DIY Sat. #148 – Revamping & Reusing your Old Items as Decor (Video)

Entry #2429, May 18, 2013

Happy DIY Saturday! Have you noticed there is a push towards living more sustainable and instead of buying everything new – putting new uses to old household items? Today’s DIY Saturday is all about helping you keep green in your home decorating and revamping and reuising old items as functional decoration.

Repurposed decorating ideas

Image via: Tines Kreative HJorne

Watch a video on how to go through your home and reuse and repurpose and then see a DIY project for turning an old ladder into a crafty shoe or towel rack.

Video: Reuse & Repurpose DIY Decorating

Link to Video –> Reuse and Repurpose DIY Decorating

How to Repurpose a Ladder into a Shoe or Towel Rack

Now, how many of us have an abundant supply of shoes?  I hear the comments sometimes that women don’t need that many pairs of black shoes. Let’s set the record straight, yes we do.  However, these loved items that we call shoes can take up alot of space and sometimes cause a bit of a mess.  So here is a solution that will add an accent piece within your space and organize your shoes at the same time.  A shoe rack made from a ladder! Creating your own shoe rack is simple a simple process with promising results.  Take a look and try it out!

Ladder Shoe Rack

Image via: Sheila Zeller Interiors

Supplies

1. Old Wooden Painter’s Ladder
2. 2-3 Brackets Wooden Dhelf Grinder with Sand Paper
3. Opaque Water based Nail Polish
4. Brush

Ladder Shoe Rack

Image via: We do Hawaii

Instructions

1. Take the ladder, with the grinder, remove the old paint from the scale (ladder).
2. After the old paint has been removed then paint the scale with a water-based matt glaze, choose any color that you would prefer.  Let the paint set and dry, you may have to do two coats but once the paint has fully dried set your new rack against any wall that you would like.
3. And viola you have your newly made shoe rack for show!

* Other Uses

You can also use the rack for hanging towels, with more tools and instructions you can even use it as a clothing rack!

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