Well, you probably have a lot of old stuff just lying around your house. It’s not doing anything but taking up space, but you’re either too busy, sentimental or just have more important things to deal with. Well if you’re looking for a little inspiration or a new DIY project, here are some creative ways to repurpose, reuse and upcycle old things. There’s a pretty broad range in this list but hopefully a handful jump out and spark an idea for you and your home!
1. Reuse Toilet Paper Rolls to Organize Cables and Cords
A neat trick for keeping them organized and away from other cables is to stick them into toilet paper rolls. You can even go a step further by making a DIY cable organizer using a shoe box, which makes finding a particular cable a breeze.
2. Turn Old Credit Cards Into Guitar Picks
So you don’t have a guitar pick on hand but you need something to play with. The solution is to get creative and make a pick of your own. A DIY guitar pick puncher is a great way to make yourself a bunch of guitar picks quickly out of old credit cards or loyalty cards.
3. Use Ketchup Bottle as a Pancake Batter Dispenser
If your quest for the perfectly-shaped, drip-free pancake has lead you down the dark halls of infomercial madness, take note: all it takes is the re-purposing of a condiment squeeze bottle.
4. Use Binder Clips to Organize Your Cables
Though you can use your tech to fix all kinds of home issues, owning a lot of gear can create more problems—especially when it comes to the cables that connect your devices. Fortunately, you have a number of ways to tidy up the jumble of wires behind your desk that don't involve buying overpriced "cable organizers". Take a bunch of binder clips that are made for holding sheaves of paper, clip them on the back or side of your desk, and then thread your cables through them.
5. Turn Old Bulletin Boards into a Jewelry Organizer
Have you been thinking about accessorizing your outfits with a burst of color by choosing just the right jewelry pieces? One category of stuff happens to be jewelry. It’s been living in a drawer in my bathroom, which means that most of it never sees the light of day because I forget that I even own it. The solution? A bulletin board, of course!
6. Use Post-It Notes as a Collector when Drilling
Use this simple lifehack for neater drilling next time.
7. Use Old Lego Pieces As a Key Holder
Repurpose Legos to make a key organizer so that you’ll never again be blocked out of the house—get it? Start by fixing a small Lego base plate to a convenient spot on the wall. Then either poke a hole into a regular Lego block using a bradawl or find a piece with a built-in opening through which your key ring can slide.
Real real nice ideas