Reusing, Upcycling, out of ideas
Aug. 6th, 2012 12:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aldersprigSo I freecycled 2 short (3'?) particleboard shelving units, thinking I could make a kitten tower from them, but they're not going to work for that.
They neither match each other nor anything else in the house, not even my other particalboard shelving. And I'd like to do something towards having matching stuff, not the other direction.
Other than repainting them, does anyone have an idea for upcycling these shelves?
They neither match each other nor anything else in the house, not even my other particalboard shelving. And I'd like to do something towards having matching stuff, not the other direction.
Other than repainting them, does anyone have an idea for upcycling these shelves?
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Date: 2012-08-06 05:44 pm (UTC)Well here's my brainstorming - some (most?) are probably not applicable to your situation, but hey!
- Pantry shelving
- Turn them into tables! Flip them face-down or cut them apart, put a table cloth over them.
- On a similar line, cushion the backs or tops and and staple fabric or leather over them, making footstools. (If you do it right, you can still store things inside.)
- Workshop storage
- Ceiling light fixtures? (I am not sure how that would work, haha.)
- Cut some semicircle holes (big enough for felines to crawl through) in the top or sides, and shelves, to make it sort of like a cat-cave. (Cut out a couple small holes in the shelving back for light/paws if desired.)
I think I am out of ideas for right now.
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Date: 2012-08-06 06:05 pm (UTC)(I was getting stuck on the idea of something tall).
*grin* Still giggling over ceiling light fixtures :-D
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Date: 2012-08-06 07:32 pm (UTC)Also you can cover the sides and/or top in scratching-post material for additional multipurposing!
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Date: 2012-08-06 08:22 pm (UTC)I am going to hinge them together so they open and close like a book.
Carpet the backs. Maybe also the sides and top.
Put one hole in the top cat-sized, then make a maze inside. Another hole bottom side....
I NEED TO DRAW THIS