The Second Life of Glass Bottles: Ideas for Inspiration
Fragile glass is resistant to weathering and, when used carefully, has a long service life. Therefore, the glass bottles left over from wine or other drinks, especially those having a non-standard shape and an unusual color, are a pity to throw away. Of these, you can do a lot of interesting things for an apartment and a summer cottage with your own hands. We hope that the examples in the photo help in this.
For home cooking or a country house, a home-made chandelier is suitable, which can be decorated in a style that matches the design of the room. Bottles are cut to the required length, wiring is stretched through the necks, on which cartridges and lamps are fixed. Glass is a heat-resistant material, so devices of any power can be manufactured.
Glass containers on the lamp can be not only shades, but also decor elements.
Original candlesticks will delight on holiday dates or during an evening feast in the fresh air. Small candles are installed under the shortened bottles, oxygen flows from above, so the candles do not go out.
To make a tall candelabrum, a candle is placed in the neck of a bottle or in a two-vessel structure.
The country lamp can be supplemented with ampelous plants. Flowers ennoble a simple form of composition.
A garland of colored light bulbs inside beautifully decorated vessels is suitable for decorating the New Year celebration.
If the bottoms of the containers are not removed, and the product is decorated with painting, applique or twine, an effective vase for a small number of flowers will be obtained.
An unusual version of the table set for dessert will be widely appreciated. And the original trays will help the hostess serve light snacks.
The fantasy of summer residents can tell you how to use even the most useless objects on the site. It’s very easy to make the borders of garden paths and flowerbeds from bottles with your own hands, and they will surprise guests. A flower garden on a bottle podium will look very expressive.
Country paths paved with glass containers are very beautiful and durable. But such work will require a lot of effort and patience in collecting a large amount of material. And to create a bright hedge, the creative imagination of the author is necessary to select an effective combination of colors.
To illuminate the courtyard, it is not necessary to buy expensive appliances - you can do them yourself. Garden paths will be beautifully illuminated by lanterns from bottles operating on fluorescent lamps, and the fence can be decorated with original devices filled with oil. If the fence is wooden, then it is important to comply with fire safety rules.
A simple but effective feeder will attract useful birds, and a colorful bell will become a memorable detail of any site.
On a large garden territory, you can "grow" a bottle of "tree".
Experienced owners build gazebos, greenhouses and even houses from bottles.
Furniture based on bottles is not very durable: it is better to put only light objects on the table and shelf.
It may not be necessary to accumulate empty bottles for many years to build a house or pave a yard. But even a few glass vessels left after the festive event are suitable for creating an extraordinary decor for the interior of an apartment or a country site.
