10 Ideas to Upcycle Your Household Junk

Disposing of items that you deem valuable is not easy; despite their old, broken state. You find them too precious to move them or dispose of them even if they are damaged beyond repair. This may make you cling to them and leave them hanging around the house. You may even store them in a certain room, gathering dust. Therefore, take time and learn more about junk removal.

You may not realize for a while what an eyesore your junk items create. This is until you acquire some new furniture and appliances. You finally realize that you need to do a removal and then it hits you. You ask yourself this question, “What can I do with my household junk?” There are several projects you can do with your household junk once you consider junk removal. Here are 10 ideas to upcycle your household junk:

Vintage Frame to Earing Holder after Junk Removal

While you may think that it is the end of the road for your vintage frame from generation to generation, there is still hope. With some spray paint and some nicely patterned fabric glued to the part where the picture was, you can create a stunning earring holder. Not only will you get a more organized way to store your earrings, but you will also create a breathtakingly beautiful display on your bedroom wall.

Old Kitchenware to Make a Jewelry Stand

Instead of throwing away your old teapots, saucers, and cups during junk removal, you can repurpose them in a unique way. Your saucers or plates can create tiers on candlesticks when mounted on each level using adhesive. These can store your earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and rings. At the topmost level, you can mount your old teapot. Cover it with a lid to store your ear studs that tend to go missing every time.

Broken Chair Into Wall Mount

Your broken chair can be upcycled to create a fancy wall décor for your home. With some adhesive and nails, you can use the old chair legs to create a rack and attach it to the chair back.  Paint this to any color of your choice and get a cool wall mount. You can place some shells and other decorative pieces on it.

Old Bowl Into a Flower Base

With an old salad bowl, you can use old legs from broken chairs or tables to make a tripod stand and place your old bowl at the top. All you need now is some spray paint, fill up the bowl with sand, and voila! Your own custom-made flower pot!

Chandelier into Crystal Jewelry

Tired of your old crystal chandelier? Don’t dump it in the trash during junk removal. With a suede cord and some clasps, you can transform that broken chandelier into a cute necklace, earrings, or bracelet. All you need to do is string the crystal pieces together and create a DIY jewelry set that is head-turning.

Cups and Glasses into DIY Candle Holders

If you have some cups or glasses that no longer make a great addition to your dinner set up, you can give them a new life. With some wax, scents, other additives, and string you can easily make your own candles. The great part about this is you can customize your own scented candles and even gift them to someone

Dresser to Serving Cart

While sorting items for junk removal, you may think of dumping your non-functional dresser into the items for disposal. This could be because you don’t know how else it can serve you. Just add some leather elements to it, some paint, wheels, and metal plates to transform your old dresser into a serving cart.

Old Study Desk to Stylish Book Display

Thinking of buying a bookshelf? Why not transform your old study desk into one?  Gluing on some wood from broken furniture to make small partitions on top will create book slots. A little bit of varnish here, some paint there, and sticky patterned paper on top will transform it into a masterpiece.

Old Stained Carpet to Custom Mats

Disposing of old carpet can be quite a headache as it is quite bulky and non-biodegradable; hence cannot be taken to landfills. Moreover, recycling carpet is not that easy. But you can upcycle by dying it to a color of your choice then cut it into smaller pieces which you can use as doormats or bedside mats. In addition, pieces of old carpet can be used along garden paths to inhibit weed growth.

Wooden Chair to Stylish Pet Bed

A damaged wooden chair from your precious dining set could get some redemption when you convert it into a pet bed. Your pet corner can be transformed by cutting the chair back, turning it upside down, and fitting a fluffy pillow in the space between the leg corners. This can make a very comfortable yet stylish pet bed for your beloved pet.

Final Thoughts On Junk Removal

Upcycling is an environmentally sustainable way to avoid dumping waste into landfills. Moreover, this is a great way of creating cool household accessories and décor. Most of the ideas we have identified are easy and give you the opportunity to make your disposal exercise worthwhile. Instead of disposing of your junk, you can upcycle it into something useful to you or to someone else. So next time you do your junk removal, grab those household items and consider these 10 ideas to breathe a new lease of life into them.