Before you get rid of annoying, old or even broken furniture forever, think about it, maybe it will become an excellent basis for other interior items that are necessary and useful in everyday life. We offer 16 options for what can be made from old furniture or parts of it.
Combined bench
Unmated chairs that have been unmated for a long time will be the perfect basis for a designer bench. Before starting work, you need to make sure that all seats are the same height. Once you've sanded and painted the chairs, this quirky bench is quick and inexpensive to assemble. You just need a piece of cut-to-size plywood, a piece of foam, some cloth, a stapler, and nails.
Street pots
A small table with a drawer will be a great solution for creating a flower arrangement in the garden. All that is required to give it style and gloss is to polish and paint the frame a little, and pull out the box, properly fix and plant undersized flowering plants in it. On top of the countertop, you can place a beautiful flower pot or a wicker box with flowers.
Bathtub transformation
If you love Breakfast at Tiffany's, you may remember the couch from the movie. This cool idea inspired designers to create an unusual project, which, however, will take you a lot of time and effort. It will require sandblasting, cutting, sanding, painting and making a seating cushion. But the aesthetics of the finished product are well worth the effort.
Rolling stock
If your kitchen does not have a movable table, an old narrow chest of drawers or shoe rack will fix it. Your task is to purchase sturdy casters from the hardware store, attach them, and sand the countertop and update it. It is convenient to serve tea, coffee and other drinks on such a table, and the internal shelves will allow you to transport and store the items and products you need for this.
Swing out of a chair
An old chair with comfortable armrests will be an excellent basis for a seat on a children's swing. All you need is sturdy ropes, hooks, screws, sandpaper, paint, a paintbrush, and the legless chair itself. And, of course, a sturdy tree branch that can withstand your ingenious invention.
Shelf bedside table
The bedside table is a convenient place to store books, electronic devices, boxes of thread, and other essentials. A medium height bookshelf is a great replacement for a bedside table. Decorate it with a fresh coat of paint or patterned paper, then attach modern pretty legs for a sophisticated finish.
Leather sofa
If you have an old leather sofa that is waiting for its time to go to the landfill, we suggest "ripping" the skin from it. It can be reused to create a garden sofa. Build a wooden frame with sturdy planks and attach a leather piece to it for a comfortable hammock-like result.
New life of a crib
Your baby may have grown out of a crib by now, but that doesn't mean you should get rid of it by sending it to the back of the barn to gather dust. It will make a stylish table for creativity. To create it, remove one of the side rails, insert it into the crib to form a shelf, and place a piece of glass or plexiglass over the structure. Fill your desk with your favorite accessories and get to work!
Closet door hanger
Old doors are easy to find, they give a huge flight of boundless imagination for a creative person.A design project that turns a sturdy door into a hanger requires just a few precisely measured cuts, a little surface sanding and painting, and a set of sturdy wire hooks. The door is made of the right size, painted, decorated and attached to the wall, and hooks are attached to it, in turn. You can make multiple hangers from one door and place them all over the house to create a cohesive composition.
Painter's Cart
It is important for a creative person that all the necessary items are in one designated place: brushes, paints, rags, solvents. Their chaotic arrangement in the room creates a sense of clutter. The old narrow breakfast table will be an excellent mobile storage option for all the attributes of the artist. It can be painted in an interesting way, for example, by applying adhesive tape to a fresh layer of paint, creating a specific spotty effect. Hooks or several additional shelves are attached to the inside of the table, and a solid wooden work surface is attached to the top.
From bed to bench
Metal headboards in beds are not popular these days, but they can be converted into classy vintage-style benches. The perfect combination of old iron and wood blends perfectly with any interior. The bench is made of a metal headboard and a sturdy wooden frame with a seating area. Several coats of paint will give the finished product.
Dog luxury
Your dog will be overly grateful to you if its personal couch appears in the house or on the site. It is very easy to make it from an old chest of drawers, which needs to be painted in bright, contrasting colors and supplemented with short furniture legs fixed at each corner. Comfortable pillows inside and an umbrella attached to the side will provide your pet with a comfortable sleep even in the summer heat.
Garden table
Gardening work cannot be carried out without the use of a comfortable table. It can store tools, and the shelves located inside are perfect for small pots and watering cans. Repurposed furniture, such as an old kitchen or an end table with a large flat surface, can be as comfortable as a store-bought option. When starting to get rid of old furniture, look for a table with a shelf under the countertop, which is ideal for storing additional tools. He will be extremely useful in the country.
Headboard made of cabinet doors
If you want to add an unusual design touch to your bedroom, consider creating a headboard from your closet doors. If the doors are in good condition, they may not even require special additional processing, the main thing is to choose the right color scheme! After making any necessary cosmetic changes to the door, cut a piece of wood the same size as the width of your bed. Attach the cabinets to the wood base, then fit the resulting decorative panel over the bed.
Bottle holders
Don't assume that your old mattress is only good for a trash can. Mattress springs tend to have excellent strength, and their coils are ideal for storing and displaying wine bottles. For aesthetics and convenience, take a wooden panel and attach the required amount of springs to it.
From the dresser to the sink
If your old chest of drawers does not fit into the new interior of the room, do not rush to say goodbye to it, it will make an excellent stand under the sink. Purchase a sink of a suitable size, make a slot in the countertop and insert the sink into it, having previously freed the chest of drawers from the drawers.
The back wall will have to be drilled for the outlets of the water pipes, and most likely only the facade will have to be left from the top box (the box itself simply will not go inside because of the siphon). The rest of the boxes will also have to be made shallower by sliding the back wall.
