Glass jars - from waste to assets: 10 ingenious ideas to recycle glass jars while decorating the home

How many glass jars do we buy at the supermarket and how many do we throw away every day? Jams, preserved veggies, spreads, sauces, mustards; there are many foods preserved and sold in glass jars. Round, oval, hexagonal or some other more unusual shape, we often keep them to reuse them at home. But have you ever wondered if there are other ways to use recycled jars in less conventional ways?

Check out these wonderful ideas and you'll keep all your empty jars!

Glass candle holder

Filled with wax, a wick and embellished with ribbons and decorations, jars can become beautiful candle holders.

Jars in the bathroom

Jars are great allies in the bathroom: how many of us don't know where to put make-up brushes, shaving accessories, rubber bands, clothespegs, make-up remover pads, cotton balls and a thousand other small objects we use in our bathrooms? A few glass jars placed on a shelf or mounted on the wall with a clamp will save you from this mess!

Glass jars in the kitchen

Glass jars are also suitable as containers for salt, sugar, coffee, pasta, rice, vegetables. And our cutlery can also find a place inside jars. Positioned in your kitchen next to the stove, they ensure your utensils are stored neatly and close to hand!

Jars as lampshades

Glass jars and bottles can be transformed into wonderful lampshades for table or floor lamps and wall lights. There is no limit to the shapes of jar you can use for this - you just need to give free rein to your creativity!

Shelves with jars attached

If you have space problems, these shelves with attached jars is the answer: by attaching the lids of the jars underneath the shelf, you will gain a lot of space to store your bits and bobs!

Jar pen holder

Even for your children's desks, jars can get a new life: you can have fun decorating them with bright colors and fun designs. They will help them keep the kids' pens and pencils in order, and also their small toys and trinkets!

Decorative jars

You can reuse glass jars to decorate your home - you just need to use a bit of imagination! The jars can become the caretakers of your holiday memories, photo frames, or showcases for trinkets and dried flowers. Let your creative side go wild!

Jar soap dispensers

By making a hole in the lid and adding a dispenser pump, your jars become perfect soap dispensers for the bathroom or kitchen! For this purpose, almost any type of jar can be used, and will give a real touch of originality to your home!

Piggybank jars

And how about our jars becoming the custodians for our savings? We all have things we want to save money for: a trip, a new appliance, a new car. Saving starts with small change, and if we start by saving the coins that we find in our pockets and at the bottom of handbags, we can gradually gather a nice nest egg. A hole in the lid, a nice decoration and our piggy bank is ready!

Flower pot jars

For gardening lovers, glass jars are also excellent as vases - both for cut flowers, but also for small plants (with a bit of soil added)! With a nice decoration and an attractive plant, they also make a great gift for any occasion.

These are just some of the possible uses for glass jars. So, the next time you are about to throw one away, think twice! What ideas did you like most? Do you have other creative ideas?