Thinking of throwing something away? Stop right there! ‘Upcycling’ is a process of taking the old and turning it into something new and useful. The term was first used in 1994, and the practice is now enjoying a resurgence. Here are 28 innovative ways of taking something unwanted and turning it into something awesome. Take a look and try some of them out!
#1. Turning an old 2 liter bottle into a broom.
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#2. Using old bottles as shades for pendant lamps.
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#3. Using old skateboard decks to make a child’s picnic table.
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#4. Turn old bottle caps into cool tea lights.
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#5. Transforming wrenches into wall hooks.
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#6. Organizing your cords with used toilet paper tubes.
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#7. This sink you can make out of a bicycle.
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#8. A portable bagel holder made out of CD/DVD tower case.
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#9. Make your wooden fence a little more private with glass marbles.
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#10. Put your old computer towers to good use as a mailbox.
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#11. Create guitar pics out of credit cards (or anything else).
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#12. Found another old piano? Turn it into a planter/outdoor fountain.
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#13. Convert used light bulbs into oil lamps.
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#14. Create a clock out of a bike wheel.
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#15. Transform that old drum set into a chandelier.
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#16. Use your favorite, old cassette tape as a coin purse.
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#17. Using an old ladder as a bookshelf.
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#18. Cut a bath tub in half to make one of the coolest couches ever.
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#19. Use that old, vintage suitcase for a cool chair.
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#20. Convert a discarded piano into a very cool shelf.
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#21. Recycle used wine bottles as a classy chandelier.
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#22. Convert folding chairs into a shelf and closet.
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#23. If that old TV doesn’t work, transform it into an aquarium.
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#24. Make a lamp with hot glue and disposable spoons.
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#25. Turning a glove into an adorable chipmunk.
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#26. Making shelves out of old books.
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#27. If you don’t like wearing hats, make them into lamps.
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#28. Transform classic tennis rackets into mirrors.
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