler...

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mistriTsquirrel — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 06:04:13 GMT

Plastic bottle as gift container...

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mistriTsquirrel — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 06:51:17 GMT

Can decorated to store makeup brushes...

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mistriTsquirrel — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 07:40:51 GMT

Anybody?

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Desertdi — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 12:03:33 GMT

When ashtrays became passé, I bought every heavy lead crystal ones I could find in thrift stores.........and use them under pillar candles

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Allegedly — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 13:34:55 GMT

Not yet, but I am OBSESSED with all the furniture ideas that can be made with wooden pallets. My issue is that (a) I have no way to get the pallets home and (b) I have no construction skills! I can dream though!

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stevieb — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:27:38 GMT

No. I might occasionally repaint or refinish a piece of furniture, but I'm not 'craft-sy' so don't often use one thing to make something else... Just not part of my DNA. I'd have to say that unless done very well, I personally think most re-purposed stuff is, well, not always that appealing.

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shesallthat — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:37:37 GMT

On 2/2/2014 mistriTsquirrel said:
Anybody?

i was just laughing because i was saying to myself ""she knows what the idea is - she wants pics that we have done ourselves!""

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SHOPR — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 18:38:23 GMT

I love the bookcase made of shutters. That is a great idea!

I do have difficulty throwing things out when I see another potential use for them. Not so much the plastic bottles, etc., but lamp parts off a broken lamp, or spindles off an old broken headboard, old wooden picture frames, etc. I don't usually get very far with "creating" things from my ideas, though.

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chrystaltree — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 18:40:39 GMT

I like seeing how other people do it. I'm just not creative enough to think of things like that.

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Cyndog — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 19:27:43 GMT

I took a one rod quilt rack and unscrewed the rod to put a curtain panel on it. It's now a privacy curtain for the kitties and no one has to look at litter in a corner of the bathroom.

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151949 — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 20:24:24 GMT

I am another person who is not into the turning old bottles or cans into crafts thing.But i do love to take a piece of used and abused furniture and restore it to something beautiful. I am also not into leaving old finishes on antiques so they look ""shabby chic"" I love to strip off the weathered finish and restore it to look like it did when it was new.I have some very beautiful antiques in my home as a result of years of having a passion for doing this.

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HisElk — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 20:47:57 GMT

mistri, thanks for sharing these ideas. The jewelry stand made out of the bottom of bottles is quite unique and cute.

Just wanted to say thanks for posting these pics. Certainly gives ideas for those that enjoy repurposing.

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whitelinen — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 22:38:01 GMT

I'm all about repurposing & recycling MTS!! Have been for years. Mostly furniture & decorative items.

Give me garish piece and some chalk paint and I will find a nook or cranny for it!!

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whitelinen — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 22:39:19 GMT

It's wonderful we all have our own design style--I love the shabby and distressed look . . .

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Mindy D — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 22:49:33 GMT

I love to do this. It comes second nature to me. I'm always thinking of new ways to use things. When I was younger, I used sheets for drapes. I love repainting furniture. I see things in the forms of household items and turn them into home decor. I just do it if I get an idea. I've made vanity trays out of framed mirrors and a work area using a door and file cabinets. I use liter soda bottles as mini greenhouses for seedlings. I also use styrofoam egg crates to start seedlings.

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LucyGoose — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 22:59:59 GMT

I used to be crafty. Now I can't remember what it is that I used to make.....