11 fantastic projects to decorate your home by recycling old sheets
Often old sheets that wear out, tear or stain beyond redemption become sheets to turn into rags for cleaning the house and general dusting. But when they were well made or decorated with very beautiful prints, albeit a little faded by time, it is a shame to condemn them to such an ignominious end.
The areas that are not torn or damaged, in fact, can be considered as scraps of fabric to be recycled for many useful projects - to be made without even having to sew anything or, in any case, just using a very simple method. Here are some ideas to draw inspiration from:
Carpets and mats
If you need an easy-to-wash mat, perhaps for the bedroom or bathroom, you can cut the sheets into strips and knot them into the mesh squares of a non-slip mat protector.
Tutorial via farmhousestylemag.com
If the sheets were of a good resistant cotton, they are also suitable for some furnishing project such as the creation of a padded square ottoman to use in the living room or bedroom.
Tutorial via houston.momcollective.com
A few wooden poles and old sheets: in a few steps you can create curtains (Canadian style) to enrich the children's bedroom with a unique, tent-like object where they can play and relax. And they also work outside during the summer for kids to play with.
If the design on the sheets was particularly nice, you can cut them up and sew the edges to make a hem - in this way you will have many napkins to use every day without any worries.
Bags of various shapes can be made, and filled with sand - then this gives you personalized doorstops to use around the house.
Tutorial via kitchencounterchronicle.com
From the sheets you can also get the pieces of fabric needed to create drapes to use on doors and windows.
Self-heating patches are often used for certain types of muscle or bone pain, but you can make devices to fill with rice and then heat them each time needed in the microwave or in the oven - and these can be used over and over again.
Those who are good at sewing can use various pieces of sheet for many patchwork jobs, from garments to other sheets and even quilted blankets.
An old, sturdy sheet can become the blanket to spread on the ground for a picnic. And even in this case it can be strengthened with padding and a water-repellent outer layer that protects it from ground conditions.
Scraps of sheets and old towels: here are some sponges made from sheet and towel scraps and can be used in a thousand ways at home.
Another very simple and useful sewing project is the making of fabric bags and backpacks, closed with a simple lace on top.
Happy recycling!
