Unusual uses of cutlery

Do you like to give unnecessary things a second life? Then urgently reconsider your old kitchen utensils! What if there were spoons, forks and ladle lying around there? They are tired of collecting dust in a dark corner and will more than thank their owners for the right to change their original functionality. They make unusual, very original interior items, decorations, and crafts. Yes, yes, cutlery does not have to be used only during meals!

Non-standard use of cutlery

As a rule, cutlery made of aluminum, stainless steel, and occasionally wooden cutlery is stored in our homes. It doesn’t matter what material the items found in home bins are made of. Important, that they can all be processed: they are bent, drilled, polished, decorated.

We'll tell you how and where to use the updated cutlery.

We create decorative elements

Restaurant interiors can serve as a source of inspiration. Why not borrow some decor ideas from them and bring them into your own kitchen.

Wall panel

A wooden board, a baguette frame, liquid nails and several assorted spoons or forks - such a simple set of objects makes an interesting wall panel.

There can be an infinite number of variations. An ordinary burlap or piece of canvas is suitable as a base. Forks and spoons do not have to be glued - they can be sewn on or attached with ribbons.

Advice! Several panels made in the same style are an excellent decoration for the wall above the dining table or an empty wall in a narrow kitchen.

Family tree

Fits equally well into the interior family tree with medallions from flattened spoons.

Photos of family members are glued to the medallions. Then they are placed on any tree image.

Decorative dolls

Do you have wooden spatulas that you received as a “gift” with your groceries? It would be a pity to throw them away, but you have no ideas for use? A few decorative techniques, a piece of colorful chintz - and the spoon turned into a doll.

All that remains is to find a place for it on the shelf, on the wall. A wooden mortar can easily accommodate a whole group of these dolls! The child will play with them without distracting the mother. And their funny faces with a sly look will definitely amaze the guests who come to the house.

We use it in an unusual but practical way

You may get the impression that crafts made from old things, although pleasing to the eye, have no practical use. Don't rush to conclusions! Make sure this is not the case. Hooks made from spoons, furniture handles made from knives, candlesticks in ladles - all this is intended for daily use.

Hooks and holders

Advice! To make a hook from a fork, you will need to bend the handle and make two holes in the part with the teeth. They will be needed to attach the hook to the wooden plank.

The fork tines can be bent in different directions. If you bend the outermost ones forward and the middle ones back, it will turn out photo holder.

Why not use this holder? put a smartphoneto view the recipe while cooking.

You can never have too many holders and hooks! There is always something to hang on them in the house, for example, houseplants. It’s a good idea to implement this idea outside the walls of the kitchen: onto the balcony, dacha, or into the yard.

Did you inherit painted wooden ladles and spoons from previous generations? Do you want to not only show them off, but also to make them useful? And there are several ideas for them. If you screw them to the wall with a scoop, the stalk becomes holder for potholders, towels or the necessary little things.

Watch

What about a watch with knives and forks on the dial instead of numbers?

Chandelier pendant

Every housewife has cutlery that is rarely used. It’s too early to cut them or remake them. Are there any alternative uses for them? Eat!

Wooden spatulas, skimmers, long-handled spoons, asparagus tongs, caviar spatulas - these can be used to make pendants for a chandelier.

If necessary, simply remove them, use them for their intended purpose, wash them and send them back to “work” as decoration.

Bijouterie

This idea will appeal to real men who want to give an unusual gift.

DIY jewelry made from cutlery requires imagination and perseverance. But as a result, a unique thing will appear and words of gratitude will be heard from the woman you love.

What kind of jewelry is made from cutlery? Yes any: pendants, brooches, rings, bracelets. Crafts made from cupronickel look very noble, almost like silver.

What are plastic cutlery useful for?

For children's creativity! Parents pay a lot of money for special items for creativity. In search of an answer to the question of how to reduce the cost of the creative process, the gaze of adult family members necessarily stops at inexpensive household goods: napkins, cotton pads, plastic plates in the company of disposable cutlery.

Material advantages

Plastic has several advantages.

1. To work with it, you do not need nails, screws, hammers or drills.
2. It bends easily.
3. The paint adheres well to it.

If several packages of plastic spoons are collecting dust in the house, then the problem of crafts for kindergarten can be easily solved.

Craft ideas

In twenty minutes, from three spoons with cut off handles you get ladybug. One spoon is a black body, the other two are red or orange wings. All that remains is to glue a button or a bottle cap - this is the head. The final touch is the wire antennae.

Flowers, Christmas trees, peacock tail - all this and much more can be done with children from plastic spoons.

Don’t rush to part with items “with history”; they will still serve you well!