Transform cans into useful and colorful accessories: 13 super-creative recycling ideas
Recycling with creativity means finding the right ideas to transform trash into treasures. And it is not too difficult to find recyclable materials in the home - perhaps in boxes in the attic, for example.
Among the objects often overlooked and thrown away, are various types of tin cans. Indeed, tin cans can become the focus of your next recycling project. Check out the ideas below:
A desk lamp in an adorable retro style: the fabrics or cladding used will define the style. And these lamps are very nice to use as a spotlight on a bookcase or shelf.
Wall-mounted spotlights, which project light vertically: indulge yourself with your favorite paint colors!
If the cans are already decorated with some vintage print, it's nice to leave them as they are, and make lights and lamps out of them.
Another idea for a desk lamp that replicates many more modern models.
A chandelier made of cans: a creative idea with a rustic taste.
If you want a container with a handle - perhaps reminiscent of a mug - you can use some old cutlery to make a custom handle.
Hand-paint (or hand-draw with markers) your cans: you can draw or design whatever you want on the metal of the cans, and then use them as object holders, flower pots and much more.
Do you love making DIY candles? Prepare them in hand-decorated cans!
And if you paint and drill the tin cans instead, they can be transformed into adorable DIY lanterns.
Multiple cans attached to a wooden stand with a useful handle: here's a way to carry around the cutlery and utensils when you're having a picnic or eating outdoors.
And the same idea works for making a garden tool holder.
A little white paint, a black marker, and you can create cut flower pots for succulent plants.
And how about making artistic sculptures with tin cans?
Ready to recycle your cans creatively?
