There is nothing better than keeping your head and hands busy when your mood is not at its best, which is why these days I have been looking for ideas to recycle some wooden slats that have been left over from different jobs and I have come across a series of proposals for recycle wooden rulers, the typical ones used in fabric stores, haberdasheries, tailor shops or carpentry shops. As some of these ideas have seemed very interesting to me, I wanted to share them with you.
1.- Decorate the front part of a piece of furniture
This old piece of furniture has been given a second chance by painting it a dark color, giving it a coat of wax and decorating the entire front with wooden rulers. The rulers have been dyed to give them different shades and create an even more decorative effect.
The final result is surprising since it has little or nothing to do with the old wooden furniture that it was originally.
2.- Decorate the top of a table
In this case we have used the wooden rulers to decorate the top of a small table which was badly damaged. To do this, first of all, the table has been painted white but with a worn appearance. The rulers have been glued to the top and given a layer of varnish to protect them. The result is an original vintage table with which we can decorate any corner.
This solution is ideal for furniture that for some reason has a very damaged upper part, with scratches or chips.
3.- Rules to organize drawers
Some wooden rulers can help us to organize drawers, for this we only have to cut them to the desired size and join them with glue. In a moment we will have made some dividers to have everything organized and well placed.
4.- A mixed bag
The “leftovers” from other jobs can lead to new and very interesting DIY projects. In this case, taking advantage of two wooden planks and combining them with rulers, you can make a box or drawer, for this we will cut all the rules to the same size and join them to the boards with glue and a few nails. If you cover the boards with fabric or paper, you will have a very original and decorative box.
5.- A custom coat rack
Another original idea is to make a coat rack uniting several rulesif we also place some vintage hangers, the result is very original.
6.- Frame for photos or paintings
This is proof that you can create a showy frame for our photos or for a painting for very little. To do this, the wooden rulers have been colored in different colors and joined. I particularly find the result beautiful and ideal for minimalist prints.
7.- Picture shelf
Another idea that has seemed very interesting to me to recycle wooden rulers has been to use them to beautify picture hanging shelves. You can even make a shelf out of a strip of wood and stick the ruler in front of it to make it more decorative.
8.- Notes organizer
I love this one note organizer So original and also cheap. You just have to paint some clothespins in colours, screw them to the ruler and that’s it, it couldn’t be easier and faster.
It seems to me a very colorful and fun solution for the rooms of children and youth, in this way, for example, they could have their class schedules and tasks organized.
9.- A very original lamp
It may not be too enlightening, but what cannot be denied is that recycling wooden rulers such as lampshade It is a very original and warm way to decorate any corner of our home with a point of light.
10.- A magazine rack or to store the balls
Another practical idea to make recycled wooden rulers is to use them to build the wooden frame of a magazine rack or this container to store balls of yarnfor instance.
Scissor-shaped magazine rack structures are quite easy to make. To do this, in addition to the rules, we will need some round crossbars to join the two blades.
11.- Decorating the inside of a tray
Do you have a bland, damaged tray or one that you want to give a new look to? Nothing easier than doing it by placing some wooden rulers.
Surely if you take out a tray like this for your guests you will have a conversation for a while, it will not leave anyone indifferent.
What do you think of these? 11 ideas to recycle wooden rulers? What you liked most? It is particularly difficult for me to choose just one because I like them all, although perhaps the one that has struck me the most is the idea to decorate the front of the cabinet, there is no doubt that its transformation has been radical.
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