25 Ideas to Upcycle Things Around Your Home Into Something New

The best way to be sustainable is to use what you already have and what already exists in the world. Here are some creative ways to reuse things already in your home to get the most use out of them! (& potentially save some money in the process!)

1. Use cardboard egg cartons as planters for seeds

2. Flip an old basket over and put it as a light pendant

3. Cut up old t-shirts & use them as cleaning rags

4. Use old cotton fabric as cotton rounds for makeup removal

5. Make a Mason Jar Terrarium

6. Use old picture frames & mesh to make earrings holders

7. Mint Containers -> Bobby pin case

8. Remake old necklaces (or chandeliers!) into earrings

9. Make a dollhouse out of cardboard boxes

10. Dye clothing with a stain a darker color so you can still wear it

11. Make a braided rug out of old t-shirts

12. Thrift an old CD binder and use it to hold seed packets

13. Croquet old grocery bags into a cute produce bag

14. Paint old tins and containers and use them for kitchen/writing utensils

15. Upcycle ripped clothes or fabric scraps to make hair scrunchies

16. Wrap a small cardboard box in twine and fabric to transform it into a cute & functional basket

17. Give paper scrap strips a second life and turn them into cute bookmarks

18. Turn old fake bouquets and flowers into wreaths

19. Make drawer organizers out of cereal boxes

20. Use old scrabble pieces to make decor with your names/sayings you like

21. If you like to bake, use old medicine bottles as containers for piping tips!

22. Paint over old canvases to make some new art

23. Turn thrifted glass lampshades into the prettiest vases

24. Use old aluminum foil boxes to make the cutest washi tape dispenser

25. Skip buying matching containers for your pantry and just reuse jars that you already have