Creative Repurposing!

Here are a few creative ways to repurpose some household items. I will be adding more, so stay tuned!

Dressers
Old wooden dressers and bureaus make great linen or dish storage. Just sand down the wood and paint them the color of your choice. Add some new hardware and they can make a great accent piece.

Appliances
Use wallpaper to cover an old rusty fridge or appliance. Use rubber cement to adhere it. Or use large stickers to cover over a spot or too. If you don’t want to get too fancy, there is always appliance paint.

Over-the-door shoe racks
Convert the over-the-door shoe rack into extra bathroom, art supply or toy storage. They also work well in a hall closet for hats, gloves and items you take with you when you leave the house.

Greeting Cards
Save the cards you have received this year for use next year by cutting them up to use as gift tags or package decorations. Or check online for charities that can reuse the fronts of cards and donate them to a worthy cause.

The Reusable Shopping Bag Revolution!

I've recently discovered the wonder of the reusable shopping bag. They are great for more than just groceries. I bring them to the mall when I am shopping for clothes and gifts. I use them as a laundry bag when I am traveling or at the gym. I bring my lunch to work in them. They fit more than you can imagine and their lightweight design makes it easy to scrunch them up and fit them in your bag, purse or glove compartment. I recommend keeping a bunch handy in your home and car. The reusable shopping bag is a simple way to make your life a little greener...

Be Green by Reusing!

Over the next few weeks I will be providing some creative ideas on how to reuse the items in your home that you no longer need. Here are a few…
#1 - Reuse old luggage instead of plastic bins to store linens, blankets, and off season clothes.
#2 – Old wastebaskets can be used to store rolls of wrapping paper, sports equipment; such as baseball bats, fishing rods and hockey sticks, and anything else that is tall and difficult to corral.
#3 – Use the tins from all the holiday cookies you received to store kids craft supplies, or hair elastics, jewelry…or bake some cookies and give them away again!