Second life of old doorknobs
Objects that have served their time for a long time are sometimes able to add notes of vintage charm to the interior. Take old doorknobs, for example. Some of them have quite quirky designs and are interesting in themselves as art objects. It’s a pity to throw out such accessories, but you can give them a second life.
1. Bottle caps
Decoration for wine collection
When the house has an impressive collection of wines, and each of them is dear to the heart, you want to highlight them in a special way. In this case, old doorknobs come in handy. Glass accessories will look especially impressive. To make a bottle decoration, just carefully screw the handle into the wine cork.
2. Holder for curtains
Holder for curtains
The vintage handle will do a great job as a curtain holder. This option is most appropriate in the styles of shabby chic and Provence, as well as in the interior of a country house. Colored handles can be used as accents, while curtains are better to choose neutral shades.
Stylish holder from an old doorknob
3. Convenient hooks
Holders for bags
Sometimes there is an acute shortage of hooks in the house. You can also solve it with old door handles. For example, use them as bag holders or family photos. It is important here to maintain the interior composition and not introduce an imbalance in the space with such a decor..
Family Photo Holders
4. Towel rack
Even one doorknob can be a real helper. By fixing it in the bathroom or bathroom, you can get a full-fledged towel holder. And if there are several such handles, then there will be more towels..
Towel racks from door handles
Original bathroom decoration
5. Organizer for jewelry
Let jewelry are considered the best friends of girls, but for the interior they are sometimes the true enemies. Of course, if you do not organize their proper storage in time. In this case, old door handles will also come in handy. They can be arranged in a row on a wooden board or mounted directly into the wall.
Stylish jewelry organizer
Now the beads will be in perfect order
Organizer for jewelry made from old doorknobs
Ecostyle
6. Decorative handles for cans
Kitchen decor cheers up the hostess, and the kitchen interior makes it more rosy and beautiful. For this very reason, many strive not only to select towels to match the dishes, but dishes to match the curtains, but also make interesting and sometimes funny decorations themselves. Small colored doorknobs, for example, may well become part of a glass jar lid where sweets or cereals are kept. Such decor looks original, and for these purposes old fittings from kitchen cabinets are also suitable..
Kitchen decor
Beautiful detail
You won’t get bored with such a decor in the kitchen
7. Furniture decoration
Sometimes hostesses do not limit themselves to decorating kitchen cans and go further – decorate furniture. Thus, a second life can be returned not only to door handles, but also to an old chest of drawers or nightstand..
Original furniture decoration
New life can be gifted to many more items that have long been considered unusable or simply lost their appearance. We found 15 ideas to help breathe life into old things.
