9 Ideas For Decorating Your Kitchen With Recycled Objects

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If you want to bring a different touch to your kitchen, read this article, because here you will discover some good ideas to put into practice to decorate your kitchen.

All the  waste we throw away could bring us joy if we knew how to recycle it and turn it into real works of art. Recycling can allow us to quickly decorate our interior at a lower cost.

Many objects and materials that usually end up in the trash can be turned into decorative items.

Almost every day, we throw away a large amount of packaging, boxes and wood that we could use to make decorative objects, small pieces of furniture, or even shelves to store kitchen utensils or food.

When we decide to let our imaginations run wild, we are able to do great things, and this also applies when we are about to recycle certain things. You will always be able to put your ideas into practice. You just have to try.

Discover here our 9 proposals for decorating a kitchen with recycled objects. 

1. Tin cans to decorate your kitchen

Tin cans can be turned into pots for cooking utensils, such as wooden spoons for example.

You can paint these boxes or paste wallpaper on them to add your personal touch. Make sure to opt for water and heat resistant materials, to avoid disappointments in the near future.

Quick tip: If you glue several cans of different sizes and colors together, you will end up with a larger organizer for all your utensils.

2. Cutlery you no longer use

You can turn old, worn out or just old cutlery into hooks to hang your oven mitts, cups or utensils with a slit.

You will then have to drill a part of the table utensil, in order to be able to fix the hook in preparation to the wall, and bend the other part, in order to transform it definitively into a hook. It will bring a rustic touch to your kitchen.

3. Wooden pallets to decorate your kitchen

It has been a few years now that wooden pallets are trendy objects in interior decoration.

With these pallets, it is possible to make original furniture for not much, such as a table, a worktop or a shelf. It will all depend on the number of pallets you have available.

If you have a small American kitchen, that is, an open kitchen, you can use pallets to make shelves. This will save you space!

4. Wooden or plastic boxes

You most likely have wooden or plastic boxes in your home that bother you more than anything else. Don’t throw them away! Take advantage of these boxes to make a dresser that you can then decorate or paint.

Wooden or plastic boxes that are used to divide fruits and vegetables can be used to store utensils and rags.

5. Wicker baskets to decorate your kitchen

You probably have the typical wicker basket at home, and it may even be in a forgotten corner of the house. From today you will know what to do with this basket.

Dust the basket, clean it, and paint each line a different color. Bringing color to our furniture and our belongings helps bring life to your home.

6. Glass bottles

Glass bottles can make perfect vases. Fill them with water, and voila! This will allow you to store parsley or cilantro longer, for example.

7. Wooden boards to decorate his kitchen

You can turn an old wooden board into a slate board that you can then attach to the wall. You will only have to buy the paint intended for this effect, and voila!

With this trick, you can write down your shopping list for your next visit to the supermarket, for example.

8. A ladder as a shelf to decorate your kitchen

If you have available an old wooden or aluminum ladder that you no longer use, we recommend that you transform it into an original shelf for your kitchen by fixing it to the wall vertically. 

Depending on its diameter, you can put a whole lot of things there, such as spices or a plant to bring a little color to the room.

9. Cups of coffee as lamps to decorate your kitchen

You can turn coffee cups into lamps for your kitchen. This idea is a little more complicated to put into practice than the previous ideas, but it is not impossible.

Glue the cup of coffee on the small plate that goes with it, then drill a hole, in order to pass the cable and the applique. You will thus obtain an original lamp made from recycled objects.

These are just a few options that we offer you here. As we said a little above, the imagination has no limits and you can transform your interior into a real museum filled with works of art.

Do not hesitate to share your practical work with us, and to show us your skills as a handyman.