Upcycle Repurpose Thrift Vintage Decor Glassware

 

Upcycle Repurpose Thrift Vintage Decor Glassware

Hi, and Welcome to LilacsNDreams! I love what I do, when I can do it, and I enjoy sharing with you what I do and what I learn. I love thrifting, I admire vintage collectibles, and I really enjoy crating and creating things too. Better yet, I enjoy when I can do all of these things together. I know there are many people who create things from Dollar Tree, Dollar General, and stores like those. There are also people who take items found from thrifting used, and some old pieces into upcycling and repurposing them. 

The words Upcycle, and Repurpose get used a lot. I decided to look up the definitions to these 2 words. They are close in comparison that it becomes confusing. I find myself being confused when describing things if I should say upcycle, or do I say repurpose? So, here is what Google shared with me when I inquired.

UPCYCLING is a process of transforming old or unused items into something new and valuable. So, it’s transforming discarded items into something of greater quality, or environmental value. The process can involve creative modifications, combination, and often procedures or treatments that alter the appearance. For example like an old tattered button down shirt into maybe some kind of dress. You could also turn an old tire into a decorative planter by stacking, and maybe painting too. 

Upcycling is also known as a creative reuse. It’s a process of transforming products, waste materials, maybe useless or unwanted items into something new. It’s a process of making something new from something old. 

REPURPOSING is simply known as using a product to serve another purpose. Sometimes uniting pieces will create a repurposed item. So, repurposing is simply finding a new use for the original object. Something simple would be like using a cereal box to organize a drawer. 

So repurposing is using an object for a new purpose for which it was not originally intended. Often the item will be used in its current form with minimal modification. 1 example would be using some old clothing to make something new from cleaning rags, quilts, or blankets too. Again, the example of using a cereal box to make dividers in a drawer. 

Use a step ladder to make a decorative stand with your home decor

Use a bigger ladder, and add some shelves to it so that you can display some of your vintage collectibles and some of your home decor too

Make a candle holder by uniting a plate with a teacup as its stand. Cute idea, right?

Many different uses for drawers instead of throwing them. Paint them, hang them, glue some together to make a stackable shelf, use as planters, for storage, and many uses.

Preserving some of the old into something new, and useful. Make some shelves on your wall. Neat idea, and how adorable too.

None of these above pictures are mine. A lot of them, or most of them came from searching Pinterest. I found more interesting pictures from there to share than what I found with Google. 

Well everyone I hope you enjoyed learning a little bit about Upcycling, and Repurposing. If you want to see more things you could Google this, or don’t forget to check Pinterest where there are a lot of things shared there too. 

Thanks so much for visiting with LilacsNDreams! Take care, and see you again soon!