We’ve often heard about “best out of waste” and “recycle” for many years now. But some people take this restoration process to the next level. For example, did you know that you can make a skirt out of an old tablecloth? Well, you can! These 15 people are restoration gurus who knew how to transform something old into something totally new. We have to give it to them, that their restored creations are worthy of praise. You’ll notice how if we didn’t know that these recreated from something old, we’d never be able to guess that they were ready to be thrashed. There’s a lot of tips on how we can transform things we would otherwise decide to throw. Here you go!
1. “I made a double circle skirt and matching bow from a large tablecloth.”
2. “This working headphones cable was breaking, so I braided it to make it last a bit longer.”
3. “I turned a curtain into a skirt.”
4. “I upcycled these sweatpants with my brother’s T-shirt to make them longer.”
5. “I gave new life to my old tablet. Now it’s a fully functional portable TV.”
6. “I made hair ties out of my daughter’s ripped tights.”
7. “I gave new life to this jacket.”
8. “I created this jacket using discarded burlap coffee bags.”
9. “I thrifted these jeans. They were super cheap because of that rip. I fixed the rip with a zipper.”
10. “I got inspired and decided to fix my old boots instead of getting new ones.”
11. “I got this shirt at a flea market, then took out the shoulder pads and waistband, and it’s way more modern now!”
12. “I needed a waterproof apron for the farm and realized these waterproof feed bags are the perfect material to upcycle.”
13. “I upcycled some old prints from out of the closet and was so excited with the results, I had my wife take a whole photo set!”
14. “I made this lamp from a large can of olives.”
15. “This is a helpful life hack to reuse aluminum foil. You can wrap a rolling pin with it so that you don’t have to wash it after use.”
