DIY from unnecessary things: yard, garden, vegetable garden. Creative ideas. Step-by-step instructions

Everyday things and objects are connected with memories, it seems that they can still serve for the benefit of the family. It is useful to get acquainted with other people's ideas and make something practical with your own hands from unnecessary things.

Decorating a fence at a summer house

By decorating the fence, you can zone individual areas. For example, create a children's corner or highlight a recreation area.

To turn a wooden fence into an art object that sparkles in the sun with multi-colored lights, you will need a little free time and set of materials:

• Glass multi-colored stones or large beads.
• Drill and drill bits with a diameter corresponding to the size of the stones.
• Glue gun.
• Soft cloth.

Stages of work:

1. Use a drill to make holes in the wood according to the number of multi-colored stones you have.
2. Apply glue along the edge of the stone or bead and carefully insert them into the prepared holes. If necessary, remove excess glue with a cloth and polish the stones.

Another option for decorating a fence is to use old hubcaps from car wheels.

The caps come in a variety of shapes and allow you to create an interesting floral arrangement.

To decorate a fence like this, in addition to the caps, you will need paint of several colors and imagination.

The performer will not need any special drawing skills.

You can choose the color scheme according to your taste: some people like calm tones, while others like bright and juicy ones.

You can create vertical flower beds with your own hands from unnecessary things, which will decorate any fence. The main thing is that it is strong enough to withstand such decoration.

Old window frames, shallow wooden boxes from vegetables or fruits, or a rectangle made from unnecessary boards are suitable as a flowerbed frame. To prevent plants and soil from falling out of the container, the surface of the flowerbed should be reinforced with a reinforced mesh.

Flower beds made from tires

The properties of car tires not to rot or deteriorate from exposure to sun, snow and water can be used to implement useful creative ideas.

Options for flower beds made from tires:

• A simple and therefore popular use of the tire is a flower bed.

To make a flower bed, you need to thoroughly wash the rubber with a brush. It is recommended to paint the clean and dried tire with bright paint. To plant ampelous or climbing plants, the tire can be hung on a tree using a chain or strong rope.

• If you have several tires, it is better to make a large flower bed.

A difficulty that may arise when working with tires if they need to be cut to implement the intended idea. To cut rubber, you need a shoe or hunting knife and a jigsaw. In rare cases, a tire can only be cut with a perforator (this depends on the structure and properties of the rubber).

Next, insert the knife into the rubber and cut it, making short jerks, as if trying to tear the surface. If the knife is not perfectly sharpened, but has a relief blade, then this is even better. You can go over one place several times.

Where the rubber has been cut, it is necessary to bend the end to the side in order to increase visibility and simplify the cutting process. It is advisable to do this together. If the integrity of the tire is damaged, it will begin to lose rigidity. If this happens, then the cutting should be continued with a jigsaw.

• Flower bed on legs.

To make a flower bed you will need:

• Car tire.
• A round wooden board with a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the tire minus 4 cm.
• Wooden stable legs – 3 pcs.
• Self-tapping screws.
• Screwdriver.
• Twine or rope. The thicker the twine, the more interesting the appearance of the product will be.
• Glue gun.

Stages of work:

1. The round board must be screwed to the tire using a screwdriver and 6-8 screws.
2. The legs are secured with screws, while the center of the board should be used as a guide.
3. The decoration of the outer side of the tire with twine starts from the edge of the round board - the base - and then goes in a circle from the bottom up.

The glue should be applied to the rope where it is attached to the rubber, and also after completing the circle, to the side of the twine where the ropes should touch each other.

4. If everything is done correctly, the wooden base and the entire rubber surface will be hidden under the string. Next, you need to fix the end of the string inside the tire with glue. The flowerbed can be used.

Used shoes for mini flower beds

With your own hands, you can create dacha ideas from unnecessary things that amaze with their wild imagination, for example, flower beds from old boots. Moss and various succulents will be a great way to decorate old shoes.These are the most suitable plants for such flower beds.

The older the worn boots look, the more impressive they will look when framed with moss.

Any footwear will do for garden flower beds. Rubber footwear is convenient because it does not let water through, and you can make hanging flowerpots.

Flower bed from old dishes

The main rule of gardening is: there is a plant for planting in any container of any size. Succulents can be planted in shallow or perforated containers.

The pots are suitable for making hanging planters.Even if you simply place kitchen utensils with flowers planted in them in the garden area, the appearance of the garden plot will change.

Old cups and saucers can be collected on one shelf.

A variety of shapes and colors of dishes together with fresh flowers will create an interesting solution for decorating the space.

Containers for growing seedlings

You can make containers for seedlings with your own hands from unnecessary things.

The following are suitable for this:

• TetraPak packaging for milk, kefir or juice.

A liter bag needs to be cut crosswise into 2 halves. Such a "pot" is suitable for large seedlings. If you cut the bag lengthwise, you will get a tray for small seedlings. These containers, in addition to paper, are made of foil and polyethylene, so they are strong and do not get wet from watering.

• Plastic bottles. They can also be cut lengthwise or crosswise.

• Egg trays. This option is suitable for low seedlings. Both cardboard and plastic trays will do. To prevent water from stagnating, it is necessary to make holes for each depression with an awl.

• Toilet paper rolls.

To use the sleeve as a container, one end must be folded and sealed so that it serves as a bottom. Such a container is suitable for small seedlings.

Garden figures from plastic bottles

Garden figures made from plastic bottles will decorate and make any garden plot original:

• Palm.

To make a palm tree you will need:

• Brown bottles of the same size 2 or 1.5 l.
• Green bottles. You can use containers of different diameters and shades of green.
• Iron reinforcement for the trunk. If the palm tree is planned to be small, then you can use a plastic pipe.
• A piece of wire for the leaves.
• Scissors and a paper cutter.
• Scotch.

Creating a palm tree:

• Bottles must be sorted, caps removed, labels removed, and washed if necessary.
• The length of the palm leaf will depend on the number of bottles. In order for the tree to have a lush crown, it is advisable to make at least 7 leaves.
• Green bottles need to be cut across with a knife in the middle. Then work will be done only with the upper part. On it with scissors you need to make a fringe. The width of each part of the fringe is from 0.5 to 1 cm.

• Next, you need to assemble the sheet; to do this, the bottles are strung on a soft wire (cable) one after another. The lid needs to be put on the first and last bottle of the sheet so that it is possible to secure the cable. You should leave a long cable tail where the sheet is attached to the trunk. It will be needed when assembling the crown.

• Using strong tape and the ends of the wire, you need to collect the leaves into a crown and secure them to the reinforcement.
• Brown bottles are used for the barrel. The bottom must be cut off. Then each blank is cut lengthwise into 6 parts. 1/3 of the bottle at the neck must remain untouched.

• To form the trunk of the palm tree, the bottles are strung on the reinforcement in the same way as the leaves were made. You need to move from the bottom up towards the crown.

• The finished palm tree should be installed. Despite the apparent lightness of plastic bottles, even a small palm tree is a fairly heavy structure. This must be taken into account when preparing the foundation. Iron reinforcement must be deepened into the ground to a distance of 1 m or more if the palm tree is tall.

In addition to plastic palm trees, flowers of any shape and color can be “planted” in garden plots.

Trash can made from tires

Such a thing as a car tire is a universal material for street creativity.If you have 2-3 tires available, you can quickly make a garbage container.

To do this, you need to put the tires on top of each other and fasten them together with screws. 2 wheels are fastened with 4 screws 5 cm long. To give the tank a gloss, it should be painted in a bright color. The tank is ready. Finally, you need to insert a 200 l garbage bag into it and you can use it.

Crafts from a ball

You can make a flowerpot out of an ordinary basketball. To do this, you need to cut the ball in half and use an awl to make 4 holes in which to attach a cord or chain on which the flowerpot will hang.

The same idea, but in a different interpretation - a flower pot.

There are also non-standard solutions: You can make a bag out of an unnecessary ball.

Old balls of different sizes allow you to create plot compositions in the garden and vegetable garden. Such creativity will captivate both adults and children.

To make a frog figure from a ball, you will need:

• Old ball.
• Paint of several colors.
• Brush.
• Foam spheres.
• Solvent.
• Glue.
• Stand (you can use an unnecessary saucer).

Stages of work:

1. The surface of the ball should be degreased with a solvent.
2. Next, the ball is covered with paint, according to the chosen plot. If you don’t have an art education in your arsenal, you can download a picture from the Internet and transfer it to the ball.

To make the frog last longer, the paint must be applied in a thin layer. Otherwise, it will soon start to crack.

3. Eyes should be drawn on the foam spheres, after first degreasing their surface.
4. After the paint has dried, the foam eyes are glued to the ball using any super glue.
5. The frog stand can also be painted.

Gate made from old gardening tools

A resourceful gardener does not have a question about what to do with old rusty garden tools. He will make a gate out of them, for example.

To get an original wicket gate, you need to collect unnecessary inventory. Then you should evenly place it on the surface of the wicket gate, having previously removed it from the hinges. This should be done in such a way that each tool can be fixed in 2 places.

To fix the metal parts you will need a welding machine. The wooden parts are fixed with screws. The finished wicket can be painted if necessary. It is better to use spray paint for this.

Garden fountain from an unnecessary inflatable pool

Making a fountain with your own hands is easier than it seems.

In this case, you can use almost any container as a water reservoir: an old basin, a bathtub, a tire from a large car.

An interesting solution is to make a fountain from old inflatable children's pools.

The fountain pump will need to be submerged in the bottom of the pool. To ensure the pump is stable, pools without an inflatable bottom should be used.

The water in the fountain will circulate: with the help of a pump, it comes out in fountain jets, then the drops fall back into the pool and again into the pump.

Using an old skateboard

An old skateboard can be turned into an original hanger. Of course, it needs to be updated, painted and hooks picked out that will match it in style. You won't be ashamed to hang such an interior item even in a city apartment.

Another option for using a skateboard is as a seat at a small bench.

A skateboard plus a little creativity and you have a stylish magazine stand ready.

And at the dacha, you can make a swing out of a skateboard for future generations.

With your own hands, from unnecessary things, you can realize ideas, giving things a second life.

An old stool can be turned into a small shelf for bath accessories. It is especially beautiful if the stool is antique. It may require some restoration: sanding and priming the chips, renewing the paint. But the result will please the eye for a long time and surprise guests.

Or an unnecessary stool can be turned into a bedside table. To do this, it should be painted and decorated in such a way that it fits into the overall look of the room.

After renovation, there are always small amounts of ceramic tiles or tiles left in the apartment. Even this small amount will allow you to make unique things or give a new look to old items.

Any broken tile and other small parts (beads, stones) are suitable for mosaics. In order for the tile to hold well, the surface of the object should be prepared: first degrease, for example, with white spirit, then apply a primer, and then glue the tile with any tile adhesive. The space between the pieces of mosaic should be filled with tile grout.

Sometimes one of the lampshades breaks and the chandelier becomes unnecessary. Don't rush to throw it away. With your own hands, you can create many amazing things from unnecessary things. Flower pots can be made from the remaining whole lampshades.

If your imagination allows, you can decorate them additionally or leave them untouched.

The frame of the chandelier can also be used. It can be converted into an unusual flowerpot.

For a hanging planter you will need:

• Frame from an old chandelier.
• Flower pots.
• Spray paint.
• Degreaser.

Stages of work:

• The old chandelier needs to be cleaned of dust and dirt.
• The entire frame should be degreased for better adhesion of the paint to the surface.
• Next, the chandelier needs to be painted. It is better to use spray paint. It is easier to apply to objects with many small or figured details.

• The flower pots should be painted in the same color as the chandelier.
• At the final stage, flower pots are installed on the base under the lampshades and the planter is carefully hung on a hook prepared in advance. The resulting planter and flower pots weigh several kilograms, this must be taken into account when choosing a place for it.

Creative hangers

Hangers are an indispensable interior item for any apartment, house, or barn. A budget hanger option can be created by using items that are at hand in every home.

You can make a hanger for garden gloves with your own hands from unnecessary things, if you have a wooden board and a few clothespins.

A clothes hanger can be created by looking at the regular hangers that hang in every closet from a different angle.

Wooden skis, gathering dust in the garage, with the right approach will serve for many years if you make a floor hanger out of them. It takes up little space and will become a useful piece of furniture.

Key holder

How often do you find out that your keys are missing at the last minute before leaving home? It's better not to make meaningless promises, always put your keys in one place, but to set aside 10 minutes and make a key holder.

For the holder you will need a tennis ball and a utility knife.

A horizontal cut, 6 cm long, must be made in the ball. It should be cut slightly below the middle of the ball, where the mouth of the future muzzle will be located. Eyes are drawn or ready-made ones can be glued.

This holder is suitable not only for keys, but also for papers, towels, and various office supplies. Depending on the tasks, the ball can be glued to the wall with superglue or attached with a screw.

You can create another version of a key holder with your own hands from unnecessary Lego parts. The convenience is that the constructor will perform two roles at once - a holder and a keychain.

Garden tool rack made from old rakes

The shape of the rake itself suggests that they can be used as hooks.

In a gazebo, under a canopy, in a barn or garage, such a hanger will look quite harmonious. And garden tools, of which every gardener and vegetable grower has many, will no longer have to be searched for.

Watches from unnecessary things

You can make a clock with your own hands from unnecessary things. This will allow you to make original interior items for each room and save money at the same time.

The main thing you need to have is a mechanism and hands. You can take them from old, morally obsolete watches or buy them in a specialized store.

An interesting idea is to use dominoes for the clock, since they already have dotted “numbers” on them.

To make such a watch you will need:

• 12 domino tiles corresponding to numbers from 1 to 12.
• Wooden boards.
• Finished frame.
• Paint with a brush.
• Glue.
• Clock mechanism with hands.
• Drill, nails.

Stages of work:

1. The boards need to be cut to the size of the frame and fastened together. A hole is made in the center with a drill to attach the arrows.
2. Next, you should paint the frame and boards in a single color.
3. Domino pieces are glued evenly around the circumference.
4. Then the clock mechanism and hands are attached to the workpiece.

You can also use other things to make a clock, such as a saucepan lid or a cookie tin. Every home has plenty of old things that can be given a second life.

Transforming a suitcase into a cozy chair

If you have an old, unnecessary suitcase at home, then with the skills to work with a screwdriver and a hammer, you can create an exclusive chair.A suitcase requires little: it must be wide enough, so that it is comfortable to sit on and has side panels in good condition, as they will be visible in the finished product.

Also the side panels must be strong, so that they can support the weight of an adult. Before you start creating a masterpiece, you need to sit on the suitcase and make sure that all the specified requirements are met.

To make a chair from a suitcase you will need:

• Suitcase.
• 4 legs for the chair.
• A screwdriver and self-tapping screws.
• Hammer and nails.
• Buttons.
• Glue.
• Paint and brush.
• Scissors.
• Upholstery fabric.
• Furniture stapler.
• 2 pieces of foam rubber corresponding to the size of the suitcase lid and 5 cm wide.
• 2 boards 1.8 cm wide.
• 2 narrow wooden planks measuring 10 x 40 cm.
• Sandpaper.

Stages of work:

• The seat of the future chair must be cut out of the boards. The size of the blank must be slightly smaller than the size of the suitcase. That is, the board must fit neatly into the suitcase and hold onto its walls. You need to saw out 2 identical blanks.
• To make the seat, glue the foam rubber to the wooden blank.
• Next, the base is covered with fabric. This can be done using a furniture stapler.
• To decorate the seat with buttons, screw in screws where they are located. Then glue decorative buttons on top.

• 2 wooden planks are fixed inside the suitcase in such a way that the seat can be placed on them.

• The second cut board is needed to attach the chair legs. It should be lowered inside the suitcase and the legs should be attached to it. The screws should pierce the surface of the suitcase and enter the wooden base.
• For the back of the chair, the foam rubber should be covered with fabric and decorated with buttons. The resulting blank is glued to the inside of the suitcase lid.

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Old parts for garage arrangement

In the garage there are always spare parts that are no longer used, but it is a pity to throw them away. Also, every garage owner tries to organize the space so that it is convenient and functional.

Items created with your own hands from old things that organize a comfortable space bring great joy.

It's quite easy to make a sofa out of old car seats.

A drum from under machine oil can be transformed into a convenient cabinet for a washbasin. The metal from which the barrels are made is easily cut to the shape of the sink, and the pipes can be hidden inside the barrel.

A car wheel can be used as a sink.

Old headlights are suitable for creating an original chandelier.

The hooks of the safety ropes will be used to make a hanger.

Hooks from unnecessary wrenches

Products made from old wrenches will fit perfectly into the interior of a garage or shed.

For example, they can be used as coat hooks or door handles.

Scotch tape box in the garage

If the garage space is not organized correctly, then searching for tape can take time. In order to always know where to look for tape, it is recommended to make a special box with compartments where tape and duct tape will be stored.

An important quality of the box is to provide the ability to secure the ends of the tape so that if necessary, it can be used quickly.

Small tool container

In the garage or at the dacha there is a problem of where and how to store small tools or parts. To tidy up the little things, you can use jars with lids. Any size of jars will do.

There are many advantages to organizing small items in this way:

• Through the transparent glass you can see what is in the jar.
• Space saving. The shelf can be used for its intended purpose at the same time – to put things on top of it.
• The problem of can disposal is being solved.

To make a shelf for storing small items from jars with screw-on lids, you will need:

• Many jars of the same size and shape.
• Finished wooden shelf.
• Screws.
• Screwdriver.
• Pencil, ruler.

Stages of work:

1. You need to prepare an even number of jars. To do this, unscrew the lids, wash them, and remove the labels.
2. The jars will be placed in 2 rows. Use a ruler and pencil to mark the lines and notches where the lids will be attached (the calculation depends on the number of jars you have).
3. The lids are secured with screws to the shelf, in accordance with the markings made earlier. The jars should be put on the lids. The containers for small items are ready.

Shelving from a stepladder

A stepladder that has lost its original purpose can be turned into a shelving unit.

What you will need to make a rack:

• Ladder.
• Boards.
• Self-tapping screws and a screwdriver.
• Metal corners.

To make a rack, you need to install the boards and secure them to the stepladder using corners and screws.

Tennis Ball Massage Chair

There are many options for reviving old chairs, armchairs, stools. An interesting idea is to create a massage chair. Its manufacture requires skill and dexterity, but the result is worth it. Tennis balls act as massage parts.

Materials required:

• Old chair.
• 50 tennis balls.
• Plywood. You will need 2 sheets corresponding to the dimensions of the back and seat of the chair.
• MDF. 4 sheets, the same dimensions as plywood.
• Self-tapping screws.
• Drill.
• Jigsaw.
• Perforator.
• Varnish.
• Sandpaper.
• Textile.

Stages of work:

• The chair needs to be dismantled: the back and seat need to be removed.
• On the plywood sheets, you need to draw circles 2-3 mm wider than the diameter of the ball (usually tennis balls have a diameter of 6.3 to 6.7 cm) and cut out the drawn circles with a jigsaw.

• Next, you should redraw the circles from the plywood onto the MDF sheets. The resulting circles should be reduced. Their diameter should be 2-3 mm less than the diameter of the ball. This is done so that the ball, fixed in the resulting "sandwich" (MDF-plywood-MDF), can rotate, but does not fall out.

Then you need to cut out the circles:

• The round holes should be sanded so that the ball does not touch anything in them, but can still spin well.
• The MDF boards are varnished on the outside.
• It is necessary to assemble the seat. MDF board at the bottom, then plywood, balls should be put into the holes and covered with MDF board on top. If everything is done correctly, the balls should not fall out, but will spin well, creating a massage effect.

• The boards around the perimeter should be fastened with screws, as well as in several places in the center.

• To make the back of the chair, repeat steps 2-6.

Cork Bath Mat

A cork rug has many advantages:

• Eco-friendly.
• Keeps you warm.
• Does not get wet from moisture.
• The surface is non-slip.

For a small rug of 40 by 60 cm, you need a lot of corks (at least 100). It is difficult to collect such a quantity, even if you involve all your relatives and friends in this activity. It is easier to buy them. On average, 100 pieces will cost 500 rubles.

To make the rug you will need:

• Rubber base. It can be a new one or a used rubber mat.

If you use an old rug, you must first wash and degrease it.

• Wine corks. The quantity will depend on the size of the base, but not less than 100 pcs.
• Glue gun.
• Stationery knife.
• Sandpaper.

Manufacturing stages:

1. All the corks need to be cut in half lengthwise. And each cut needs to be sanded so that it is even.
2. The halves of the corks should be glued first along the perimeter of the base. And only then fill the internal space.

Different orientations of the corks when creating a rug will allow you to achieve different effects and patterns.

And finally, one more photo of items that can be made from unnecessary household items.

Making new things from old things with your own hands allows people to express their creativity, solve small issues on a budget, and perhaps find a new hobby.

Author: Vorobyova Nadezhda Sergeevna

Article formatting:Natalie Podolskaya

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