11 imaginative ideas for decorating using old, recycled drawers
Perhaps we have a piece of furniture we are attached to but has seen better days... so, what can we do? We may not be able to salvage the entire piece, but we could recycle, for example, its drawers. In fact, old drawers are a great resource when it comes to creative recycling and decorating at home and in the garden.
Drawers come in all shapes and sizes and can be turned into tables, bookcases, shelves, planters and more: you just need the right inspiration to create wonders! Some projects are so cute that you will hunt out old drawers! Check out the ideas below:
A coat of paint, high or low legs attached, and any drawer becomes a useful table to be used in a thousand ways at home.
By adding wheels - especially to wide, low drawers - you get useful containers for storing under the bed.
With the right dimensions, a deep drawer can be transformed into an adorable mini-sized bookcase, to be used wherever it is needed. Certainly better than books laying all over the floor!
It's a great idea to decorate the walls in the bathroom (and/or the kitchen), with only the front section of drawers, which become shelf-holders into which you can place all your various accessories and products.
For DIY enthusiasts: multiple drawers stacked together to create a chest of drawers that has a distinct character.
And there is never a shortage of ideas to create personalized bedside tables.
Would you like a pouf that has storage space in the living room? With an old drawer, this can be done.
An old window frame can also be used to create a lid and convert a drawer into a coffee table.
But even a glass top can work too!
These drawers contain plants - they can be used on their own, placed on table legs or even on an old ladder!
The charm of recycling: a drawer, decorated with plants, to be placed in the garden or maybe even at the entrance to the home!
Would you like to recycle old drawers like this?
