Have you been throwing away those empty wine bottles the next morning after your house party? Of course yes, because who loves to collect waste empty bottles if they are of no use? But, did you know that you can do a lot of crazy stuff with these so-called empty carafes?
Go back to the scrap in your backyard that you are planning to throw and pick all the bottles. Unleash your creative side by decorating your favorite bottles. Use them as decorative pieces for your home or gift your friend, a handcrafted home decorative item which will remind him or her of the last party you had together.
Remember, before you start experimenting with your creativity, remove off all kinds of labels from the bottles and wash them to give a clean and fresh look.
Although, there are unlimited ideas to create waste bottles into quirky decorative items but here are some easy 11 DIY ideas to get you started.
1. Decorated Wine Bottles
Paint your empty wine bottles using colors that fit in the décor theme you have decided. You can also coat them with glitters or accessorize them using stones or quirky pieces to give the bottles a decorative and fancy look. A good idea is to decorate multiple bottles and place them in different rooms or together as a set.
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2. Wine Bottle Candles
Whether you are outdoor or indoor, an empty wine bottle can work as a stylish alternative for a traditional candle. Gather some transparent clear bottles (not tinted) and put some lamp oil and wicks in them. Place them in a group or as you like. If sitting in an outdoor environment, arrange all these wine bottles-turned-candles in a large glass hurricane to protect them against wind.
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3. Wine Bottle Lamp
Take a string of AA battery powered LED lights of your choice, ensuring that they complement the color of the bottle. Simply put in the string inside the bottle and switch the plug on to see the shimmering inside the glass bottle. Would be great if you can drill a hole in the bottle to feed the string from either of the sides.
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4. Wine Bottle Flower Pot
Gather different colors of empty wine bottles. And, all you need is just water and some fresh flowers to convert these into modish flower vases. Since, one will not be enough to make a powerful impact, you can go for a pack of 5-6 bottles of similar or different sizes.
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5. Netted Wine Bottles
For a beach-inspired theme, you know you will need a lot of stuff like coastal mirror, seashell candles, knotted lamp, knotted coaters, and lots more. But, if you have empty wine bottles lying somewhere in the corner of your house, then you can turn them into netted bottles. You just need a scissor, some jute rope and glue.
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6. Storage Bottles
If your daily routine keeps you occupied too much and you are short of time, then you don’t have to do much. You can simply use the bottle to store summer cocktails and other food items like vinegar, dressing, etc., to enjoy your dining, you can try some other stuff as well by adding different types of wine in the bottle for an unique experience of drinking wine.
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7. Glass Bottle Terrariums
Give your home, an earthy feel by creating a bottle terrarium. Use an empty wine bottle as the vessel, ensuring it is clear and if tinted, pick a green one. Firstly, put some soil into the bottle, divide the succulent plants into single-stem plantlets along with roots and place them nicely inside the bottle. No regular watering is required, just a drop of water in a week is enough for these desert plants.
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8. Message Holder For Special Someone
A unique way to show your love and affection to your beloved can’t get better than this. Write the message you want to convey on a piece of parchment paper. Roll it tightly and seal with a ribbon. Drop it into the bottle and close the opening with a cork. Place this bottle on the table along with fragrant romantic candles and some rose petals and wine.
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9. A Wall Of Wine
Not really, but you can manage to play with empty bottles of different kinds of wines to create a fence. Think about the area where you want to create this wall for partition, backyard or in the dining. Accordingly, gather as many bottles as you can, string them up together in a vertical direction, hanging them to the ceiling. And, your wall is ready.
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10. Bottle Photo Frames
Ditch those standard photo frames and store your memories in clear transparent bottles. Pick the best photographs, drop them inside the best looking bottles. Embellish them using stones, pearls, ribbons, etc. for an attractive look. If pictures are big enough to get inside the bottle space, stick them on the bottle, decorating their corners for a frame-inspired look.
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11. Bottle Planters
Cut the bottle from the centre securing a little more depth. Fill it with soil, and plant flowers along with roots. Drill a hole at both the corners of the bottle and hang it in your garden or veranda. Hang colourful pots like these and give a modish look to your garden.
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There is a lot more you can do with empty wine bottles. If you are a creative person, also a wine lover, you will love doing this DIY. And, even if you are not, you can arrange some bottles and turn them into brilliant décor pieces to tell the world that a wine bottle is much more than just a bottle of fancy drink.
