What is the best waste for home decoration?

Creating useful and decorative items out of Waste available at home, instead of throwing them is the best use for them. Lots of waste is generated at home daily such as coconut shells, old newspapers, glass jars, plastic bottles and cardboard boxes. All these can be used in a creative way to spruce up the interiors. Best out-of-waste simply means to make something innovative and attractive out of the material that is of no use otherwise. Creating something new from the old, recycling and upcycling, are the best ways to reduce one’s carbon footprint. With DIY items made from waste, one can decorate their home.

 

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Why should we do an out-of-waste craft?

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Waste management should begin at home. Reduce, reuse and recycle waste at home to lessen the amount of waste that goes to the landfill. It is a great idea to reuse this waste to help the environment to prosper.

Out-of-waste products enhance the home appeal. When put to the right use, you can create useful things such as handicrafts and accessories.

Easy craft of out-of-waste projects are also an enjoyable and creative way to keep children occupied. Children would enjoy reusing old things to create something decorative. Making art from waste helps children learn new skills and help save the environment by creating best out of waste. It also helps children to learn the importance of recycling waste material. Innovative best out of waste ideas, develops the ability to create and inculcate waste management habits in children.

Housing.com gives you a list of 25 top best out of waste ideas to make attractive useful things and things for home decoration, which are also easy to do.

25 top best out of waste ideas for decoration

Best out of waste idea #1: Bottle craft art

 

Empty glass bottles are often thrown away. Instead, reuse them for simple decorations at home. Make a table lamp, showpiece, or flower vase out of used bottles. Decoupage (the art of decorating a surface with paper cut-outs and using varnish (or glue) to cover the surface) can brighten the glass bottles. Coloured papers or old magazines pages, good quality glue, and a flat brush are all that one needs to create a stunning bottle that can be used as a decor item.

Plain or coloured glass bottles can be filled with sand and tiny shells. Add coloured fairy lights for a scintillating effect.

Best out of waste idea #2: Lamps and candle holders from bottles / jars

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Bottles of wine, perfumes, jams, coffee and pickles can be creatively reused. Jar table lamps are simple to design. Paste your desired pattern around a glass jar, or paint the bottle with, or wrap it with a fabric. If you are shutting the lid, make sure to leave a vent for air access. Filling a bottle with battery-operated fairy lights is an easy option. Decorating the bottles can be done in various ways like spray painting, stencilling designs onto dried flowers, or sticking embellishments like lace, satin ribbon, glitter, beads, coloured threads, and sequins.

 

Best from waste ideas #3: Newspaper tea coasters

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A stylish and sustainable, recycled newspaper coaster set is the ideal addition to any table. Cut open a newspaper halfway across. Then roll each piece on a stick and glue the end, creating tubes. Remove the stick. Flatten each paper tube and roll it to create circles, using glue to secure the ends. Roll more than one tube, one after another, securing ends each time, to create a bigger circle. Once it is the desired size, paint all over and leave to dry. Make coasters from old magazine papers by coating them with nail polish to make them semi-waterproof.

 

Best out of waste #4: Creative bookmark ideas

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To engage the child in some simple activity, reuse a wedding card or cardboard and teach them to make a bookmark. Encourage them to create beautiful bookmarks from waste at home such as old magazines, papers, envelopes, cartons, etc. Cut the card into any shape, such as rectangular or a banana or watermelon, etc. Decorate it by painting it or sticking coloured paper on it. You can also write an inspiring quote on it. If you are good at the art of origami, then, just fold it into a fancy shape and stick a small satin ribbon on top. Or make a folded triangle (decorate it like a bird or bunny), to be placed on any page of the book you are reading.

Easy best of waste idea #5: DIY pen or brush holder from old bangles

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Old bangles (glass, plastic, metal, or thick kadas of lac) are often stacked at home. Your child can enjoy recycling them into a useful pen holder for the desk. Cut a cardboard into the size of a bangle, to make the base. Use an old plastic lid if it is of the same size as the bangle. Take six to eight bangles of the same size. Apply glue to all the bangles and stack them one above the other. Once it is dry, it is ready to be used.

Simple best out of waste idea #6: DIY plastic bottle pen or comb holder

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Cut out a plastic bottle, decorate it with lace or paint. Or simply cover it with coloured paper, quilled designs, or tiny beads for a fancy stationery holder. An easy way to keep small things neatly, one can also use it as a makeup brush or comb holder or knickknack holder.

Innovative best out of waste idea #7: Recycle saris to make table mats 

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Attractive old sarees with embroidery and brocades can be used to make table mats and table covers. Just cut an old embroidered saree, give it a contrast border, and spread it over the table. Bright coloured table covers and runners with Zari borders can be perfect for festive table layouts.

Best of waste #8: Fragrant candle holder using old teacups

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Recycle teacups and coffee mugs to make scented teacup candles. Use your favourite fragrance, such as lemongrass, mint, or lemon, along with some wax. Carefully melt the wax and add the fragrance to the cups along with a wick at the centre. You can have multiple candles placed in pretty teacups and decorate centre tables or other corners of the house.

 

Best from waste #9: Decorative candle trays using old mirrors

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Mirrors come in various shapes and sizes. But old mirrors can develop spots. Instead of throwing them, reuse them as sparkling trays for candles. Smoothen the edges of the mirror or fix a wooden frame around it. Place the mirror tray with candles and enjoy the soft reflected glow.

See also: All about mirror direction as per Vastu

Best out of waste easy ideas #10: Cupboard organiser from old jeans

 

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Old denim jeans are often found at home. Turn it into a hanging wardrobe organiser. Use the pockets to store knickknacks. If you require additional pockets, make them (or take the help of a local tailor) from additional cloth. Make two loops at the top to place a hanger. The organiser can also be used in the kitchen or kid’s bedroom.

Best out of waste #11: Glass jar photo frames 

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Take a coloured print of the photo you wish to use. Cut it to the approximate size of an old jar. Use glue to hold the photo in place inside the jar and use it as a photo frame. You can also fit multiple photos and make it a revolving photo frame.

Best out of waste for kids #12: Plastic bottle piggy bank

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Old water bottles or empty plastic bottles (of vinegar water, juice, etc.) can be reused to make a piggy bank for kids. On one side of the bottle, cut out a slit of about 2 inches long for the coins. The slit should be done along the length of the bottle. Paint the lid of the bottle pink and also paint two nostrils on the lid so the bottle resembles a pig. Stick eyes on the front of the bottle. Cut out two ear shapes from the pink paper and stick them on the bottle. Also, paste a pig’s tail made of paper. Use four waste pieces  of bottle corks, or plastic water bottle lids, marbles, etc. and glue them on as the pig’s legs. This will help inculcate the habit of savings in kids, apart from learning to reuse old things creatively.

Waste to best idea #13: A vertical garden of plastic bottles

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Plastic bottles can be reused to grow plants at home. Cut the bottle, paint it and use it as a small planter. Create a small vertical garden, either on the balcony or the outside the kitchen window, with plastic bottles of different shapes. Choose plastic bottles that can bear the weight of soil, plants, and water. Make a few holes at the bottom for drainage. Pick a spot where there is sufficient sunlight. Make a few shelves or a wire mesh grid to hang the bottles on the wall.

 

Best out of waste #14: DIY terrarium from recycled glass bowls or jars 

If you have wide-mouthed jars with lids, recycle them to make a soothing green terrarium. Use a clean glass container and assemble layers in the order of pebbles and charcoal at the bottom, soil mix in the middle, and the plant on the top. Depending on the size and shape of the glass container, select plants that would fit and grow well. For a bowl-shaped terrarium, opt for plants like syngonium, peperomia, fittonia, button ferns or any miniature, indoor plant. Create a landscape design of an island or a fairy garden and decorate it with miniature ceramic animals, rocks, and coloured stones. Terrariums can be open or closed. Closed terrariums are low maintenance and some can go without water for long. Open terrarium gardens need to be watered, just like potted plants.

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Innovative best out of waste #15: Bird feeder

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Empty cartons (milk or juice) or old cardboard boxes that usually come with online shopping deliveries these days, can be recycled to make a bird feeder for the garden. Draw and cut out the door and windows of the box. Leave enough of a box at the bottom of the carton to hold the bird seed. Cut two small holes on either side of the top of the carton for the rope or wire to hang the bird feeder. Paint and decorate the feeder. Fill it with birdseed and hang it at a good height on the balcony or garden.

Waste material craft #16: Ice-cream stick photo frame

Glue the popsicle (ice cream) sticks in a square to create the frame. Use two popsicles for both sides and make a square or rectangle frame. Color the Popsicle sticks and decorate it with paper flowers made from old magazine papers. Tie a ribbon to it to hang on a wall, or you can make a stand to display it on a shelf. Kids will enjoy doing this eco-friendly best out of the waste material craft. This recycling activity develops the child’s motor and creative skills.

Best out of waste material craft for kids #17: Eco-friendly rakhi

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With some creativity, a rakhi for the festival of Raksha Bandhan can be easily made from waste at home. Your child will love making rakhis, cutting and gluing with colourful papers.Reuse satin ribbons that come with gifts or colored threads or old wool lying at home. To make the center base of the circular shape of the rakhi, cut old cardboard from boxes of toothpaste or pencil. Paint the center and decorate it with colored pearls or paper quilling art, pom-poms and much more. Encourage children to use the best out of waste material for decoration.

Best out of waste easy idea #18: Reuse tin box as a kitchen organiser

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From chocolates to cookies and sweets (rasgullas) many food items are packaged in tin cans these days. Reuse those tins as kitchen organisers, to keep the kitchen neat. After cleaning, decorate the tin with lace, wasabi tape, colored papers, fabric, coir, or simply spray paint it. Use the colourful tin box for storing scissors, knives, spoons, small masala packets, etc.

Best out of waste idea for kitchen #19: Wooden crate as a shelf

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Use discarded wooden crates as functional pieces of DIY furniture. These floating wall shelves can be used to keep small condiments, pickle jars, or potted herbs in the kitchen.

 

Best out of waste #20: Upcycle an old tray to DIY wallboard or a decorative tray

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Repurpose your old trays to make attractive boards for messages and a to-do list in the kitchen. Place fabric or a cork sheet on an old tray. Or hang a metal tray with paper sheets.

Instead of discarding old serving trays paint them with geometric or floral designs. You can also decorate the tray with ready-made stencil stickers. Stick mosaic tiles or printed fabrics to decorate the tray, add beads as embellishments and laminate the tray.

Best out of waste #21: Waste cardboard boxes into storage boxes

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These days, due to online shopping, one gets too many cardboard boxes at home. Decorate these boxes with coloured paper, cloth and laces and use them as drawer organisers for the kitchen. You can also stock kitchen napkins in them.

Best of waste idea for bathroom #22: DIY dustbin with rope

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