Lamps, organizers and other reincarnations of an old kitchen grater

Old kitchen utensils that have served their purpose properly can find a second life in the hands of a creative person, sometimes turning into something new and serving completely different purposes. In this article we will give advice on how, with the help of a little imagination, you can give a second life to an ordinary kitchen grater.

An old grater - what is it good for?

Besides grating carrots or cheese, an old grater can become virtually anything in the hands of a designer. On the Internet you can find kitchen utensils made from this:

• Lamps
• Holders
• Stands
• Elements of garden interior
• Flowerpots
• Decorative elements of all varieties and colors

Important! Classic modern graters most often have the shape of a truncated pyramid, however, old rectangular graters can also be useful in design, turning, for example, into original holders for notepads.

Let there be light

A classic fine or coarse grater, in addition to chopping food, can also “grind” rays of light, making the lighting in the room softer and more mysterious. Of course, such an interior element is unlikely to fit into a high-tech apartment, but lovers of vintage and creative solutions will be delighted with it.

Important! For such original lamps, standard “Soviet” lamps are more suitable than modern energy-saving lamps.The light from the former will correlate much better with the rest of the interior, and the lighting itself will acquire warmer colors.

Pencil order

Young and not so young artists will certainly love the idea of ​​turning a kitchen grater into an original organizer for pencils, pens or brushes (see photo).

The difference between such an organizer and a “pencil” holder is that in the second, writing instruments are placed in a “bundle”, and in this case, access to each item is more free. In addition, the holder can be located anywhere (on the desk, above or below it), and the most suitable place for the organizer is the table surface.

By the way, about holders...

Holders can serve as a “holder” not only for writing instruments, but also for any small everyday items. Let's remember about costume jewelry, which is usually stored in inconvenient and always overcrowded boxes and caskets, in which you can hardly find something specific faster than a needle in a haystack. Thanks to this interesting idea, a holder made from an ordinary kitchen grater can become an excellent alternative to jewelry boxes, as well as an interesting design element.

"Leaky" vase

A rather original and useful solution is to turn a grater into a flower vase. In this case, it is better to take a herbarium or dried flowers into the bouquet, since the water in such a vase is unlikely to linger for a long time...

Author's ideas

The above “Camelot” of kitchen graters is just one of the many options for how simple kitchen utensils can be easily turned into original decorative elements, realizing your creative potential and delighting the guests of your home.