The holidays are over, and empty wine bottles are still standing on the kitchen counter? Instead of throwing them in the recycling bin, we found five creative ways to reuse them in a stylish way.
If decorating the holiday table did not bring out your creative side, these projects might inspire you to reach for your tools and paints.
Before heading to the recycling bins with the many wine bottles collected after hosting family and friends, consider creating a beautiful project using the used wine bottles so that next holiday you can show off to your family.
Egg Holder
The German blog Nur Noch really loves DIY projects using used wine bottles.
To make the cute egg holder shown in the picture, first practice cutting wine bottles, which sounds difficult but is actually not that complicated.
The exact instructions can be found in the blog post in English.
Once you practiced, you can move on to making the egg holder.
You will need wine bottles with concave bottoms.
To be able to wash the egg holders, use paints designed for glass or porcelain.
Paint the bottles as you like according to the blog instructions and allow the paint to dry.
You can also bake them in the oven to ensure the paint sets properly.
Vases
The next charming project is from a Spanish blogger from La Chica de la Casa de Caramelo, inspired by a Martha Stewart post on making vases from wine bottles and glass bottles of different sizes. First, wash several wine and glass bottles with water and soap and let them dry.
Then mix acrylic paints together to achieve the desired shades.
Add a little water so the paint can flow easily inside the bottles, but do not overdo it to avoid watery colors.
Pour the chosen paint into the bottle (a large bottle needs 80-100 ml of paint) and rotate it so that the paint covers the entire bottle.
Pour out the excess paint and let the bottle dry upright for an hour.
After the hour, clean the paint from the edges and let it dry for several days.
To place flowers inside the ready bottles, use plastic straws so the vases do not get wet and the paint is not damaged.
Plastic straws can be found in any garden shop, and flowers can be added to decorate your new vases.
Lamp
This is a charming project by a blogger from Wit and Whistle, who decided to create something from an empty wine bottle after visiting a vineyard instead of throwing it away.
You will need an empty wine bottle, a drill, safety goggles, gloves in case the bottle breaks, drill bits of 1.3 cm, masking tape, and a short string of small lights with a plug only at one end.
Wash the wine bottle and remove the labels, place a piece of masking tape where you want to drill the hole for the cord.
The tape prevents the drill from slipping on the glass.
Put on gloves and goggles and start drilling.
Do not drill forcefully to avoid breaking the bottle.
Drilling takes time and patience. After drilling, wash out glass debris and let the bottle dry.
Carefully insert the string of small lights, and you have a beautiful and unique lamp.
Plant Holders
Although not strictly DIY, this is an idea that can be recreated at home.
The semi-wine bottle planters are offered by the Etsy shop Bottle Gardens.
The handcrafted item contains a plant in a wine bottle, combined with live succulent plants, soil, cork, cork stand, and durable packaging.
These recycled planters require minimal care. Price: 134 NIS, available on Etsy.
Shelves
Ten Green is a modular shelving system made from recycled materials.
The prototype was built in Scotland using recycled bottles and wood from construction sites.
To create one level of the shelf system, you need four wine bottles, preferably of the same height and shape, two hooks, and two wooden boards.
First, wash the bottles with warm water and soap.
Do not drill all the way through the bottom shelf, only halfway through.
This allows the shelves to rest on the upper parts of the bottles.
Screw the hooks halfway between the holes on each side, then place the bottles over the holes of the bottom shelf.
Carefully place the top shelf above them and thread the necks of the bottles through the holes in the top shelf.
Then align the bottom of the bottles with the bottom shelf. For more details or to add more shelves, refer to the full instructions on Instructables.