Top 47+ creative ways to reuse your old stuff

Refresh, reuse and recycle

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These innovative upcycling ideas will help you save your old furniture and unused items from the landfill. With just a little DIY know-how and creative thinking, you can transform worn-out pieces into something special and unique for the home and garden.

Affordable and eco-friendly, we've gathered the top upcycling projects to inspire your next transformation.

Click or scroll on and discover how to breathe new life into your old stuff... 

Teacup bird feeder

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A dainty teacup bird feeder is super cheap and easy to make. Take an old teacup and saucer from the cupboard, stick the cup to the saucer with superglue and once secure, hang the feeder from a tree with twine or ribbon from the handle.

Sprinkle seed mix around the saucer and in the cup. Birds will love the shelter of the teacup to hide in too. 

Kids' stationery jars

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Transform old glass jars with a touch of crochet to create these adorable kids' storage containers. Stitch the bodies for the bottoms of the pots and tops, complete with animal ears, for the lids. Faces can be added with permanent marker pens or a vinyl cutting machine. Pop on a shelf filled with anything from pens to paperclips.

Animal tin cans

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Create cute garden ornaments from used tin cans. Simply raid the recycling box and ensure your tins are clean and dry. Paint the cans with spray paint in colours that correspond with the animals you want to create and leave them to dry.

Next, add details such as stripes for the bee and wings for the grasshopper, then seal with varnish. To finish, make wings and antennae from wire or plastic bottles. Lolly sticks work well for the grasshopper's legs.

Skateboard side table

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Got a few skateboards kicking around from the last time you tried to be a 'skater kid'? Use them for the next best thing – home décor.

This easy project by YOCshop on Etsy simply requires removing the wheels and replacing them with some basic table legs. And it looks pretty rad.

Cork pot stand

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Cork is a great protector from heat so is an ideal material to make coasters and hot pot plates. Instead of discarding bottle corks, why not save them to make practical kitchen gadgets? 

To make a pot stand, prepare the corks by soaking them in boiling water to sterilise, expand and soften. Then, measure and cut each cork to size. Glue them together and add a felt bottom. Finally, add a ribbon or twine trim.

Denim planters

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It's widely known that denim is a hardy material so don't throw your jeans away as there are lots of upcycling projects you can use them for...

Claire Armstrong says: "Don't you think succulents and denim look fantastic together? I do! So, I've used this recycled jean planter to display them. I love their rustic look." What's great about this denim upcycle project is that it's 'no sew'. All you need are tin cans, cut-off hems and seams from old jeans and good-quality glue.

Colander hanging basket

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Give your garden a pretty yet budget-friendly update with this trash-to-treasure hanging basket. Fashioned from an old kitchen colander and colourful strings of beads, why not make a few for your next garden party?

For a vintage look, first, spray with rust-effect paint and leave to dry. Next, thread three lengths of craft wire with colourful beads and attach them to the colander in a triangle shape. To finish, twist the upper ends of the wires together.

Découpage dresser

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Découpage patterns transferred directly onto wood furniture create a professional and elegant effect. Blend patterns in similar colours for subtle interest and always seal the finished art with a couple of coats of clear varnish.

These botanical drawings of fruits and garden plants are the work of Crispijn de Passe the Younger, a Dutch Golden Age engraver and have been selected in collaboration with the Royal Horticultural Society. This beautiful upcycled chest would look great in a summer house or conservatory. 

Ladder garden

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If you're short on space in the garden, you can still create a place to show off your green fingers – just think about growing upwards instead of outwards.

Place wooden planks onto the stairs of a stepladder and build up a garden of plants and bright flowers.

Window shutter wall planter

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Before you discard that pair of old battered window shutters, take a moment to consider the potential. In this ingenious garden upcycle, a shutter has been given a new lease of life as a characterful planter.

Having cut the shutter in half and painted it blue, pretty pots have been attached with wire – the perfect addition to a garden wall or entryway.

Chalk painted furniture

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Chalk paint is ideal for brightening up old furniture and it adds a beautiful rustic finish to weathered wood.

These once-worn pieces of hallway furniture have been given an update with vibrant coats of paprika red and olive green. To create a fun contrast, you could paint the handles with a wow-factor contrasting tone.

Mason jar lights

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Kilner and Mason jars can be cleverly transformed into stylish household lighting. Give this one a whirl – purchase light fittings, cords and bulbs from online suppliers and create your own vintage-looking light fittings. Easy to make and so impressive!

Storage ladder

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A creative use for an old ladder is shabby chic shelving. Affix your ladder safely to the wall and sand down any sharp edges. Ideal for a small bathroom, it's a handy way to store towels or it could even make a great coat rack in a hallway.

Outdoor plant dresser

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A fresh lick of paint can really be a game-changer. This disused side table has been transformed into the perfect indoor-outdoor plant display, thanks to a sunny splash of yellow. To recreate this look at home, make sure you use waterproof garden furniture paint.

Suitcase-style drawers

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Here's a fun idea to update a boring chest of drawers. Paint a dated dresser to look like stacked vintage suitcases using pretty pastel chalk paints.

Make sure each drawer is a different colour, then glue on suitcase clips and decorative luggage details. 

Blue sky fridge

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Breathe new life into an old white kitchen appliance by transforming your fridge with a refreshing blue sky wrap-around. Clean the exterior and mask out the areas you don't want to be painted.

Prime and then spray two coats of blue paint and let dry. Add cloud details with DIY stencils and white metal paint.

Wooden bowl lamp

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Give a wooden salad bowl a second life by transforming it into a chunky pendant light. Using an electric drill, make a hole in the base of the bowl. Gently sand the entire surface in the direction of the wood grain.

Paint the inside of the bowl with metallic finish furniture paint and, once dry, paint the exterior with a coat of white chalk paint. Again, once dry, sand the exterior to distress and expose the original wood beneath. Install the electrical wire and bulb and hang it in the room of your choice.

Children's drawers

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Brighten up a child's bedroom with a chest of drawers painted all over in a cheerful colour. Create a coordinated scheme by choosing a tone that matches your child's favourite wall art.

We love how even the handles have been painted the same marigold shade on these friendly drawers for a coherent look that's bold and full of character.

Colourful candlesticks

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Give new life to boring candlesticks by spray painting in colours of the rainbow. Take inspiration from these luxe designs, which are made from reclaimed table legs and gilded in coloured silver leaf. Get the look with spray paint and add a sheen with a little metallic gilding wax.

Tin can planters

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What could be easier than growing easy-care plants in tin cans? Thoroughly wash and clean the tins and remove any labels, then decorate with metallic and bright tester pot paints.

Cover the inner base with broken terracotta or shingle for drainage. Half fill with compost and pop one variety of plant in each pot. Place them on a sunny windowsill and watch them grow. 

Textured set of drawers

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For something a little different than just a fresh lick of paint, experiment with textured paper for an ornate finish on your furnishings. Created by Chloe Kempster, another Painter in Residence with Annie Sloan, these jewel-toned drawers almost look like engraved wood.

To get the look, Chloe applied textured paper with PVA glue, followed by coats of blue and green hues to create this dappled emerald effect. She then used a lighter shade to highlight the raised pattern and sealed it with wax.

Corkboard wall art

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To create this fun pinboard, grab yourself a couple of cork wall or floor tiles along with a few tester pots of paint.

Use tape to mask off sections on each tile and paint them to match your room's colour scheme. Affix to the wall in random order and use it as a quirky noteboard.

Reclaimed door bench

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Annie Sloan's Painter in Residence, Hester van Overbeek has given a new lease of life to a tired old door. Once unassuming and worn out, she sawed the door into five pieces and screwed them together to create this quirky bench.

After sanding, she added a coat of white chalk paint to the wood, applying a lick of contrasting green to the edges for a final colourful flourish.

Bicycle bathroom vanity

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Bicycle lovers won't be able to get enough of your bathroom with an old bike doubling as a washstand, towel rack and vase.

Vintage bicycles are easy to pick up either online or in an antique shop, but you may need to remove any rust and respray your bike before it looks as charming as this one.

Chair transformations

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How's this for a great furniture revamp? Head to any house clearance warehouse and you’ll be sure to find old dining chairs going for cheap.

They’re great starter revamps for those looking to get into upcycling or upholstery – fabric remnants and tester pots are all you need to totally revive them.

Cabinet update

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Bet you didn’t think a bog-standard filing cabinet could look this stylish, did you? Those clever folk at Rust-Oleum have put together an easy guide to transforming a rusty piece of office furniture into a side table you’d proudly place in your living room. All you need is some spray paint and sticky-back plastic.

Reclaimed wooden shelf

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You don't have to be a DIY whizz to whip up this cute shelf. All you need is a piece of old wood and a length of rope.

Hanging shelves are a great storage hack for small spaces as you can tie them back when you don't need them – just make sure you affix them securely to the ceiling and don't use them for heavy items.

Plastic bottle garden chairs

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Rather than tossing your old plastic bottles into the recycle bin, why not reuse them in a rather different way?

This clever upcycle sees bottles strapped to the base and back of a metal chair frame, transforming them into surprisingly comfortable outdoor seating. Rain-proof and long-lasting, they're ideal for a quick and easy garden project.

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