The clutter in your home can easily add up if you don’t pay attention.
One day, everything seems to have a place, and the next you have items laying around everywhere.
You may think this means you have to go buy more storage space, but you might have everything you need at home! Green storage can transform the way you handle used items. It can lower your trash piles and make organizing much easier.
Here are four simple ideas to use upcycling in your home.
Green Storage Ideas
1. Grocery Goods Can Be Almost Anything
Grocery items can become the cute green storage containers you need. All it takes is a little creativity and some DIY crafting tips!
Coffee creamers are the perfect containers for cereal, trail mix, or small pieces of candy. They don’t take up much space in comparison to other storage options, and they will keep everything fresh.
Bigger containers can work for almost any room in the house.
Cut them down to hold pens on your desk. Maybe keep them as they are to store bulky items like nails in the garage or all of your kids’ markers.
Don’t forget about the big cans, either.
You know the big tins your favorite holiday cookies and kettle corn come in?
These are the perfect places to put potato chips and other bulky pantry items all year round! Give the tins a paint job and keep flour on the counter or use it as a bucket for kitchen utensils.
If you’re planning an upcoming move or buying a summer home, use the tins from the holidays to keep things safe in rented storage space. Not all places offer storage units climate control, so an airtight seal is the way to go.
2. Baby Wipes Make Cute Containers
Kitchen goods aren’t the only things you can transform.
If you have a little one in the house, you likely have empty baby wipe containers left and right. Stop throwing them away and turn them into beautiful green storage tools!
These tins can hold anything from bathroom hand towels to old jewelry. Use them as an arts and crafts holder for paint brushes and markers, too.
3. Mason Jars Go In Any Room
Still not sure how to start repurposing regular items? Use mason jars! Mason jars come in all shapes and sizes and can be used for practically anything.
Give them a good wash and add them to your cup collection.
Keep one in your bathroom to hold your toothbrush and toothpaste.
Plant succulents and other small plants in them.
The possibilities are truly endless.
Green Storage Can Change Your Life
Attack the clutter in your home with the things you think are trash!
Some of the items laying around are actually waiting to be put to use in a whole new way. You’ll be amazed at the ways a normal container can become a cute, clever storage accessory.
Is upcycling your first attempt at going green?
Check out more tips on living an eco-friendly lifestyle.
