We get excited about stylish, functional, and innovative creative reuse ideas, from the myriad ways you can reuse a jar, to uses for chipped tea cups, antique bread bins, vintage card catalogs, bubble wrap, wallpaper scraps, even old gym floorboards. Here's a big roundup on a few of our favorite ideas:
The Many Amazing Ways to Reuse a Jar:
• 10 Simple Uses for Spaghetti Jars
• Crafty Uses for Baby Food Jars
• Don't Throw Out That Jar! New Uses for Old Jars
• In Praise of the Mason Jar
• How To: Make a Mason Jar Lantern
• Simple Green: Use Empty Food Jars for Your Bulk Items
Other Great Creative Reuse Ideas for Everyday Items:
• 10 Common Thrift Store Finds and Ways to Use Them for DIY Projects
• 20 Creative and Repurposed Kitchen Storage Ideas
• Salvaged Ladder Pot Rack
• How To Make Wine Crate Kitchen Cabinets
• Recycled Soda Bottles for Dish Soap, Oil and Vinegar
• 8 Bathroom Items To Repurpose Around the House
• 5 Things To Do With Bubble Wrap After You Move
• 10 Ways to Reuse Plastic Plant Pots
• 6 New Ways to Use a Cutlery Tray
• Use an Old Mailbox to Store Garden Tools
• 6 Ways to Reuse Bread Tags
• 7 New Ways to Use an Antique Bread Box
• 10 Ways to Repurpose Lightbulbs
• Rescue Stained Textiles with a Cool Graphic Pattern
• Creative Reuse: Flip Your Old Deck Boards
• DIY Idea: Blanket Upholstered Ottomans
• 7 Easy Ways to Reuse a Plank of Wood
• Steal This Idea: Paper Menus-Turned-Take-Away Bags
• Before & After: Mailbox Umbrella Stand
• How To: Make a Recycled Wine Bottle Torch
• 7 Ways to Repurpose an Ice Bucket
• 4 Ways To Reuse Wallpaper
• Look! Garage Door Headboard
• 5 Uses for a Collection of Liquor Glasses
• 5 Favorite Reuses for Wooden Crates
• Roundup: New Takes on Old Doors
• Look! A Pallet Plate Rack
• Look! Vintage Tea Cups Make Great Storage
• Clipboards for Hanging Artwork
• 10 Ways to Reuse a Card Catalog
Inspirational Creative Reuse:
• Ref-Use Turns Wood Scraps Into Furniture
• 15 Repurposed, Upcycled and DIY Storage Ideas
• Upcycling Thrift Store Dishes
• Cool Cabinets Built from Recycled Gym Flooring
• DIY Artwork: Frame an Everyday Object
• Vintage Airline Food Carts by Flight 001
• Recycled Carhood Tables
• Inspiration: The Dram Tumbler Lamp by Propellor
• Furniture Made of Old Airplanes and Fighter Jets
• Dumpsters Turned Swimming Pools!
• Creative Reuse: Toothpicks Turned Lampshade
• T.O.M.T: Refitting the Planet
• Wine Bottle Recycled Shelving from Zero-Waste Design
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Juan's Garage Turned Modern Guest House
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I groan every time I see the links for the spaghetti jar uses. You-all got me addicted to saving jars, and I can't stop! I've got a cabinet full, and not near enough uses for them. Last year I made granola for Christmas gifts; I may have to do that again just to get rid of some jars!
What is the source for the cabinets in the top left picture? They are beautiful!
AbraCat, I'm envious of your jar collection! I'd like to save jars, but I don't seem to buy anything that comes in them.
My kitchen windowsill is filled with empty jars. My husband thinks I'm crazy every time I save yet another jar for from the recycle bin...
I got the same problem! My hubby is like "two cabinets full?"
I've been using baby jars as repurposed spice jars for years and find them to be the best for this purpose - open mouths = I can get a spoon into the jar, lids close pretty well, they are easy to wash and use for another purpose, the lids can be magnetised for storage purposes, etc.
I'm just trying to figure out what to do with all the fancy napkins leftover from my sister's wedding.
My Depression-Era Gramma wants to pinch both of your cheeks with happiness over this list! She still recycles bread bags and tin foil!
These are so amazingly creative! I am especially in love with the lightbulb cool little terrarium/vase idea!!!
One of our Chief Home Design Officer's motto is to use things out of context. You never know what fabulously cool decor ideas you'll create.
She did something similar by using candle holders as plant pots.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmartdesign/4626519301/in/set-72157624107314580/
When there is still a little paint left in the paint can and you don't want to dispose of it, store it in a jar. You can see what color you need for touch ups!!
We've reused two old wine caskets and turned them into living room lamps! The info is in Dutch, but the video is quite self-explanatory. I hope it's inspiring! http://teveelvrijetijd.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/de-wijnkist-lamp/