Is it time to buy some new sheets for the house? If so, you don’t have to toss your old ones out. There are plenty of ways you can upcycle your old bed sheets.
Here are 15 ideas on how to reuse your bed sheets:
1) Furniture/Wall Makeover
Cut up pieces of your old sheets and use Mod Podge to adhere them to furniture or your walls.
2) Movie Screen
You can hang a white sheet as a movie screen and host movie nights if you have a projector.
3) Braided Dog Toy
Cut your sheets into strips and braid it into a toy that your dog will love.
4) Customized Pillowcases
Just cut equal sizes of your sheets so to the size you want your pillow to be, sew around the edges, and turn inside out to create brand new pillowcases.
5) Reusable Shopping Bags
If you don’t want to waste plastic bags you can make shopping bags from your old sheets to create reusable shopping bags.
6) Plastic Bag Holder
If your cabinets are overrun with plastic shopping bags, you can use your old sheets to make a plastic bag holder.
7) Draft Catchers
Put an end to the drafts in your house by making a draft catcher from your old sheets.
8) Apron
Make an adorable apron from your old sheets. All you need is a scissor and a needle and threat.
9) Maxi Dress
Create a beautiful maxi dress from bed sheets by following the tutorial below.
10) Curtains
You can also make some beautiful curtains from your fitted sheets in just minutes.
11) Sleeping Bag Liner
Fold a sheet in half and sew around the sides to create this sleep bag liner that is perfect for when you go camping or are somewhere where you want a barrier between you and the bed.
12) Cleaning Rag
Cut up your sheets and use the pieces as reusable cleaning rags instead of wasting paper towels.
13) Cover Your Plants
If the weather is going to drop unexpectedly, you can use your old sheets to cover your plants so they stay warm.
14) Cover a Headband
These vintage oversized headbands were made with fabric from old sheets.
15) Covered Sheets
Make your hangers look nicer by covering them with fabric. They will hold your clothing better this way.
Bonus. What about Newspaper?
1) Cover Furniture or Walls
You can use newspaper to cover furniture or your walls for a unique look.
2) Animal Bedding/Lining
Turn it into a bathroom for your birds or bedding for your other pets. Just make sure you avoid using the inserts, magazines or comic sections because they may have more chemicals on them. The regular newspaper is safe for animals.
3) Make Seed Pods
Start your seedlings in these newspaper pots.
4) Get Rid of Stickiness
Pour some vegetable oil over any stubborn adhesive that is stuck to your glass surface and let it sit for 15 minutes. Then dampens a piece of newspaper with vinegar and uses it to wipe up the adhesive and grease.
5) Desk Organizer
Create a one of a kind desk organizer with some newspaper and cardboard. Learn how in the video tutorial below.
6) Dry Wet Shoes
Fill your shoes with some newspaper if they are wet. Keep refreshing the newspaper until your shoes are completely dry.
7) Soak Up Stinky Fridge Odors
If your refrigerator has a funky smell you can spray sheets of newspaper with water and crumple them up into a ball. Place them in the corners of your fridge overnight to soak up the stink. You can also use it to line your drawers and other parts of your fridge to prevent odors.
8) Ripen Tomatoes
Wrapping tomatoes individually with newspaper and leaving them at room temperature will speed the ripening process.
9) Prevent Weeds
Take wet newspaper and lay it down in your garden then cover with a layer of dirt. You can cut holes into our newspaper so that you can plant your bulbs. Just make sure the circle is big enough so that the plant can grow through it. This will prevent weeds from growing in your garden.
10) Wrap a Gift
You can use the comic section or piece together words to create some cool wrapping paper. Shredded newspaper can be used as filling in gift baskets or boxes.
11) Deodorize Food Containers
Does that lunchbox still smell fishy or eggy? You can stuff some newspaper inside of lunch boxes, a thermos, or other food containers to get rid of any smell left behind.
12) DIY Envelopes
Have to send a package or a letter? Use newspaper to make the envelope or packaging.
13) Prevent Frost
Place some newspaper on your windshield and secure with the wipers the night before it snows or gets icy. This will save you from having to de-ice in the morning, just pull the paper off.
14) Packing Cushion
Shred or bunch up newspapers and use it as padding and cushion when your ship or pack away valuables and delicate items.
15) Vase