Create Design Out Of Wine

Ok, not the wine itself but rather the corks from the wine bottles. When you are out and about or relaxing at home and enjoying a glass of wine or two, save the corks for a little design accent in your space. Add them to...

...a large glass votive. By recycling the wine corks, you are creating a neat design element in your home. And the cork and glass textures look great together!

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I used corks in my halloween decorating last night:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tbxrVJTBfhY/St0N7GRJJ3I/AAAAAAAAAPU/tIlNkdU_bKg/s1600-h/IMG_9702.JPG

posted by iheartmini on October 20th 2009 at 4:33pm
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the best wine as decor I've ever seen was a couple that used wine crates for their bathroom flooring. Stunning DIY...

It was in Domino originally, but here's a blogger that covered the story...
http://theredchairblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/three-unconventional-floor-coverings.html

posted by CozyLittleCave on October 20th 2009 at 4:42pm
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Or you can make an awesome art piece or bulletin board using your old corks:

http://www.modernests.com/2009/04/modern-materials-cork-diys.html

posted by MODERnestS on October 20th 2009 at 4:43pm
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Can anyone tell where the candle is from?

posted by berryblu on October 20th 2009 at 5:17pm
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I've set up pretty much the same thing as this post, except in the center, I have a reed diffuser.

posted by andytseng on October 20th 2009 at 6:19pm
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CozyLittleCave,

I absolutely love the wine crates floor as well as the leather belt floor. The belts reminded me of this rug (which I hope to make some day): http://www.modernests.com/2008/11/i-wish-i-thought-of-it-leather-belts-rug.html

posted by MODERnestS on October 20th 2009 at 6:45pm
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I used to date a guy whose family would save every cork, and write the date and the occaision on it. Like, "Aug. 13--Walk on Superior beach" or "June 20--Krissy's Wedding." Then they'd put it by a framed photo of the event, or in a box for the less-momentous events.

To me, it's too sentimental. But they really liked the whole idea of it and I can see how others would too, so I thought I would share.

posted by clampers on October 21st 2009 at 9:43am
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In one of the photos in the new CB2 catalog, there's a vase filled with wine corks.

posted by jooly on October 22nd 2009 at 3:54pm
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