Has your house or apartment recently gone through a renovation work? If yes, chances are that you would have some empty paint tins lying somewhere around your house especially if you haven’t disposed of them.
Now, would be a good time to bring them out because we are about to take a look at 5 creative ways to repurpose those empty paint tins.
1. Bring Something Fresh into Your Makeup Corner
You can brighten up that part of your room where you keep your makeup kits by spraying one or two old paint tins and adding it to your collection. it helps you keep your makeup in order especially when you use a bronze spray on the cans.
2. A Fancy Way to Display Your Photos
Frames are nice but old paint tins give your pictures a more creative outlook when you stick them to old paint tins that you have sprayed and wrapped in a piece of fabric that appeals to you.
This design is nothing elaborate but the end goal is to have pictures of you and your loved ones creatively displayed. You can also give them out as presents or use the same tins as flower holders.
3. Save Money and Time With This Wine Rack
Used paint tins can be repurposed into a creative wine rack that saves you a lot of money as well as beautifying your home. You’ll need to take out the top and bottom of the old paint tins, clean them, paint them and attach them together.
4. Tell a Love Story With Old Paint Tins
There are some cultures that encourage couples to hang old paint tins at the back of their car. Here in Nigeria, this isn’t the culture but you can spin a love story around you and your man/woman other by wrapping old paint tins in love notes that your partner and friends and guests who visit you are bound to notice.
5. Old Paint Tins Can Give You Walls a Complete Turnover
For this decoration, the more old paint tins you have, the better for you because you can gather as many as 100 tins, clean them and spray them in gold and attach them to a flat surface, which would then be placed on the wall.
6. They Make Great Hooks For Coats and Mufflers
You don’t have to take your coats and mufflers all the way into your wardrobe especially if you’re going to pick them up on your way out in a short while. Spray some old paint tins and install them at varying heights at the entrance. You can also hang the coats of guests there.
7. Create Extra Storage Space For Footwear
You can nail some cans to the wall for storing some of your shoes. They work best with sandals and leather slippers. Remember to spray the cans in a colour that appeals to you.
Now that we have shared these creative ideas, we hope you will try out some of them as they have the potential to become an attractive focal point in your home.
