New Uses For Old Things

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Reduce, reuse, recycle is the mantra for the new millennium. One good thing about the sign of these times is that Americans are becoming less wasteful and more mindful of conservation. So before you think about throwing items in the trash, consider these ideas and turn them into treasures and keepsakes.

1. Convert a kitchen stool into a nightstand. If your feet have given your wooden, step stool a beating, give it a paint job, then wrap and secure a tutu around the seats edge. Its an encore performance for an outgrown costume, and an enchanting addition to a little girls room.

2. Dress up your refrigerator with brooches. For most families, posting reminders on the fridge is commonplace. Instead of tossing out seldom worn or broken brooches, remove the pins with a wire cutter, glue a magnet to the back of each, and then use them to mount postcards, childrens artwork, or this weeks grocery list.

3. Turn old calendar pages into gift wrap. Make your birthday present more special by taking a page from that calendar month and circling the special day. To personalize it even more, write your favorite quote or inspirational saying in the space.

4. Make hooks out of old silverware. Leave spoon-bending tricks to psychics and magicians. For a more amazing feat, repurpose mismatched and old flatware by turning them into useful kitchen hooks to hang oven mitts, dishtowels and keys.


5. Display unused picture frames as coasters. No photos to display in those small picture frames? Place doubles of your favorites (so as not to ruin the originals in case of condensation) under the glass and use them as drink holders when entertaining.

6. Repurpose wine glasses as candleholders. To cast romantic shadows at the dinner table, place a scented votive candle inside and anchor it in a bed of sand or small pebbles (it makes wax cleanup a snap). These make for nice hostess gifts as well.

Check out our home and garden section for more unique ideas.

(Source: My Home Ideas)


- Marsha Webster, Move Staff Writer
Email: Marsha Webster@Move.com

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