These days we really do end up wasting so much when we just throw away old, broken stuff or things we don’t think we need anymore.
However, reusing, recycling and repurposing everything from used wine bottles and broken glasses to picture frames and cheese graters is a fantastic way to get creative, improve your home and help the environment.
Don’t believe us? Just check out these awesome home hacks to give things around the house a new lease of life!
Finding simple storage solutions for your home mean that you can keep things clean, tidy and more organised more easily. There’s perhaps no easier solution to fighting against clutter and mess in your home than using a basket. But did you know that there is more than one way to store things with a basket? Take a look below at 15 clever and creative storage solutions using baskets!
It’s great fun opening a new bottle of wine, and even more fun enjoying the contents!
But did you know that the good times don’t have to end when you’ve polished off what’s inside?
There are literally countless inspiring ways to reuse all those elegant vino bottles, from moody lighting solutions to decorations and storage solutions.
Check out 22 of our favorite ideas for upcycling, reusing and recycling the humble wine bottle!
Every home needs a few candles to create a warm, homely ambiance and the scented ones make your home smell great too.
While they look very pretty, unfortunately the life of a candle is a fleeting one.
So what do you do when the candle has burnt out and you’re left with the glass holder it came in? Do you throw it out? Do you just stick a lousy tea light in it? Of course not!
There’s a bunch of cool and creative ways you can reuse and even repurpose glass candle holders, from knitting them a cute crochet jumper to turning them into gorgeous home decor or even cute gifts.
Here are 12 DIYs to try!
The humble staircase is that part of the house that always seems to get a bit neglected. Most of us see it as purely something functional and it usually finds itself just traipsed up and down all day, with coats tossed over its banisters and dirty shoes dumped on the steps. The thing is, your staircase can be so much more than getting up- and downstairs. It’s a connection between those spaces and it can play an important decorative role in your home. Check out these cool and creative decor ideas here to give your staircase a new purpose in life.
Kitting out your whole house or apartment can cost an absolute fortune.
From furniture to decorations, all the little things that make your house your home, they don’t come for free.
Or do they? What if you could upcycle things that you already have lying around and give them new life?
From quirky and hipster, to practical and beautiful, here are 12 upcycling tricks to take everyday stuff and turn them from trash to treasure!
Go on, get inspired!
Kitting out your dream kitchen can be expensive business. Fortunately, if you don’t want to spend a pretty penny on a big remodeling job and you’re willing to get a bit creative, there are some brilliant ways out there to improve your kitchen, cooking and organisation by just using stuff that’s lying around the house. From Lego to plant pots and the mouse pad of your old PC, check out these 19 smart ideas to recycle things and spruce up any kitchen.
There’s nothing you could say to put me off coffee. Call it an addiction, but even if coffee has a few drawbacks, the benefits to being a coffee drinker are far greater in my mind. Skipping past how amazing it tastes and how much energy it gives you, have you ever thought about what to do with the used grinds after making your cuppa? Yes, coffee really is recyclable!