Garden Art From Recycled Dishes and more!

There are many creative ways to reuse something for another purpose. Rather than always running to the store when you want something think about what you can create from what you already have first. This is another way to live green.

My husband and I have a hobby of reusing items for another purpose. We have made many useful and decorative displays from items we picked up on the side of the road and have found laying around the garage. It is not only a fun hobby for us but a way to keep from purchasing extra things that we don't really need.

Recently I told my husband I wanted a new bird bath for my yard and he came up with a really cool design using old kitchen items. I love my new birdbath and it is unique and unlike any other's I have seen. Here are some picture of projects created from recycled items.

Here is the birdbath made from recycled pipes and fittings, a bundt cake pan, a wine glass, and a glass bowl.

Here is an antique door that has been turned into a hall tree by simply adding two decorative iron hat hooks.

This is a deer rack mount that was made from a piece that was found in a trash pile. Not sure if this was a mirror or just a decorative wall hanging but with an added piece of scrap wood and the deer rack added it turned into a really cool piece that adds character to my dining room wall. It is the pieces like these that blend my husbands decorating tastes and mine together.

This is a towel or coat rack or it can be used as a decorative piece as well. We used wooden thread spools to mount vintage faucet handles on a scrap piece of wood. I love the look of these old faucet handles, I think they have character.

Lastly here are some decorative items I made for the Thanksgiving holiday. I love seashells, sandollars, and anything natural. I used these sandollars from my collection and added paint and a touch of glitter. They add a nice touch to my Thanksgiving decor and I think they are appropriate for the Florida weather I will be experiencing for the holiday month.

 

As you can see there are many ways to turn everyday things into pieces of art or useful items too! I love things that are unique and you do not find in the big name stores. I hope these ideas will inspire you to create something using recycled materials. Have fun imagining other uses for those items laying around the garage.