The slatted slatted beds may be recycled with creativity to create original furniture and objects. A little imagination are enough, and the right DIY ideas from which to take inspiration, to give new life to this material that otherwise should be wasted.
Storage
You can recover the staves, cut them to measure and fix them with screws and screwdriver to two wooden strips Arranged vertically, thus creating a practical wall storage panel. To hang the objects it will be sufficient to have special hooks.
Portion
With four custom -cut slats You can make an original plants holder: use slats as support elements, fixing them on the sides of a rectangular or square wooden pot, inside which you will fix the plant.
“Zerbino” rigid wooden
Instead of the classic doormat, why not create a wooden one using the slats? It will be enough for you Fix them with screws and screwdriver on three wooden strips: two on the sides and one in the center, to guarantee stability. For a decorative touch and greater resistance, Paint the slats with specific wooden paints and apply one protective handso as to preserve the doormat from humidity and atmospheric agents.
Xylophone
This is a decidedly original idea: You can make one xylophone by cutting the staves in different sizes, Starting from the longest one and continuing with the others gradually more short. The slats must be fixed on a rigid support that supports them, but leaving them slightly raised so that they can vibrate freely and produce sounds when they are beat.
Sofa
Another creative idea to recover the slats is to make a small outdoor sofa: Just fix them one after the other on a wooden base with legs, in order to create the session. You can complete everything with cushions and a hand of protective paint to make it more comfortable and resistant to the weather.
Wall decoration
To create a wall decoration Cut the slats all of the same length and fixed on a rigid wooden support. Then have fun painting them according to your imagination, playing with colors, motifs or finishes to give character and personality to the wall.
