Practical New Uses for 23 Old Things

In the market for a new bookshelf? If you have an old ladder lying around, you might not need to hit the store. In fact, there are countless ways you can turn old objects into amazingly practical solutions for storing, displaying and organizing your stuff. Here are some of my favorites.

1. Use a stand-alone ironing board as a bar.





2. Turn a sawhorse into a clothes rack.

3. Hang a ladder as a handrail …


4. … or prop it up as a bookshelf.


5. Set a rusty old chain instead of fake logs in a gas fireplace.


6. Use a vintage door as a headboard.





7. Put legs on a suitcase for a coffee table …

8. … or set the suitcase on a cabinet or table for a home bar.


9. Got a bunch of old-time suitcases? Make “drawers” on open shelves.


10. Cut a shipping pallet to create a hanging garden …


11. … or display photos on it instead.


12. Feeling even more creative? Turn that pallet into an ottoman.





13. Fill a rimmed baking sheet with rocks for a shoe mat.

14. Whatever a photo enlarger is (how do you pinch to zoom?), it makes a great shelf.


15. Saw off half a table to make a vanity …


16. … or fashion a vanity from a workshop bench.


17. Sweeten a lamp with a candy-machine base.





18. Use a vintage baking rack as shelving.

19. Hang clothes from a found branch …





20. … or gather a few branches to hold kitchen tools.

21. Hang wooden crates for shelves.





22. Use book pages as wallpaper.

23. Display your motorcycle as an art piece, just because it’s awesome.

More: 29 Home Projects to Make You a DIY Superstar

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