Green Guide
You bought a new set of dinner ware that too an expensive, contemporary dinner ware for your refurbished kitchen, which is in sync with your modular kitchen. So, what are you going to do with your old kitchen plates? You have two ways – either trash it or use it in some meaningful and creative ways. And if opting for the second option, you are at the right place. Here are few ways to make use of your old plates. Image Credit
The Trash
You can recycle the broken plates, if possible, instead of just throwing away into your trash can. These plates can be recycled to be used in different forms. So, think twice before you discard these plates into a junkyard.
The Treasure
Kitchen plates come in various shapes, sizes and designs. So, they form ideal companions of home decor. Along with giving your home a trendier appeal, these are cost saving interior decoration factors. Let us see how you can use your old kitchen plates for decorating your home.
1. As an art
If you have a collection of dinnerware with the missing pieces, the best way is to use them as an art. Old plates are great way to add a splash of color to a boring back splash.
2. Make Photo Frames
You can turn your old kitchen plates into beautiful photo frames. If you have some light colored plates, then they will be ideal as photo frames. Keep the picture you want to use inside the frame. Use a transparent cover, a shiny one, to cover the whole plate. You can create a unique gift for your husband for the Valentine’s Day.
3. Design a clock
Now, change one of your old kitchen plates into a beautiful wall clock and add beauty to your living room. All you need along with the plate is a driller, battery operated clock mechanism, a ruler as well as marker for demarcating the time. You can even go in for some extra decorations on the wall clock by adding some craftwork to the dinner plates.
4. Use as a plate hanger
If you love painting and drawing, you can draw some nice pictures or paint something cool on to your old kitchen plates. You can now attach a hanger and hang it on to the wall. Now, that looks cool.
5. Use as paper weights
Small, yet heavy old kitchen plates can be used as paper weights. Along with being colorful, they will look stylish and trendy.
6. Design landscape pebbles
Break your chic and colorful old kitchen plates into small pieces and form decorative rocks. You can use them as your landscape pebbles.
7. Turn the kitchen plates into a cozy candle stand
Not all your kitchen plates will be flat. There will some kitchen plates that have deep curves. You can turn such old kitchen plates into candle stands. You can even paint them or add embellishments to give them a retro appeal.
8. Make Fruit Baskets
Once again the deep curved kitchen plates can serves as fruit and vegetable baskets. You can decorate them with eco-friendly stuff that will help to keep your veggies and fruits free from chemicals.
So, instead of throwing away your old kitchen plates into the trash bin, you can try some of these ways to reuse it in different manners. Now decorate your home with old kitchen plates and give it a cool look.
