Why take leftover linoleum to your dacha?

Anyone who has ever made renovations in their apartment has encountered the problem of disposing of leftover building materials. This is especially true for replacing flooring. But you don’t have to throw away the old linoleum or new pieces. You can use them at your summer cottage. If you have a developed imagination, it will not be difficult for you to find a use for it. But if you still find it difficult to decide, then this material will help resolve the issue. Let's take a closer look at the available options.

For a country house and other buildings

First of all, let's look at how you can use linoleum in a country house or other buildings. We offer several of the following methods.

• Upholster furniture. This method will give an old item a new look. It will also make it easier to care for your furniture. It can be left outdoors.

• Use small pieces as entry mats.
• Cover the attic for additional waterproofing and insulation of the building.
• Small remnants, cut out in interesting shapes, are useful as coasters or flowers.
• In a barn or other outbuilding, cover the door with this material. This will help insulate the room.
• In the country toilet, cover the floor and the seating shelf with the remains of the covering. This will make it easier for you to clean your toilet. After all, any dirt can be easily removed from linoleum.

• Use the mosaic method: gluing and joining small elements.You will be able to lay the floor in any room in a beautiful and original way.

Reference! Do not forget that this material is harmful to the environment when burned. Therefore, you should not dispose of it yourself.

Also needed in the garden!

In addition to buildings, linoleum can be widely used for gardening or gardening work. It will look like this.

• With narrow remains it is possible to cover the distance between the beds or garden paths.

Attention! When wet, the surface of linoleum becomes slippery. Therefore, when using it for paths, turn it wrong side up.

• Cover the top of the garden table and the seats of the benches with it. This will simplify their care and increase their service life.
• Cover the roof of the garden gazebo. If you do this with imagination, then such a move will become an additional decoration for your site.
• In the garden, it is recommended to surround shrubs and trees with this material. This will retain moisture and get rid of weeds.

• A piece of covering will become a useful and comfortable mat for your knees when working in the garden. It will help keep your clothes from getting dirty and protect you from the cold, damp earth. After all, many kneel down to plant or fight weeds.

Decorating the site

This material, having a beautiful color and smooth outer side, is quite suitable for creating the following decorative elements for your dacha:

• Creating a flowerbed in the form of a basket. To do this, drive a frame of wooden or plastic stakes around the perimeter. You can take a thin water pipe. And braid them with narrow covering pieces;

• Using the above method, you can make a beautiful fence around the perimeter of your site.
• By pasting small pieces over an ordinary plastic outdoor flowerpot, you can get an original decor.Moreover, you can make cheap glue yourself from acetone and finely chopped linoleum.

• You can cut out any figures that can be used to decorate a fence or the facade of a house or barn.
• Using leftover linoleum and a stapler, decorate the fence with narrow strips.
• To decorate a porch or country house, you can use a homemade rug. Tie the piece with a beautiful border or sew it using the patchwork technique.

In order to give your summer cottage a beautiful, stylish and unique look, it is not necessary to purchase expensive decor in the store. You just need to show imagination and ingenuity. Use old things, dishes, objects and materials left over after renovation wisely and with ease. And you will achieve your goal.